Acting
Jul 30, 1953
Sulur, Tamil Nadu, India
Manivannan
Acting
Biography
S Manivannan Rajagopal or popularly known mononymously as Manivannan, was an Indian film actor and director. In a career spanning three decades, Manivannan went from being a story and dialogue writer for veteran director Bharathiraja from 1980–82 to a successful director who thrived in experimenting with different genres, before becoming an actor. With over 400 films to his name, Manivannan was one of the most experienced actors in the field and has directed exact 50 films.[4] Manivannan was mainly a supporting actor in films and often played the comedian or the villain's role. During his lifetime, he supported various political parties, including the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and the Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam. He later became affiliated with the Naam Tamilar Katchi and had long supported its ideology of Sri Lankan Tamil nationalism.
Feature Films (223)
Gopal causes much angst among his male neighbours as he is friendly with their spouses. They are relieved when he marries Usha. But Usha leaves him after learning that he was married once before.
Gopala Gopala
Pandian falls in love with his neighbor Maithili and anonymously helps her continue her education. However, Pandian's room-mate Prakash gets all the credit for the good things done by Pandian.
Kabadi Kabadi
Sethu falls in love with the village head's daughter. However, things are not all that smooth, as his elder brother is given the responsibility of protecting the girl's honour until she is married.
Senathipathi
A wealthy engineer arrives in India with the mission of serving the nation and investing in the country's welfare but is met with strong opposition from corrupt officials and politicians. After being faced with insurmountable hardships, he decides to take drastic measures.
Sivaji: The Boss
Pandi, an uneducated villager, sets out to find a job and his life partner in a big town.
Sundara Pandian
An 8-year-old boy runs away from home and meets a scientist, who transforms him into a young man of 28, although mentally, he remains a child.
New
Sakhti moves to Chennai in search of a job but lands himself in trouble when a CBI officer chases him for a series of murder committed by his lookalike, Kannan.
Rendu
A journalist identifies an ordinary milk vendor who unwittingly put a stop to a terrorist attack. Inspired by his good deed, she convinces him to become a superhero and a symbol of hope.
Velayudham
The story starts in a jail, where prisoner Muthupandi (Prabhu) is being interrogated by a police officer (Vijayakumar) about his past. Without hesitation, Muthupandi tells. Muthupandi is a son of the soil, a very hard working self-made man who dotes on his only sister Kavitha (Trisha Krishnan). Their mother died very early and it was Muthupandi who brought up Kavitha with a lot of love and affection. Kavitha’s best friend Lalitha (Richa Pallod), who is getting married, takes Kavitha to her house for the nuptial ceremony. As an emotional scene prior to this notes, this is the first time Kavitha has been away from her brother.
Something Something… Unakkum Enakkum
Adityan, a city slicker's marriage is fixed by his dad in the village to Ganga, a village belle. He is not happy with it, as he wants to marry a city girl and that too after falling in love. On the other hand, Ganga also is not interested, as she wants to marry only after completing her engineering in the city.
Dum Dum Dum
Venu aka Venugopal is an aging bachelor who runs a wedding card business. but his own marriage prospects are grim. The first girl he meets rejects him while another flees before the marriage. Just as he loses hope, fate lands him a surprise.
Raman Thediya Seethai
Raghu and Shanti are divorced couple which sparks problems between both respective younger brothers.