Manakanakku

Manakanakku (transl. Mental calculation) is a 1986 Indian Tamil-language film directed by R. C. Sakthi,^[1] starring Vijayakanth, Sarath Babu, Rajesh, Ambika and Radha. Kamal Haasan acted in a guest appearance. This was the only film where Haasan and Vijayakanth appeared onscreen together.^[2] The film was released on 28 February 1986.^[3]

Manakanakku
Poster
Directed by	R. C. Sakthi
Written by	R. C. Sakthi
Produced by	J. Manohar
Starring	Vijayakanth Radha Rajesh Sarath Babu Ambika
Cinematography	Vipindas
Edited by	G. Radhakrishnan
Music by	M. S. Viswanathan
Production company	Vinod Art Pictures
Release date	14 June 1986 (1986-06-14)
Running time	143 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Plot

Cast

• Vijayakanth as Ramanu
• Radha as Lakshmi
• Rajesh as Pandiyan
• Sarath Babu as Lakshmi's husband
• Malashri as actress
• Senthamarai as Ambalam
• Ambika as Kalyani, Pandiyan Wife
• Baby Sujitha as Murali
• Thideer Kannaiah
• MLA Thangaraj
• 'Rocket' Ramanathan^[4]
• Kamal Haasan as Film director (Guest appearance)

Production

The film was produced by J. Maonohar, Radha's makeup man. The film began production with song recording during the launch at Prasad Studios.^[5]

Soundtrack

The music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan.^[6][7]

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"En Manakkootukkulle"	Panchu Arunachalam	P. Jayachandran
2.	"Thathi Kuthitha"	Vaali	S. Janaki and Chorus
3.	"Konji Konji"	Pulamaipithan	Vani Jairam
4.	"Chinna Chinna"	Panchu Arunachalam	P. Jayachandran
5.	"Manja poosi"	Panchu Arunachalam	P. Jayachandran
6.	"Maavaduva"	Panchu Arunachalam	P. Jayachandran

Reception

Jayamanmadhan of Kalki wrote Manakanakku is a crowning achievement for director R. C. Sakthi who weaved a dense story neatly.^[8]