Mannan

Jan 14, 1992

2h 42m

★ 6.9

Overview

Circumstances force the union leader of a factory to marry his own boss, a rich and arrogant lady who has ulterior motives.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Sivaji Productions

Mannan Trailers

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Cast

Krishnan

Rajinikanth

Shanthi Devi

Vijayashanti

Meena

Khushboo

Viswanathan

Visu

Muthu

Goundamani

Parvathy Amma

Pandari Bai

Azhagi

Manorama

Raghavan

Prathapa Chandran

Sathish

Sharat Saxena

Meena's Father

V. K. Ramasamy

Rajinikanth's co-worker

Ennatha Kannaiya

Cameo

Prabhu

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5.8

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6.6

Absence of Malice

Nov 19, 1981

Megan Carter is a reporter duped into running an untrue story on Michael Gallagher, a suspected racketeer. He has an alibi for the time his crime was allegedly committed—but it involves an innocent party. When he tells Carter the truth and the newspaper runs it, tragedy follows, forcing Carter to face up to the responsibilities of her job when she is confronted by Gallagher.

6.9

Salt of the Earth

Mar 14, 1954

At New Mexico's Empire Zinc mine, Mexican-American workers protest the unsafe work conditions and unequal wages compared to their Anglo counterparts. Ramon Quintero helps organize the strike, but he is shown to be a hypocrite by treating his pregnant wife, Esperanza, with a similar unfairness. When an injunction stops the men from protesting, however, the gender roles are reversed, and women find themselves on the picket lines while the men stay at home.

6.7

Patria

Sep 4, 2014

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6.3

Bread and Roses

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Maya is a quick-witted young woman who comes over the Mexican border without papers and makes her way to the LA home of her older sister Rosa. Rosa gets Maya a job as a janitor: a non-union janitorial service has the contract, the foul-mouthed supervisor can fire workers on a whim, and the service-workers' union has assigned organizer Sam Shapiro to bring its "justice for janitors" campaign to the building. Sam finds Maya a willing listener, she's also attracted to him. Rosa resists, she has an ailing husband to consider. The workers try for public support; management intimidates workers to divide and conquer. Rosa and Maya as well as workers and management may be set to collide.

1.5

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7.3

The Valley of Decision

May 3, 1945

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6.4

The Stars Look Down

Jan 22, 1940

Davey Fenwick leaves his mining village on a university scholarship intent on returning to better support the miners against the owners. But he falls in love with Jenny who gets him to marry her and return home as local schoolteacher before finishing his degree.

7.0

At War

May 16, 2018

After promising 1100 employees that they would protect their jobs, the managers of a factory decide to suddenly close up shop. Laurent takes the lead in a fight against this decision.

7.4

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7.3

Strike

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Workers in a factory in pre-revolutionary Russia go on strike and are met by violent suppression.

6.8

Comrades

Aug 23, 1987

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6.1

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Sep 23, 1958

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7.5

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7.0

Heroes for Sale

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World War I veteran Tom Holmes is marked by the unbearable suffering caused by his battle wounds. Over the years, he comes to experience both the pain of misfortune and a love for other human beings.