| Maanavan | |
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| Directed by | M. A. Thirumugam |
| Story by | Balamurugan |
| Produced by | Sandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar |
| Starring | Jaishankar R. Muthuraman Lakshmi Sowcar Janaki |
| Cinematography | T. M. Sundara Babu V. Selvaraj |
| Edited by | M. A. Thirumugam M. G. Balu Rao R. Thyagarajan C. Dhandayudhapani |
| Music by | Shankar–Ganesh |
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Running time | 130 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Maanavan (transl. Student) is a 1970 Indian Tamil-language coming-of-age drama film directed by M. A. Thirumugam and produced by Sandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar under Dhandayudhapani Films. The script were written by Balamurugan. The film starring Jaishankar and Muthuraman with Sowcar Janaki, Lakshmi, Nagesh and Sachu in supporting roles. Kamal Haasan appears only for a dance sequence along with Kutty Padmini. Hassan returns to Cinema as a teen actor after a seven-year hiatus. The film also marks the debut of many character actors and comedians like Pandu, Kathadi Ramamurthy among others.