Petha Manam Pithu () is a 1973 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by S. P. Muthuraman and written by C. Guhanathan. A remake of the Marathi film Manini (1961), it stars Savitri and R. Muthuraman. The film was released on 14 January 1973 and became a success.
Plot
Cast
Savitri as Meenakshi
R. Muthuraman as Ramu
Major Sundarrajan
B. Jaya as Seetha
Jayasudha
Srikanth
Cho
V. Gopalakrishnan
A. Sakunthala
Suruli Rajan
Manorama
Ganthimathi
Production
Petha Manam Pithu, a remake of the Marathi film Manini (1961), is S. P. Muthuraman's second film as director. It is Telugu actress Jayasudha's first Tamil film. C. Guhanathan, who wrote Muthuraman's directorial debut Kanimuthu Paappa (1972), was retained as screenwriter for this project too.
Soundtrack
The music was composed by V. Kumar.
Release and reception
Petha Manam Pithu was released on 14 January 1973. Kanthan of Kalki lauded the performances of Muthuraman and Jaya, but criticised the story for not offering anything new. The film was a success, and Muthuraman's first to run for over 100 days in theatres.