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7.8/10   192 votes
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Director:
K.S. Ravikumar
Writers:
Crazy Mohan (dialogue)
Crazy Mohan (story)
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Genre:
Comedy | Drama more
Plot:
A remake of Mrs. Doubtfire. | add synopsis
User Comments:
Fun to watch - a great remake of Mrs. Doubtfire more

Cast

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Kamal Hassan ... Pandyan / Avvai Shanmugi
Meena ... Janaki
Gemini Ganesan ... Vishwanathan Iyer
Nasser ... Bhai
Heera Rajgopal ... Ratna
Delhi Ganesh ... Sethurama Iyer
Manivannan ... Mudaliyar
Nagesh ... Joseph
Balasubramaniam S.P. ... Doctor
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Bhamane... Satyabhamane (India: Telugu title) (dubbed version)
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Country:
India
Language:
Tamil | Telugu
Color:
Color
Certification:
India:U

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Movie Connections:
Remake of Mrs. Doubtfire (1993) more

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4 out of 5 people found the following comment useful:-
Fun to watch - a great remake of Mrs. Doubtfire, 26 April 1999
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Author: Bryan Siegfried (drsiegfried@hotmail.com) from Indianapolis, IN

OK, I admit it right away - I understood almost no dialogue in Avvai Shanmugi. I watched it in the theatre in India with some friends. However, Kamala Hassan is a great actor and the plot seemed evident enough (and my friends helped).

I had not seen the American Mrs. Doubtfire that this is based on, so I cannot make the obvious comparison and contrast. However, Kamala Hassan made this movie a treat to watch. The movie progressed a little slowly, but most every scene was funny. The plot is relatively evident, even a non-Tamil speaker will enjoy it.

If you get an opportunity to see this movie, I would give it a try. If you have already seen Mrs. Doubtfire, you might be interested to see how the Tamil movie industry dealt with this theme.

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