Moodu Manthiram

Moodu Manthiram (transl. Mumbo jumbo)^[1] is a 1989 Indian Tamil-language thriller film directed by Manobala and written by P. Kalaimani. The film stars Prabhu and Rekha. It was released on 1 July 1989, and failed at the box office.

Moodu Manthiram
Poster
Directed by	Manobala
Written by	P. Kalaimani
Produced by	A. M. Ismail
Starring	Prabhu Rekha
Cinematography	B. S. Lokanath
Edited by	Raj Bhaskar
Music by	Shankar–Ganesh
Production company	Kaiser Creations
Release date	1 July 1989 (1989-07-01)
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Plot

Dilip, a rich and arrogant man, gets into a conflict with the district collector, Kalpana. He successfully makes her believe in his love and marries her for revenge.

Cast

• Prabhu as Dilip
• Rekha as Kalpana
• Nizhalgal Ravi
• Vennira Aadai Moorthy
• Janagaraj
• S. S. Chandran
• Senthamarai
• Malaysia Vasudevan
• Madhuri
• Kovai Sarala
• Disco Shanti
• Lalitha Kumari
• Charle
• Narasimhan

Production

Moodu Manthiram was directed by Manobala and produced by A. M. Ismail under Kaiser Creations.^[2] Shooting took place in Ooty.^[3]

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by Shankar–Ganesh, and released under the label Nahata.^[2]

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Vizhiyoram"	Muthulingam	K. S. Chithra
2.	"Vaanam Pesuma"	Pulamaipithan	Mano, Uma Ramanan
3.	"Vaanam Pesuma" (version 2)	Pulamaipithan	Malaysia Vasudevan
4.	"Sevvai Thopporam"	Muthulingam	Durga
5.	"Singakutti Nanadi"	Muthulingam	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
6.	"Vaanam Pesuma" (version 3)	Pulamaipithan	Malaysia Vasudevan, S. P. Sailaja
7.	"Instrumental Music"	—	—

Release and reception

Moodu Manthiram was released on 1 July 1989,^[4] and failed commercially.^[5]