Moodu Manthiram

Moodu Manthiram
Moodu Manthiram
	Poster
Directed by	Manobala
Written by	P. Kalaimani
Produced by	A. M. Ismail
Starring	Prabhu; Rekha
Cinematography	B. S. Lokanath
Edited by	Raj Bhaskar
Music by	Shankar–Ganesh
Production; company	Kaiser Creations
Release date	1 July 1989;
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Moodu Manthiram (transl. Mumbo jumbo) is a 1989 Indian Tamil-language film directed by Manobala and produced by A. M. Ismail. The film stars Prabhu and Rekha. It was released on 1 July 1989.

Plot[]

Dilip, a rich and arrogant man, gets into a conflict with the district collector, Kalpana. He successfully makes her believe in his love and marries her for revenge.

Cast[]

Prabhu^[1] as Dilip
Rekha^[1] as Kalpana

Production[]

Moodu Manthiram was directed by Manobala and produced by A. M. Ismail under Kaiser Creations.^[2] Shooting took place in Ooty.^[3]

Soundtrack[]

The soundtrack was composed by Shankar–Ganesh, and released under the label Nahata.^[2]

No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)
1.	"Vizhiyoram"	Muthulingam	K. S. Chithra
2.	"Vaanam Pesuma"	Pulamaipithan	Mano, Uma Ramanan
3.	"Vaanam Pesuma" (version 2)	Pulamaipithan	Malaysia Vasudevan
4.	"Sevvai Thopporam"	Muthulingam	Durga
5.	"Singakutti Nanadi"	Muthulingam	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
6.	"Vaanam Pesuma" (version 3)	Pulamaipithan	Malaysia Vasudevan, S. P. Sailaja
7.	"Instrumental Music"	—	—

Release and reception[]

Moodu Manthiram was released on 1 July 1989,^[4] and failed commercially.^[5]

References[]

^ ^a ^b Variety Cinema Directory: Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Hindi Information on Cinema & Video Industry. India: Best Media Associates. 1999. p. 348.
^ ^a ^b Shankar–Ganesh (1989). மூடுமந்திரம் (liner notes) (in Tamil). Nahata Company.
^ "அப்பா... மகனே... சிவாஜி சென்டிமென்ட்!". Kungumam. 11 April 2016. Archived from the original on 13 December 2019. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
^ "Moodu Manthiram / மூடு மந்திரம்". Screen4screen. Retrieved 15 July 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ வினோத். லைட்ஸ் ஆன் [Lights On] (in Tamil). Thangathamarai Pathippagam. p. 52.

External links[]

Moodu Manthiram at IMDb

[Variety-1] Variety Cinema Directory: Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Hindi Information on Cinema & Video Industry. India: Best Media Associates. 1999. p. 348.

[bollywoodvinyl-2] Shankar–Ganesh (1989). மூடுமந்திரம் (liner notes) (in Tamil). Nahata Company.

[3] "அப்பா... மகனே... சிவாஜி சென்டிமென்ட்!". Kungumam. 11 April 2016. Archived from the original on 13 December 2019. Retrieved 13 December 2019.

[4] "Moodu Manthiram / மூடு மந்திரம்". Screen4screen. Retrieved 15 July 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[5] வினோத். லைட்ஸ் ஆன் [Lights On] (in Tamil). Thangathamarai Pathippagam. p. 52.

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