Manathil Uruthi Vendum (Eng: The Heart Needs To Be Strong) is a 1987 Indian Tamil language drama film directed by K. Balachander starring Suhasini, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Ramesh Aravind, Sridhar, Vivek, Chithra, Chandrakanth and Yamuna.
Rajinikanth, Sathyaraj, and Vijayakanth make guest appearances. The film was dubbed in Telugu as Sister Nandini.
This is the story of Nandini, a nurse, played by Suhasini.
Directed by – K. Balachander
Produced by – Rajam Balachander & Pushpa Kandaswamy
Written by – K. Balachander
Starring – Suhasini, Sridhar, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Ramesh Aravind, Vivek
Music by – Ilaiyaraaja
Cinematography – R. Raghunatha Reddy
Edited by – Ganesh – Kumar
Production – Kavithalayaa Productions
Distributed by – Kavithalayaa Productions
Release date – 19 October 1987
Running time – 147 minutes
Country – India
Language – Tamil
