Manithan (2016 film)
| Manithan | |
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| Directed by | I. Ahmed |
| Screenplay by | I. Ahmed |
| Based on | Jolly LLB by Subhash Kapoor |
| Produced by | Udhayanidhi Stalin |
| Starring | Udhayanidhi Stalin Hansika Motwani Aishwarya Rajesh Vivek Radha Ravi Prakash Raj |
| 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, Hansika Motwani, Aishwarya Rajesh, Radha Ravi, Prakash Raj, Vivek and Krishna Kumar. 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.