Manaiviye Manithanin Manickam

Lakshmi is a young woman living happily with her husband and child. Her life runs into adversity when her husband becomes involved in an affair with another woman. He neglects Lakshmi and the child and also spends the family wealth. Her husband’s father who was living with them, leaves the house unable to bear his sons follies. Lakshmi tolerates her husband but she is kidnapped by another person. Then the husband realises his irrational behaviour and fights with the person who kidnapped his wife. He finally realises that a wife is the ruby of a man. featured in a minor role and he was credited in the titles as Nagesh. This is one of the few films in K. Balaji played the role. Music was composed by . Kanthan of said the film was a headache. The film did not do well at the box office.