Manasukkul Mathappu
| Manasukkul Mathappu | |
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| Directed by | Robert-Rajasekhar |
| Produced by | D. Saraswathi |
| Written by | Prasanna Kumar |
| Screenplay by | Robert-Rajasekhar |
| Story by | Priyadarshan |
| Starring |
Prabhu Ganesan Saranya Ponvannan Sarath Babu Senthamarai |
| Music by | S.A. Rajkumar |
| Cinematography | Robert-Rajasekhar |
| Edited by | R.T. Annadurai |
| Distributed by | One Land Arts |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Manasukkul Mathappu (English: Fireworks In My Heart) is a 1988 Tamil drama film starring Prabhu Ganesan, Saranya Ponvannan and Sarath Babu. The story is very loosely based on the English novel One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.
It is a remake of the blockbuster 1986 Mohanlal starrer Malayalam film Thalavattam, which was directed by Priyadarshan.[1]
Plot
Shekar (Prabhu) becomes mentally ill after his girlfriend Anita (Lizy) dies because of an electric short circuiting accident during a rock concert. Shekar is admitted into an institution managed by Nagaraj (Senthamarai).
With the help of a young doctor Seema (Saranya Ponvannan), who is Nagaraj's daughter, and an old friend Vijay (Sarath Babu), Shekar slowly regains his memory and mental equilibrium. He and Seema soon fall in love. But Nagaraj has already arranged Seema's marriage with someone else, so he opposes the lovers.
When Nagaraj finds that Seema and Shekar are adamant, he performs a surgery (lobotomy) on Shekar that puts him into a state of coma. Vijay feels that death would be preferable to vegetative life and kills Shekar. He confronts Nagaraj and confesses to the euthanasia. He then tries to kill Nagaraj for ruining Shekar's life, but Seema suddenly kills her father before Vijay can, and she loses her mental equilibrium. She is admitted into the same institution as a patient.
Cast
- Prabhu Ganesan as Shekar
- Saranya Ponvannan as Seema
- Sarath Babu as Vijay
- Lizy as Anita
- Senthamarai as Nagaraj
See also
- Kyon Ki, Hindi remake of Thalavattam