Muthuvelu lives with his mother Deivanai and his grandfather in a mountainous area. Despite being an educated man, he makes his living harvesting honey using traditional methods. The wicked forest officer Sundaram often gets into fight with Muthuvelu. One day, the city girl Kaveri spots Muthuvelu singing a song and she records it with her video camera, she then sends the video to a TV channel. Muthuvelu's song is telecast by the TV channel, Muthuvelu becomes popular in no time thus he becomes a singer.Muthuvelu goes in search of his father. He finds that his father Ratnasabapathy is now married and has three sons. What transpires later forms the crux of the story.
Credits
Manikuyil Cast
| Name |
Character |
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Senthil
He was 41, now 73 years old
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as Chinna Gounder |
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Vijayakumar
He was 43, now 75 years old
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as Ratnasabapathy |
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Shanmugasundaram
He was 54, 78 years old when he died
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as Ramasamy |
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Murali
He was 28, 46 years old when he died
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as Muthuvelu |
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R. K.
He was 34, now 65 years old
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Charan Raj
He was 34, now 66 years old
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as Sundaram |
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Goundamani
He was 53, now 85 years old
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Kullamani
He was 41, 61 years old when he died
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Manikuyil Crew
| Name |
Department |
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Ilaiyaraaja as Original Music Composer. He was 49 (now 81) years old
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Sound |
