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Avvai Shanmugi

  • 1996
  • 2h 41m
IMDb RATING
7.9/10
3.3K
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Avvai Shanmugi (1996)
TamilFarceComedyDramaMusical

A man disguises himself as a nanny to be with his daughter after his divorce.A man disguises himself as a nanny to be with his daughter after his divorce.A man disguises himself as a nanny to be with his daughter after his divorce.

  • Director
    • K.S. Ravikumar
  • Writers
    • Crazy Mohan
    • K.S. Ravikumar
  • Stars
    • Kamal Haasan
    • Meena
    • Gemini Ganesan
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    7.9/10
    3.3K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • K.S. Ravikumar
    • Writers
      • Crazy Mohan
      • K.S. Ravikumar
    • Stars
      • Kamal Haasan
      • Meena
      • Gemini Ganesan
    • 7User reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro

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    Top Cast18

    Kamal Haasan
    Kamal Haasan
    • Pandyan…
    Meena
    Meena
    • Janaki
    Gemini Ganesan
    Gemini Ganesan
    • Vishwanathan Iyer
    Nassar
    Nassar
    • Bhai
    • (as Nasser)
    Heera Rajgopal
    Heera Rajgopal
    • Ratna
    Delhi Ganesh
    Delhi Ganesh
    • Sethurama Iyer
    Manivannan
    Manivannan
    • Mudaliyar
    Nagesh
    Nagesh
    • Joseph
    S.P. Balasubrahmanyam
    S.P. Balasubrahmanyam
    • Doctor
    Ramesh Aravind
    Ramesh Aravind
    • Guest Appearance
    Kanal Kannan
    • Rouge
    Ramesh Khanna
    Ramesh Khanna
    Kavithalaya Krishnan
    Kavithalaya Krishnan
    • Lawyer
    Crazy Mohan
    Crazy Mohan
    • Interviewer
    Raghuram
    • Guest Appearance
    Bayilvan Ranganathan
    Idichapuli Selvaraj
    Vaiyapuri
    • Flower Decorator
    • Director
      • K.S. Ravikumar
    • Writers
      • Crazy Mohan
      • K.S. Ravikumar
    • All cast & crew
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    • Trivia
      Meena won the "Six Cinema Express" award for best actress and she also won DINAKARAN Tamil News Paper's Best Actress Award. Child actor "Baby Annie" won the the TamilNadu State Award and Filmfare Award and also other awards in the best Child actor category. K.M.Sarathkumar won the the TamilNadu State Award for Best Make-up artist.
    • Connections
      Features Vijaypath (1994)

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    Details

    • Release date
      • November 10, 1996 (India)
    • Country of origin
      • India
    • Language
      • Tamil
    • Also known as
      • Bhamane Satyabhamane
    • Production company
      • Shree Mahalakshmi Combines
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 2h 41m(161 min)
    • Color
      • Color

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