Manapanthal

Marriage Hall) is 1961 Indian Tamil-language romance film, directed by V. N. Reddy, produced by T. R. Ramanna and written by Thuraiyur K. Moorthy, with music by Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy.

The widowed mother Kannamba showers her love and affection on her two sons and tries to reform Rajasekaran, with little success.

Gunasekaran stays in another town with a widowed mother Dharuvamma and her sprightly daughter Malathi, who falls in love with him; he too seems to show some interest in her.

However, on a rail journey to his hometown, Gunasekaran meets Dharmalingam, an elderly man with a daughter Suguna and both fall in love, and hope to marry soon.

While travelling via train, Gunasekaran notices a young woman dressed as a bride lying on the railway track to commit suicide.

It was simultaneously made in Telugu as Intiki Deepam Illale; both versions were based on the American film Sabrina (1954).