| Manithan | |
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| Directed by | I. Ahmed |
| Screenplay by | I. Ahmed |
| Based on | Jolly LLB by Subhash Kapoor |
| Produced by | Udhayanidhi Stalin |
| Starring | Udhayanidhi Stalin Hansika Motwani Aishwarya Rajesh Vivek Radha Ravi Prakash Raj |
| Cinematography | R. Madhi |
| Edited by | J. V. Manikanda Balaji |
| Music by | Santhosh Narayanan |
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| Distributed by | Fox Star Studios |
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Running time | 149 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Manithan (transl. Human) is a 2016 Indian Tamil-language legal drama film directed by I. Ahmed. The film features an ensemble cast, including Udhayanidhi Stalin, Hansika Motwani, Aishwarya Rajesh, Radha Ravi, Prakash Raj, Vivek and Krishna Kumar. A remake of the Hindi film Jolly LLB (2013), which itself is loosely based on the 1999 Delhi hit-and-run case, the story revolves around a junior lawyer who, after a period of struggle and ridicule among colleagues, fights a case against a powerful supreme court lawyer. The film was released on 29 April 2016.