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{{Infobox film
| name = Manaivi Oru Manickam
| director = Chozharaajan
| writer = [[Rama Narayanan]] Pugazhmani (dialogues)
| screenplay = [[Rama Narayanan]]
| producer = N. Ramasamy
| starring = [[Arjun Sarja|Arjun]] [[Mukesh (actor)|Mukesh]] [[Radha (actress)|Radha]] [[Shari (actress)|Sadhana]] [[S. S. Chandran]]
| cinematography = W R Chandran
| editing = Rajakeerthi
| music = [[Shankar–Ganesh]]
| studio = [[Sri Thenandal Films|Sri Thenandal Pictures]]
| released = {{film date|1990|3|17|df=y}}
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}

'''''Manaivi Oru Manickam''''' ({{Translation|Wife is a gem}}) is a 1990 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[supernatural thriller film]], directed by Chozharaajan and produced by N. Ramasamy. The film stars [[Arjun Sarja|Arjun]], [[Mukesh (actor)|Mukesh]] (in his Tamil debut),<ref>{{Cite web |date=28 July 2021 |title=நடிகர் முகேஷ் விவாகரத்து |trans-title=Actor Mukesh heads for divorce |url=http://www.dailythanthi.com/Cinema/CinemaThuligal/2021/07/28055620/Actor-Mukesh-and-Methil-Devika-heading-for-a-divorce.vpf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211211083753/https://www.dailythanthi.com/Cinema/CinemaThuligal/2021/07/28055620/Actor-Mukesh-and-Methil-Devika-heading-for-a-divorce.vpf |archive-date=11 December 2021 |access-date=11 December 2021 |website=[[Dina Thanthi]] |language=ta}}</ref> [[Radha (actress)|Radha]], [[Shari (actress)|Sadhana]] and [[S. S. Chandran]]. It was released on 17 March 1990.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Praveen |date=17 June 2019 |title=1990-ல் ஒரே நாளில் போட்டி போட்டு வெளிவந்த படங்கள் |trans-title=The films which came out on same day in 1990 |url=https://www.cinemapettai.com/movie-released-on-same-day-in-1990/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211211033954/https://www.cinemapettai.com/movie-released-on-same-day-in-1990/ |archive-date=11 December 2021 |access-date=11 December 2021 |website=Cinemapettai |language=ta}}</ref>

== Plot ==
{{No plot|date=December 2021}}

== Cast ==
{{cast listing|
*[[Arjun Sarja|Arjun]] as Vijay
*[[Mukesh (actor)|Mukesh]] as Ravi
*[[Radha (actress)|Radha]] as Gayathri
*[[Shari (actress)|Sadhana]] as Female Serpent
*[[Radha Ravi]] in a Guest Appearance
*[[S. S. Chandran]]
*[[Babloo Prithiveeraj|Babloo]]
*[[Dubbing Janaki]] as Meenakshi
*[[Charle]]
*[[Idichapuli Selvaraj]]
*[[Kullamani]]
*[[Y. Vijaya]]
*[[Kovai Sarala]]
*[[Disco Shanthi]]
}}

== Soundtrack ==
The soundtrack consist of five songs composed by [[Shankar–Ganesh]]. Lyrics are by [[Vaali (poet)|Vaali]] and Tha. Narayanan.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Manaivi Oru Manickam Tamil film LP Vinyl Record by Shankar Ganesh |url=https://mossymart.com/product/manaivi-oru-manickam-tamil-film-lp-vinyl-record-by-shankar-ganesh/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211211033958/https://mossymart.com/product/manaivi-oru-manickam-tamil-film-lp-vinyl-record-by-shankar-ganesh/ |archive-date=11 December 2021 |access-date=11 December 2021 |website=Mossymart}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! Song !! Singers !! Lyrics
|-
| "Kunguma Nayagi" || [[K. S. Chitra]] and chorus || rowspan=3|Vaali
|-
| "Rasathi Nagavalli" || [[Mano (singer)|Mano]]
|-
| "Nathan Mudimele" || K. S. Chitra
|-
| "Rambai Thandi" || Mano and [[S. P. Sailaja]] || Tha. Narayanan
|-
| "Poojai Neram" || K. S. Chitra and chorus || Vaali
|}

== Reception ==
P. S. S. of ''[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]]'' wrote leaving the actors behind, the snakes and eagles leaping to scratch, the story's interest stands at the fore.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=பி. எஸ். எஸ். |date=22 April 1990 |title=மனைவி ஒரு மாணிக்கம் |url=https://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1990/apr/22-04-1990/p19.jpg |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220801043300/https://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1990/apr/22-04-1990/p19.jpg |archive-date=1 August 2022 |access-date=11 December 2021 |magazine=[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]] |page=19 |language=ta}}</ref>

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title}}
{{Rama Narayanan}}

[[Category:1990 films]]
[[Category:1990 Indian films]]
[[Category:1990s supernatural thriller films]]
[[Category:1990 Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Films about snakes]]
[[Category:Films directed by Rama Narayanan]]
[[Category:Films scored by Shankar–Ganesh]]
[[Category:Indian supernatural thriller films]]
[[Category:Tamil-language Indian films]]

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