Manithan (2016 film)
| Manithan | |
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| Directed by | I. Ahmed |
| Screenplay by | I. Ahmed |
| Dialogues by | Ajayan Bala |
| Based on | Jolly LLB by Subhash Kapoor |
| Produced by | Udhayanidhi Stalin |
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| Cinematography | R. Madhi |
| Edited by | J. V. Manikanda Balaji |
| Music by | Santhosh Narayanan |
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| Distributed by | Fox Star Studios |
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Running time | 148 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Manithan (transl. Human) is a 2016 Indian Tamil-language legal drama film written and directed by I. Ahmed. The film features an ensemble cast, including Udhayanidhi Stalin, Radha Ravi, Prakash Raj, Vivek, Hansika Motwani and Aishwarya Rajesh. A remake of the Hindi film Jolly LLB (2013), it revolves around a junior lawyer who, after a period of struggle and ridicule among colleagues, fights a case against a powerful supreme court lawyer, hoping to further his career. The film began production in August 2015 and ended by March 2016. It was released on 29 April 2016.