Synopsis
Manithan is a 1953 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by K. Ramnoth.
The movie stars T. K. Shanmugam, T. K. Bhagavathi and Krishnakumari in its lead roles.
The film is based on the play of the same name by the TKS Brothers, itself a Tamil adaptation of the Malayalam play Manushyan by Muthukulam Raghavan Pillai.
The story revolves around a young wife living with her husband's joint family. Her husband is a doctor serving in the army and he is away from home. The family gives accommodation to an artist in their house, who seduces the young wife and she becomes pregnant. He is chased out of the home and he goes to Bombay, where he becomes involved in a car accident.
The young wife's husband, the army doctor, is the driver of the car and he takes the artist to a hospital. The artist tells his story to the doctor without knowing that the same doctor is the husband of the woman he molested. The doctor discovers the truth, which forms the rest of the film.
The film was released on 17 April 1953.
