Manasukketha Maharasa

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Raja, an unemployed graduate, moves to a neighboring village in search of a job after being insulted by his uncle, who threatens to evict his mother. There, he falls for Thenmozhi. Her uncle creates problems for them, and the rest of the film follows how Raja overcomes these obstacles and succeeds in his love.

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• Ramarajan
• Seetha
• Nizhalgal Ravi
• Goundamani
• Vinu Chakravarthy
• Senthil
• Madhuri
• Chinni Jayanth
• Peeli Sivam
• Thideer Kannaiah
• Master Haja Sheriff
• Seethalakshmi
• Joker Thulasi
• Girish
• Azhagu
• K. K. Sami
• Senchi Krishnan
• Thirai Needhi Selvam
• N. Pallavan

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The music was composed by Deva. Lyrics written by Pulamaipithan and Kalidasan in pen name of "Thirupathooran".{{Cite web |title=Manasuketha Magaraasa {{sic|nolink=y|(1998)}} |url=https://www.raaga.com/tamil/movie/manasuketha-magaraasa-songs-T0003880 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20231018143507/https://www.raaga.com/tamil/movie/manasuketha-magaraasa-songs-T0003880 |archive-date=18 October 2023 |access-date=9 December 2021 |website=Raaga.com}}{{Cite web |title=Manasukketha Maharasa (1989) Tamil Super Hit Film LP Vinyl Record by Dheva |url=https://dmcvinyl.com/collection/manasukketha-maharasa-by-dheva/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211209094013/https://dmcvinyl.com/collection/manasukketha-maharasa-by-dheva/ |archive-date=9 December 2021 |access-date=9 December 2021 |website=Disco Music Center}} Even though Deva made his debut with the film Mattukara Mannaru (1986),{{Cite news |last=Saravanan |first=T. |date=20 July 2017 |title=Composer Deva: the monarch of Gaana music |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/music/music-composer-deva-talks-about-tweaking-ragas-and-understanding-film-music-in-his-journey-from-composer-to-singer/article19316698.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20181030035929/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/music/music-composer-deva-talks-about-tweaking-ragas-and-understanding-film-music-in-his-journey-from-composer-to-singer/article19316698.ece |archive-date=30 October 2018 |access-date=9 December 2021 |work=The Hindu}} it was this film which gave him a break as a composer.{{Cite news |date=16 August 1992 |title=Play on, play on |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=f4BlAAAAIBAJ&sjid=mp4NAAAAIBAJ&pg=1029%2C1148619 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210527034756/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=f4BlAAAAIBAJ&sjid=mp4NAAAAIBAJ&pg=1029,1148619 |archive-date=27 May 2021 |access-date=27 May 2021 |work=The Indian Express |pages=7 |via=Google News Archive}}{{Cite news |date=2 November 2007 |title=My first break |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/my-first-break/article3023982.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181221230742/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/my-first-break/article3023982.ece |archive-date=21 December 2018 |access-date=9 December 2021 |work=The Hindu}}

P. S. S. of Kalki praised the acting of Seetha and her banter with Ramarajan while also praising the acting of Nizhalgal Ravi and Deva's music. He however felt Goundamani as antagonist is made to fool around ruining the seriousness of his negative role.{{Cite magazine |last=பி. எஸ். எஸ். |date=31 December 1989 |title=மனசுக்கேத்த மகராசா |url=https://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1989/dec/31-12-1989/p48.jpg |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220731050012/https://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1989/dec/31-12-1989/p48.jpg |archive-date=31 July 2022 |access-date=9 December 2021 |magazine=Kalki |page=48 |language=ta}}

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Category:1980s Indian films

Category:1980s Tamil-language films

Category:1989 films

Category:Films scored by Deva (composer)

Category:Tamil-language Indian films