Manaivi Ready
Directed byPandiarajan
Written byPandiarajan
Produced byPandiarajan
StarringPandiarajan
Sinthamani
CinematographyAshok Kumar
Edited byV. Rajagopal
P. Mohan Raj
Music byIlaiyaraaja
Production
company
Ratnam Art Movies
Release date
  • 1 January 1987 (1987-01-01)
Running time
109 Minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Manaivi Ready (transl. Wife is Ready) is a 1987 Indian Tamil-language comedy film, produced and directed by Pandiarajan. The film stars Pandiarajan, Debashree Roy, K. A. Thangavelu, R. S. Manohar, Manorama. Roy was credited as Sinthamani. It was her only film in Tamil.[1]

Plot

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Cast

Soundtrack

All songs were written by Vaali and composed by Ilaiyaraaja.[2][3]

Title Singer(s) Duration
"Saan Pillai" Ilaiyaraaja, S. Janaki 4:47
"Pallavan Odura" Malaysia Vasudevan 4:33
"Varuga" Deepan Chakravarthy, Rajeswari 4:26
"Udambu Ippo" S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki 5:01
"Unna Vitaa" Ilaiyaraaja 4:26

Reception

Jayamanmadhan of Kalki wrote Initially, Pandiarajan had started pouring all the good ghee with the intention of giving some good Mysore Pak. Gradually the softness has escaped.[4]

Legacy

In 2014, Deepika Ramesh of Silverscreen India called Manaivi Ready a rare Tamil film to employ "classroom jokes to good effect".[5]

References

  1. ^ Rohini (24 September 2021). "ரீவைண்ட்-வில்லங்கமான கதையை நாகரீகமாக சொன்ன மனைவி ரெடி". CineReporters (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 18 August 2023. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  2. ^ "Manaivi Ready Tamil Film LP Vinyl Record by Ilayaraaja". Macsendisk. Archived from the original on 16 August 2023. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
  3. ^ "Manaivi Ready (1987)". Raaga.com. Archived from the original on 16 August 2023. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
  4. ^ ஜெயமன்மதன் (18 January 1987). "மனைவி ரெடி". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 38. Archived from the original on 18 August 2023. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  5. ^ Ramesh, Deepika (26 December 2014). "Kappal Review: Smooth Sailing". Silverscreen India. Archived from the original on 30 September 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2020.

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