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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Maanikka Thottil<br />
| image = Maanikka Thottil.jpg<br />
| alt = <br />
| caption = Poster<br />
| director = [[P. Madhavan]]<br />
| producer = Balamurugan<br />
| writer = Balamurugan<br />
| starring = [[Gemini Ganesan]]<br />[[K. R. Vijaya]]<br />
| music = [[M. S. Viswanathan]]<br />
| cinematography = [[P. N. Sundaram]]<br />
| editing = R. Devarajan<br />
| studio = Karpagam Productions<br />
| distributor = <br />
| released = {{Film date|df=yes/no|1974|3|2}}<br />
| runtime = <br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Tamil<br />
}}<br />
'''''Maanikka Thottil''''' ({{translation|Ruby Cradle}}) is a 1974 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language film directed by [[P. Madhavan]]. The film stars [[Gemini Ganesan]] and [[K. R. Vijaya]]. It was released on 2 March 1974.<br />
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== Plot ==<br />
Businessman Ramakrishnan and assistant professor Sarada are avowed bachelors. They marry, and Sarada gives birth to five daughters. The film revolves around the problems that Ramakrishnan and Sarada have to face as parents have when most of their daughters marry men of their own choice.<br />
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== Cast ==<br />
* [[Gemini Ganesan]]<ref name="Dharap" /><br />
* [[K. R. Vijaya]]<ref name="Dharap" /><br />
* [[Shubha (actress)|Shubha]]<ref name="Dharap" /><br />
* [[Nagesh]]<ref name="Dharap" /><br />
* [[V. K. Ramasamy (actor)|V. K. Ramasamy]]<ref name="Dharap" /><br />
* [[Sivakumar]]<ref name="Dharap" /><br />
* [[Srikanth (Tamil actor, born 1940)|Srikanth]]<ref name="Dharap" /><br />
* [[Vijayakumar (Tamil actor)|Vijayakumar]]<ref name="Dharap" /><br />
* Sarala<ref name="Dharap" /><br />
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== Production ==<br />
''Maanikka Thottil'' was written and produced by Balamurugan under Karpagam Productions, and directed by [[P. Madhavan]]. Cinematography was handled by [[P. N. Sundaram]].<ref name="Dharap" /><br />
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== Soundtrack ==<br />
The soundtrack was composed by [[M. S. Viswanathan]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Manicka Thottil |url=https://mio.to/album/MS.+Viswanathan/Manicka+Thottil+%281974%29 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190730171825/https://mio.to//album/MS.+Viswanathan/Manicka+Thottil+%281974%29 |archive-date=30 July 2019 |access-date=2019-08-04 |website=Music India Online}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Manicka Thottil |url=https://www.saregama.com/album/manicka-thottil_14802 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190730171814/https://www.saregama.com/album/manicka-thottil_14802 |archive-date=30 July 2019 |access-date=2019-08-04 |website=[[Saregama]]}}</ref> while the lyrics were written by [[Kannadasan]].<ref name="Dharap" /><br />
{{Track listing<br />
| extra_column = Singer(s)<br />
| title1 = Samathana Maappillai<br />
| extra1 = [[L. R. Eswari]], [[S. Janaki]]<br />
| length1 = <br />
| title2 = Annam Ingay<br />
| extra2 = L. R. Eswari<br />
| length2 = <br />
| title3 = Raajathi Petreduthal<br />
| extra3 = [[P. Susheela]]<br />
| length3 = <br />
| title4 = Raajathi Petreduthal<br />
| note4 = Happy<br />
| extra4 = P. Susheela<br />
| length4 = <br />
}}<br />
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== Release ==<br />
''Maanikka Thottil'' was released on 2 March 1974.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Manikka Thottil (1974) |url=https://screen4screen.com/yearly-movies/1974/manikka-thottil |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210729045646/https://screen4screen.com/yearly-movies/1974/manikka-thottil |archive-date=29 July 2021 |access-date=29 July 2021 |website=Screen4screen}}</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
{{Reflist|refs<br />
<ref name="Dharap">{{Cite book |last=Dharap |first=B.V. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6wU_AQAAIAAJ&q=%22Manikka+Thottil%22 |title=Indian Films |publisher=[[National Film Archive of India]] |year=1974 |pages=64}}</ref><br />
}}<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* {{IMDb title|id=1468349}}<br />
{{P. Madhavan}}<br />
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[[Category:1970s Tamil-language films]]<br />
[[Category:Films scored by M. S. Viswanathan]]<br />
[[Category:Indian drama films]]<br />
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