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Manikka Vinayagam is a Actor and Playback Singer Indian born on 10 december 1943
Manikka Vinayagam is a Tamil playback singer and actor. He has sung for all the south Indian language films and acted in several Tamil feature films as a character artist. He is the son of the famous dancer Vazhuvoor B. Ramiah Pillai. His uncle and music guru was the famous singer C. S. Jayaraman.
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Birth name Vazhuvoor Manikka Vinayagam Ramaiya Pillai
Nationality Inde
Birth 10 december 1943
Death 26 december 2021 (at 78 years)
Nationality Inde
Birth 10 december 1943
Death 26 december 2021 (at 78 years)
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Aranmanai (2014)
, 2h41Directed by Sundar C.
Genres Comedy, Horror comedy, Horror
Themes Comedy horror films
Actors Hansika Motwani, Raai Laxmi, Sundar C., Vinay Rai, Andrea Jeremiah, Nithin Sathya
Rating52%
Eshwari (Kovai Sarala),her husband (Manobala) and her son,(Nithin Sathya), Eshwari's brother (Chitra Lakshmanan),his daughter Maya (Raai Laxmi), another older brother's son Murali (Vinay Rai) and his newly wedded wife Madhavi (Andrea Jeremiah) have gathered to sell their Palace off to Ayyanar, who had leased the property for five years. Meanwhile, Paalsamy (Santhanam) sneaks into the Aranmanai under the guise of a cook, finds his grandmother's photograph in the palace and he too decides to catch hold of the palace.
Thillu Mullu (2013)
, 2h20Genres Comedy
Actors Shiva, Isha Talwar, Prakash Raj, Kovai Sarala, Soori, Sathyan
Roles Mano's father
Rating42%
Pasupathy (Shiva) is a go lucky guy who wanders without any purpose. He is living with his younger sister Kavitha (Monisha) and house maid Senthamarai (Kovai Sarala) who is a part-time liquor seller in black market. Pasupathy's sister is in love with his close friend Mano (Soori) which Pasupathy is not aware. His friend indirectly tries to convey that matter to him to which he does not understand. Pasupathy has a maternal uncle (Ilavarasu) who is a lawyer and their care taker since their parents died. Pasupathy loses his house to a bank on a surety crisis which involved his father. Hence he is compelled to settle in job. Pasupathy's uncle applies for an opening in his friend's mineral water company 'Classique' for marketing head post. He gives many instructions about the owner Sivagurunathan (Prakash Raj) who is an ardent devotee of Lord Murugan and who is against recommendations. Pasupathy manages to get job by dressing in a simple Gandhian manner, faking as a Murugan devotee and tells he follows very valuable principles written in the book of Sivagurnathan himself which attracts Sivagurunathan.
Yuddham Sei (2011)
, 2h32Directed by Mysskin
Genres Thriller, Action, Crime
Themes Films about sexuality, Rape in fiction
Actors Cheran, Deepa Shah, Y. G. Mahendran, Lakshmy Ramakrishnan, V. Jayaprakash, Yugendran
Roles Dhuraipandi
Rating78%
J.K. (Cheran), a brooding CB-CID officer, is worried about his missing sister. His senior officer promises him that he can take up his sister's case after he solves another important one, so J.K. agrees. Amputated male arms are packed in cartons and left in public places, possibly as a message to the police. The missing people are identified as Raja Manikam, Moorthy etc., based on identification from their families. By triangulating the coordinates they find a lead in this case. Durai Pandi (Manicka Vinayagam) is a leading textile shop owner who was beaten, insulted in public and handed over to the police after it was found that he had used a peephole to look into the women’s dressing room. He is caught by the victim Suja's family, who are totally shattered by this incident. The inspector in-charge of this case is Isakki Muthu. Later, Durai Pandi's manager accepts the blame for the crime, clearing Durai Pandi's name. Later, Suja's father Dr. Purushothaman (Y. Gee. Mahendra) is arrested on charges of bribery, and then released. A sex affair complaint is lodged against Dr. Purushothaman’s wife (Lakshmy Ramakrishnan) by John Britto. These events shatter the family, and they commit suicide by setting themselves on fire. But Suja is still missing, so J.K. decides to reopen the case.
Bale Pandiya (2010)
, 2h20Directed by Siddharth Chandrasekhar
Genres Comedy
Actors Vishnu Vishal, Piaa Bajpai, Pradeep Rawat, Aarthi, Vivek, John Vijay
Roles Guest Appearance in "Happy" Song
Rating57%
AKP (R Amarendran) and his two sidekicks (one of which is a driver that does a full 360 degrees flip from the car window and opens the door allowing AKP to exit from the passenger seat) arrive at a club. The group walks in to the club and AKP and his two sidekicks start showing their power before reaching their table. A finger with a ring is placed on the table/
Vettaikaaran (2009)
, 2h46Genres Drama, Comedy, Action
Actors Vijay, Anushka Shetty, Srihari, Sayaji Shinde, Salim Ghouse, Sathyan
Roles Uma's father
Rating51%
Ravi (Vijay) lives in Tuticorin. He aspires to become a policeman like his idol, Encounter Specialist Devaraj IPS (Srihari). After completing his Plus 2, he joins a college in Chennai and also earns a living by driving an auto rickshaw. During the course, he meets Suseela (Anushka Shetty) and falls in love with her instantly. Although Suseela rejects Ravi's advances at first, with the help of her grandmother (Sukumari), Ravi succeeds in winning Suseela's heart.
Vettaikaaran (2009)
, 2h46Genres Drama, Comedy, Action
Actors Vijay, Anushka Shetty, Srihari, Sayaji Shinde, Salim Ghouse, Lakshmy Ramakrishnan
Roles Uma's father
Rating51%
Ravi (Vijay) lives in Tuticorin. He aspires to become a policeman like his role model, Encounter Specialist Devaraj IPS (Srihari). After completing his Plus 2, he joins a college in Chennai and also earns a living by driving an auto rickshaw. During the course, he meets Suseela (Anushka Shetty) and falls in love with her instantly. Although Suseela rejects Ravi's advances at first, with the help of her grandmother (Sukumari), Ravi succeeds in winning Suseela's heart.
Kalvanin Kadhali (2006)
Genres Romance
Actors S. J. Surya, Nayantara, Shraddha Arya, Vivek, Sarath Babu, Pyramid Natarajan
Roles Haritha's Father
Rating40%
Sathya (S. J. Suryaah) is a casanova by character and pursues Shradha Arya a woman around. He sets his sights on Haritha (Nayanthara) and manages to woo her. She loves him whole heartedly and he is not in favor of that. At one moment he falls for Haritha, But at the same time she comes to know about his real character and she ends their relationship. Then the story is about how he changes himself and earns her love back.
Thimiru (2006)
, 2h19Directed by Tarun Gopi
Genres Action, Romance
Actors Vishal, Reema Sen, Sriya Reddy, Kiran Rathod, Vadivelu, Manoj K. Jayan
Rating59%
The movie is about Ganesh (Vishal), who comes from Madurai to continue his medical course in Chennai. A group of baddies is in pursuit. Meanwhile Srimathy (Reema Sen), daughter of Ganesh's professor, wants to meet him and thank him for helping her escape from the clutches of some vile elements.
Bose (2004)
, 2h45Directed by Senthil Kumar G
Genres Drama, Action, Crime
Actors Srikanth, Sneha, Kalabhavan Mani, Nagesh, Thalaivaasal Vijay, Manikka Vinayagam
Roles Bose's Father
Rating49%
Bose, the eponymous hero (Srikanth) is a commando in the army. When a Union Minister (Kalbhavan Mani) is kidnapped by terrorists, Bose goes on a daring rescue operation and manages to pull it off. And that is enough for the Minister to have him as his personal security guard.
Donga Dongadi (2004)
Genres Comedy
Actors Manchu Manoj, Sadha, Sunil, Siva Reddy, Dharmavarapu Subramanyam, Vinaya Prasad
Roles Vasu's father
Rating62%
Vasu (Manchu Manoj Kumar) is a strong willed reckless guy. He spends most of his time hanging out with his friends, who belong to the same flock. He loves his father (Manikka Vinayagam) and his brother (Rajeev Kanakala) very dearly. His brother is different from him that he is responsible and studious. He ignores his father's words of wisdom and is regularly chided by his father as a good-for-nothing guy. In one such incident he loses the trust and faith of his father as he gets involved in teasing a girl called Vijji (Sadha). That incident makes Vasu realize the importance of having good relationship with his father. But father asks him to prove himself as a responsible man. Vasu travels to Vizag from Tirupati in search of a job. In Vizag, he incidentally meets Vijji again. Meanwhile, there is another girl Pooja (Varshita), who is madly in love with Vasu. With Vasu out to prove a point to his father, finally convinces him and in the process also wins the hand of the heroine. By the end, he also realizes the importance of family values and his love for Vijji.
Gambeeram (2004)
Genres Drama, Comedy, Action
Actors R. Sarathkumar, Laila, Vadivelu, Pranathi, Tanikella Bharani, Manikka Vinayagam
Roles IAS Officer Manibharathi
Rating46%
Giri (2004)
Directed by Sundar C.
Genres Drama, Action
Actors Reema Sen, Arjun Sarja, Arjun (Firoz Khan), Ramya, Devayani, Vadivelu
Rating4%
Two villages on either side of a river are always feuding as the headmen Veerasamy (Vinu Chakravarthy) and Sethupathy (FEFSI Vijayan) have personal enmity. Due to some misunderstanding, Sethupathy’s children die and the blame falls on Veerasamy. Sethupathy seeks revenge and tries to kill Veerasamy’s son but is saved by his servant's son but the boy disappears.
Madurey (2004)
, 2h28Directed by R. Madhesh
Genres Drama, Action, Romance
Actors Vijay, Rakshita, Sonia Agarwal, Pasupathy, Vadivelu, Seetha
Roles Maduravel's Father
Rating50%
Maha Nadigan (2004)
Themes Political films
Actors Sathyaraj, Namitha, Mumtaj, Manoj K. Bharathi, P. Vasu, Manikka Vinayagam
Rating54%
Perazhagan (2004)
, 2h28Genres Thriller, Comedy
Themes Films about disabilities
Actors Suriya, Jyothika, Aachi Manorama, Vivek, Thalaivaasal Vijay, Manorama
Roles Karthik's Father
Rating63%
The story revolves around Chinna (Surya Sivakumar), a village youth who receives sympathy because he is a hunchback and is lauded for selfless service to others. He covers up his handicap with humor. Unmindful of his looks, Chinna goes around looking for a suitable bride with the help of his friend (Vivek). Brushing aside many an insult hurled at him, he carries on.