Manidharil Manikkam (Tamil: மனிதரில் மாணிக்கம்) is a 1973 Indian Tamil film, directed by C. V. Rajendran. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, Prameela, A. V. M. Rajan and Manorama in lead roles. The film had musical score by M. S. Viswanathan.
The film is about an old man Sivaji (Sivaji Ganesan) who can know the character and the future of a person by just looking in eyes. Giri (Harish Kumar) is a rich student who spends lot of money for his friends. He falls in love with Sivaji's daughter Aruna but Aruna rejects him and humiliates him. Giri decides to not give up. Later, Aruna and her friend Rajeswari (Sasikala) go to a picnic with their classmates. Giri's friend Aandavar (K. S. Raghuram) doesn't want to see Giri and Aruna together, for fear that Giri won't anymore spend money for self-interest. Later, Giri and Aandavar plan to humiliated Aruna. Aruna is blamed to be a nymphomaniac, to prove the contrary the innocent girl commits suicide. The hatred intensifies between Giri and Rajeswari. In the meantime, Rajeswari's brother-in-law Dinesh (Rajasekhar) burns Rajeswari's sister and wants to marry Rajeswari. Finally, Sivaji and Giri come to her rescue.
, 2h35 GenresFantasy ThèmesDanse, Mythologie, Religion, Politique, Royauté ActeursSivaji Ganesan, R. Muthuraman, Kommareddy Savitri, Nagesh, Aachi Manorama, K.B.Sundarambal Note80% Lord Shiva gives a sacred fruit, brought by the sage Narada, to his elder son Vinayaka as a prize for outsmarting his younger brother Muruga in a competition to win it. Angered by his father's decision, Muruga, dressed as a hermit, goes to Palani, despite Avvaiyar's attempts to convince him to return to Mount Kailash. His mother, goddess Parvati, arrives there and narrates the stories of four of Shiva's divine games to calm Muruga.