Ezhavathu Manithan (1982) is a Tamil

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 film directed by K. Hariharan. The film's score and soundtrack are composed by L. Vaidhyanathan. The film met with widespread critical acclaim upon release.

Plot

An engineering college graduate decides to go and work in an industrial factory, however once there starts working against the exploitation and mistreatment of the workers there. His actions eventually lead to a strike by the workers, and the situation looks likely to deteriorate further until a lawyer turns up to reveal hidden agendas of the factory's owners.

Awards

The film has been nominated for the following awards since its release:

1983 Moscow International Film Festival

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 (Russia

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• Nominated - Golden Prize - K. Hariharan

The film has won the following awards since its release:

1983 National Film Awards

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 (India

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• Won - Silver Lotus Award - Best Regional Film (Tamil) - 'Ezhavathu Manithan' - K. Hariharan.

Trivia

• Actor Raghuvaran
  Raghuvaran
  Raghuvaran was an Indian actor who predominantly acted in movies made in South India. He became famous for his portrayal of villain and character roles in Tamil films. He has acted in more than 150 Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Hindi films...
  
   debuted in this film.
• Film features several songs written by the legendary Tamil poet Late Subramaniya Bharati, one of them being Veenayadi Nee Enakku sung by K. J. Yesudas
  K. J. Yesudas
  Kattassery Joseph Yesudas is an Indian classical musician and playback singer.Yesudas sings Indian classical, devotional, and popular music. He has recorded more than 50,000 songs in many languages including Malayalam, Tamil, Hindi, Kannada, Telugu, Bengali, Gujarati, Oriya, Marathi, Punjabi,...
  
   and B. Neeraja