Maanikka Thottil

Maanikka Thottil (transl. Ruby Cradle) is a 1974 Indian Tamil-language film directed by P. Madhavan. The film stars Gemini Ganesan and K. R. Vijaya. It was released on 2 March 1974.^[1]

Maanikka Thottil
Poster
Directed by	P. Madhavan
Written by	Balamurugan
Produced by	Balamurugan
Starring	Gemini Ganesan K. R. Vijaya
Cinematography	P. N. Sundaram
Edited by	R. Devarajan
Music by	M. S. Viswanathan
Production company	Karpagam Productions
Release date	2 March 1974 (1974-03-02)
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Plot

Businessman Ramakrishnan and assistant professor Sarada are avowed bachelors. They marry, and Sarada gives birth to five daughters. The film revolves around the problems that Ramakrishnan and Sarada have to face as parents when most of their daughters marry men of their own choice.

Cast

• Gemini Ganesan as Ramakrishnan
• K. R. Vijaya as Sarada
• Shubha
• Nagesh
• V. K. Ramasamy
• Sivakumar as Bhaskar
• Srikanth
• Vijayakumar
• Sarala
• Jayakumari
• Pakoda Kadhar

Production

Maanikka Thottil was written and produced by Balamurugan under Karpagam Productions, and directed by P. Madhavan. Cinematography was handled by P. N. Sundaram.^[2] Sripriya was offered to portray one of the daughters of Vijaya; however she refused as she did not want to begin her career with a small role.^[3]

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by M. S. Viswanathan,^[4][5] while the lyrics were written by Kannadasan.^[6]

Track listing

No.	Title	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Samathana Maappillai"	L. R. Eswari, S. Janaki
2.	"Annam Ingay"	L. R. Eswari
3.	"Raajathi Petreduthal"	P. Susheela
4.	"Raajathi Petreduthal" (Happy)	P. Susheela