Maanikya

After the success of his previous venture, Bachchan, Sudeepa was met with lot of offers from various south film directors. However, he announced in his social network site that he would be teaming up with ace actor – director V. Ravichandran in his next venture.[8] It was reported that Sudeepa would be directing Ravichandran for his next film. Later in July 2013, it was speculated that Ravichandran would be playing father to Sudeepa and the film may be a remake of 2013 Telugu film Mirchi which starred Prabhas and Satyaraj in the son – father roles respectively.[9] It was later confirmed that the story is tweaked and Ravichandran would be playing the father role to Sudeep and Ramya Krishna would be his pair.[10]

Sudeepa profusely thanked veteran Dwarakish for suggesting the title Maanikya.[11]

The filming of the film commenced from August 2013 at a Bangalore city college.[12] Major portions of the film is shot at Bidar(a crown city of karnataka) and Hyderabad. The film unit also flew to Bangkok to film a song sequence and few action sequences.[13]

Maanikya completed 100 days on 8 August 2014.[22]

• Bangalore mirror gave the film 3.5/5 stars saying "It's a near-perfect mix of action, drama, romance and comedy. In a line, it's the story of a scion of a family to bring together two warring families. However, it is not as simple as that. The film meddles with multiple genres —from romance to action to comedy to family drama to something more. The plot of the film matches its length, the narration and the twists keep the audience glued. Credit should go to director Sudeep for packing every available slot with good actors. The film is a real ensemble. There are top-notch actors everywhere."[23]
• Chitraloka gave the film 3.75/5 stars and called it a complete family entertainer and further said "Maanikya comes as a cool breeze for the summer. It is the perfect holiday gift from Sudeep and team. It has all the masala elements that a commercial film demands. There are so many things in Maanikya but all of them are perfectly placed. It is a film you will love to watch in a cool big screen theatre. This is one film you should reserve a day for this week."[24]
• One India gave the film 3.5/5 stars and said "Maanikya, which is the first combination of Abhinaya Chakravarthy Kichcha Sudeep and Sandalwood's ace actor Crazy Star Ravichandran, has got a grand opening across the state, and will be a biggest treat for the long weekend. Sudeep looks superb in action, comedy, dance and sentimental sequence. It is Kiccha, who steals the show."[25]
• Times of India gave 4/5 stars and said "Armed with a good script, the director has taken care to see that the narration does not lag at any point. The story moves fast and almost all the major characters have equal share of work to do. With a long list of senior artistes, Sudeep has succeeded in giving them the right roles."[26]
• Deccan Herald gave the film 3/5 stars and said: "Fans will surely have no complaints with Maanikya."[27]
• Sharadhaa from the India express called Maanikya a Refreshing Treat for Sudeep's Fans, saying "Sudeep has pulled off the film credibly as a director and actor but looks a bit tired at times probably because of the huge responsibility he undertook. He is excellent in scenes when he shows the human frailty of his character. A role only matched by Ravichandran as the father. With writing by Koratala Siva, a good supporting cast combined with Arjun Janya’s music, cinematography by Shekhar Chandra and Sudeep’s over all effort, the film has turned out to be a good family entertainer."[28]
• Shashiprasad from the Deccan Chronicle said "What happens when Crazy Star V. Ravichandran and Kichcha Sudeep come together on big screen for the first time? 'Entertainment' at its best would be the simplest answer to it. When nobody could imagine the evergreen lover of sandalwood shifting his gear down for a 'fathrer' role, Maanikya is a well crafted remake of the hit Telugu movie Mirchi. Crazy, Kichcha shine in yet another 'remake'."[29]

The film did ₹8.5 crore (US$1.1 million) of business before its release by the (satellite-dubbing-audio-DVD-other) rights.[6]

The satellite rights of the film were sold for ₹5.5 crore (US$690,000) to Asianet Suvarna and Hindi dubbing rights for ₹1.5 crore (US$190,000). Meanwhile, Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam dubbing rights for ₹75 lakh (US$94,000) each.[6] The audio rights have been acquired by Anand Audio for ₹25 lakh (US$31,000) and the DVD rights have gone for a similar amount. The remaining rights too have been secured for ₹25 lakh (US$31,000).[6]