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Manaivi Ready (transl. Wife is Ready) is a 1987 Indian Tamil-language comedy film, produced and directed by Pandiarajan. The film stars Pandiarajan and Debashree Roy, with K. A. Thangavelu, R. S. Manohar and Manorama in supporting roles. Roy was credited as Sinthamani. It was her only film in Tamil.[1]

Plot

Cast

Soundtrack

All songs were written by Vaali and composed by Ilaiyaraaja.[2][3]

Title Singer(s) Duration
"Saan Pillai" Ilaiyaraaja, S. Janaki 4:47
"Pallavan Odura" Malaysia Vasudevan 4:33
"Varuga" Deepan Chakravarthy, Rajeswari 4:26
"Udambu Ippo" S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki 5:01
"Unna Vitaa" Ilaiyaraaja 4:26

Reception

Jayamanmadhan of Kalki wrote initially, Pandiarajan had started pouring all the good ghee with the intention of giving some good Mysore pak. Gradually the softness has escaped.[4]

Legacy

In 2014, Deepika Ramesh of Silverscreen India called Manaivi Ready a rare Tamil film to employ "classroom jokes to good effect".[5]

References

  1. ^ Rohini (24 September 2021). "ரீவைண்ட்-வில்லங்கமான கதையை நாகரீகமாக சொன்ன மனைவி ரெடி". CineReporters (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 18 August 2023. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  2. ^ "Manaivi Ready Tamil Film LP Vinyl Record by Ilayaraaja". Macsendisk. Archived from the original on 16 August 2023. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
  3. ^ "Manaivi Ready (1987)". Raaga.com. Archived from the original on 16 August 2023. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
  4. ^ ஜெயமன்மதன் (18 January 1987). "மனைவி ரெடி". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 38. Archived from the original on 18 August 2023. Retrieved 18 August 2023 – via Internet Archive.
  5. ^ Ramesh, Deepika (26 December 2014). "Kappal Review: Smooth Sailing". Silverscreen India. Archived from the original on 30 September 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
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