Abhinav Subramanian of The Times of India gave 2.5/5 stars and wrote "All in all, Thiru Manickam strives to evoke a strong emotional response, but leaves you feeling as unmoved as a block of granite."Read at source
Thiru.Manickam 2024 
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Unfavourable Film · 2024 · Tamil · Musical
Thiru.Manickam
115 min 27 Dec 2024
Synopsis
Thiru.Manickam
Lottery-shop owner Manickam sets out to return a winning ticket to a poor elderly customer despite his own hardship and opposition from others.
- Director
- Nandha Periyasamy
- Release
- 27 Dec 2024
- Run time
- 115 min
- Language
- Tamil
Cast & crew
Bharathiraja Cast 
P. Samuthirakani Cast 
Ananya Cast 
M Nassar Cast VA Vadivukkarasi Cast 
Thambi Ramaiah Cast IL Ilavarasu Cast CH Chinni Jayanth Cast SR Sriman Cast 
Karunakaran Cast TA Tarun Shatriya Cast JA Java Sundaresan Cast MA Master Videsh Anand young Manickam BA Baby Shivaani Harikumar Manickam and Sumathi's elder daughter BA Baby Jaseena Vanathi IR Iravin Nizhal Chandru Chandru RE Reshma Prasad Valli NA Nandha Periyasamy Director, Writer 
M. Sukumar Cinematographer 
Vishal Chandrasekhar Composer NA Nandha Periyasamy Director, Writer GP GP Ravi Kumar Producer VI Vishal Chandrashekhar Composer M. M. Sukumar Cinematographer GU Guna Editor Reviews
Indian-media reviews, grouped by reception.
Critics' consensus
Unfavourable
Across 4 available source-linked Indian-media reviews for Thiru.Manickam, reception is unfavourable. The 4 scored reviews average 43/100.
IMDb is a reference rating and is not counted as an Indian-media review.Best forViewers looking for musical and thriller in Tamil cinema.
All 4 reviews shown
Anusha Sundar of OTT Play gave 2/5 stars and wrote "A preachy, and too-good to be true story does not elevate this flatline family drama."Read at source
Jayabhuvaneshwari B of Cinema Express gave 2/5 stars and wrote "While Thiru.Manickam aspires to shine like the titular gem, the film ultimately feels more like polished glass—reflective on the surface, but lacking the brilliance within."Read at source
Kirubhakar Purushothaman of News18 gave 2/5 stars and wrote "Thiru.Read at source
Details
Technical specs
- Release date
- 27 Dec 2024
- Run time
- 115 min
- Language
- Tamil
- Country
- IN
- Director
- Nandha Periyasamy
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