Manasara Vazhthungalen

Manasara Vazhthungalen (transl. Bless us wholeheartedly) is a 1991 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film written and directed by Partheparaman. The film stars Ramkumar and Sivaranjani, in her film debut. It was released on 12 September 1991, and failed at the box-office.

Manasara Vazhthungalen
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Partheparaman
Written by	Partheparaman
Produced by	T. Sivanathan R. Dhanasekhar
Starring	Ramkumar Sivaranjani
Cinematography	B. R. Vijayalakshmi
Edited by	M. N. Raja
Music by	S. A. Rajkumar
Production company	Gajanithi Films
Release date	12 September 1991 (1991-09-12)
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Plot

Two young lovers elope from their homes after their respective parents object to their romance.

Cast

• Ramkumar
• Sivaranjani
• Janagaraj
• Vijayan
• Kamala Kamesh
• C. R. Saraswathi

Production

Manasara Vazhthungalen is the film debut of Sivaranjani.^[1][2] Babu was originally cast as the lead actor. Following a stunt sequence gone wrong, he suffered spinal injuries and became permanently paralysed.^[3] By then, more than 50% of the film had been shot, and the scenes involving Babu were reshot with Ramkumar, leading to cost overruns.^[1]

Soundtrack

The music was composed by S. A. Rajkumar.^[1]

Track listing

No.	Title	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Nee Sonnadhe"	Mano, Uma Ramanan
2.	"Raasi Nalla Raasi"	Mano, K. S. Chithra
3.	"Poongatre Nee Enge"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
4.	"Ooraalum Sakthi"	Malaysia Vasudevan
5.	"Jal Jal"	S. A. Rajkumar

Release and reception

Manasara Vazhthungalen was released on 12 September 1991.^[4] N. Krishnaswamy of The Indian Express wrote, "The film moves in fits and starts and quite haphazardly. Things happen all of a sudden, without prior warning or development".^[5] The film failed at the box-office as the collections were not enough to cover the increased production costs.^[1]