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Title: Mahanadi (1994)
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Cast
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| Kamal Haasan | ... | Krishna | |
| Sukanya | ... | Yamuna | |
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Poornam Vishwanathan | ... | Panjapakesan Iyer (Krishna's Cellmate) |
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Mahanadhi Shobana | ... | Kaveri (Krishna's Daughter) |
| Cochin Hanifa | ... | Dhanush (as V.M.C. Hanifa) | |
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Sennalkudi Lakshmi | ... | Krishna's Mother-in-Law (as S.N. Lakshmi) |
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Tulasi | ... | Manju |
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Mahanadhi Shankar | ... | Dulcana |
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Rajesh | ... | Muthusamy |
| Thalaivasal Vijay | ... | Mannangkatti | |
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Sangeetha | ... | Older Kaveri Krishnaswamy |
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Mohan Ram | ||
| Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
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Mohan Natarajan | ... | Venkatachalam |
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Kamal Haasan plays a simple-minded widower, whose attempt at Chit Fund management with a crooked pimp lands him in jail. While his own existence is made miserable by fellow convicts and corrupt wardens, his family disintegrates without a breadwinner. Upon his release, he has reconstruct his family while struggling to resist the temptation for vengeance. Written by Joyojeet Pal
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pimp | widower | father searches for missing daughter | father daughter reunion | anguish |Certificate:
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Country:
IndiaRelease Date:
14 January 1994 (India) See more »Also Known As:
Maha Nadhi See more »Edit
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INR45,000,000Company Credits
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The names of the lead characters are also the names of main rivers in india. Kamal:krishna The late mother(wife of Krishna) : Narmadha Suganya: yamuna Daughter: kaveri Son: bharani See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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This movie is a typical Kamal, Santhana Barathi, Ilayaraaja classic and one of the movies Kamal has done his best without overdoing (which IMO he frequently does).
It's the story of an innocent village widower businessman who leads a simple life along with his children and Mother-in-law. He yields to temptation of moving to the city to make big money. Then starts all the trouble and pain that he has to face. The movie is really intense,dark and tragic.I will say no more for it will spoil the suspense.
Illayaraja has done his part by providing the movie with a great musical score.
Mahanadi is probably one of the few thamizh movie worth the time. 10/10 for the acting, direction and the music.