Raja is sent to the juvenile prison after he hits his teacher who calls him a thief. After his release, he decides to serve the needy but makes enemies who envy his social work.
Movie : Manithan (Man) Year : 1987 Banner : AVM Productions Cast : Rajinikanth, Rubini, Raghuvaran, Senthil, Delhi Ganesh, Srividya, Madhuri, Jai Ganesh Music : Chandrabose Lyrics : Vairamuthu Story-Screenplay : V. C. Guhanathan, Panchu Arunachalam Dialogues : Panchu Arunachalam Direction : S. P. Muthuraman Producer : M. Saravanan, M. Balasubramaniam Genre : Action, Drama Runtime : 162 min Release Date : 21 October 1987
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Plot
The story revolves around Raja, who grows up in juvenile detention due to hitting his teacher by a table weight for falsely calling him a thief due to the only reason he was born on a No Moon Day. He was born to a superstitious father who believes that a person born on a New Moon Day will surely turn criminal. When his imprisonment years are over, he joins People Welfare Organization in a local community and helps the needy people. In due course, he gets enemies due to his good deeds. The rest of the story forms on how Raja succeeds over his enemies and disproves the false claims on him and the superstitions and prejudice that surrounded him.