Mann Vasanai

Mann Vasanai (1983)

மண்வாசனை

Love, village feud and circumstances lead a young man to abandon his village and lover and head to the armed forces. Upon his return, his lover realizes that things are never going to be the same again.

Date of release
1983-07-29
TMDB
7.5 / 10 (2)
Runtime
2h 23m
Genres
Romance, Drama
Director
Bharathiraja

Casting

Interesting facts

Mann Vasanai is a 1983 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film directed by Bharathiraja. The film stars Pandiyan and Revathi, with Vinu Chakravarthy, Gandhimathi, and Y. Vijaya in supporting roles. It was released on 16 September 1983 and ran for over 200 days in theatres, besides winning the Filmfare Award for Best Film – Tamil. This is both Pandian and Revathi's debut in Tamil cinema. The film was remade in Telugu as Mangammagari Manavadu (1984).

Production

The actor Pandiyan was spotted by director Bharathiraja, while seeing him selling bangles in Madurai and offered him the lead role in Mann Vasanai. Asha Kelunni Nair was spotted by Bharathiraja, who was searching for a new heroine for the same film, and went on to play the female lead of the film, making her acting debut. She was given the screen name Revathi.

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