Manithan

Manithan

2016 · 146 min · ★ 6.4 · Comedy, Drama

A struggling lawyer files a PIL in a hit-and-run case involving a business scion's son hoping that the resulting publicity would be good for his business.

Directed by I. Mueenuddin Ahmed · Written by Subhash Kapoor

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