Naalai Manithan (transl. The Man of Tomorrow) is a 1989 Tamil-language science fiction horror film written and directed by Velu Prabhakaran. The film was produced by Thakkali Srinivasan under the banner Perfect Productions. Premi – Srini composed the music for the film. It stars Ajay Rathnam playing the titular role with Prabhu, Amala and Jaishankar playing the protagonist roles. The film was inspired from the American film Silent Rage directed by Michael Miller. The movie was remade in Kannada as Manava 2022 starring Devaraj.