Maanik

Maanik is a 2019 Indian Tamil fantasy comedy film directed by Martyn and starring Ma Ka Pa Anand and Suza Kumar. Featuring music composed by Dharan Kumar and lyrics by Mirchi Vijay, the film began production in mid 2016 was released in January 2019.[1]

Maanik
Film poster
Directed by	Martyn
Produced by	M. Subramaniyan
Starring	Ma Ka Pa Anand Suza Kumar
Music by	Dharan Kumar
Cinematography	Mahesh Muthuswami
Edited by	K M Riyaz
Production company	Mohita Cine Talkies
Release date	4 January 2019
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Cast

• Ma Ka Pa Anand as Maanik
• Suza Kumar as Keerthi
• Yogi Babu
• Manobala
• Vathsan Veeramani
• Aruldoss as Goon

Production

In June 2016, it was announced that newcomer director Martyn would make a film titled Maanik featuring Ma Ka Pa Anand and Suza Kumar in the lead roles. The film's title was taken from the character portrayed by Rajinikanth in Baashha (1995).[2] The film began production at the AVM Studios in Chennai during June 2016.[3]

Soundtrack

Soundtrack was composed by Dharan Kumar. The audio was released under the label Saregama.[4]

Maanik
Soundtrack album by Dharan Kumar
Released	2018
Genre	Feature film soundtrack
Language	Tamil
Dharan Kumar chronology
Abhiyum Anuvum (2018) Maanik (2018) Zhagaram (2019)

• "Ucha Pasanga" - Vaikom Vijayalakshmi
• "Ada Paavi" - Shashaa Tirupati
• "Mama Marugaya" - Ma Ka Pa Anand, Mirchi Vijay

Reception

The Indian Express wrote "Maaniik promised to be a romantic fantasy love story. The fantasy portions are noteworthy, no doubt, but everything else, including the humour, is mediocre at best".[5] Times of India wrote "Maanik would have been a decent fun ride had the screenplay been a little better with convincingly written characters."[6]

References

1. Subramanian, Anupama (17 June 2016). "Suza Kumar is now a heroine!". Deccan Chronicle. Archived from the original on 4 August 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
2. Subramanian, Anupama (28 June 2017). "Ma Ka Pa's next is Maanik". Deccan Chronicle. Archived from the original on 24 June 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 11 September 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2016.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
4. "Maaniik by Various Artistes". Saregama. Archived from the original on 6 January 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
5. "Maaniik Review: A promising plot undone by inconsistent writing". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 6 January 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
6. "Maanik Movie Review {2.0/5}: Critic Review of Maanik by Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 8 January 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2019.

External links

• Maanik at IMDb