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Mahanadi

Original title: Mahanadhi
  • 1994
  • 2h 42m
IMDb RATING
8.6/10
5.2K
YOUR RATING
Kamal Haasan, Sukanya, and Poornam Vishwanathan in Mahanadi (1994)
TamilCrimeDrama

An innocent man is framed in a financial scam and imprisoned. After his release, he learns that his daughter was sold into prostitution and he struggles to free her.An innocent man is framed in a financial scam and imprisoned. After his release, he learns that his daughter was sold into prostitution and he struggles to free her.An innocent man is framed in a financial scam and imprisoned. After his release, he learns that his daughter was sold into prostitution and he struggles to free her.

  • Director
    • Santhana Bharathi
  • Writers
    • Kamal Haasan
    • Ra Ki Rangarajan
  • Stars
    • Kamal Haasan
    • Sukanya
    • Poornam Vishwanathan
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    8.6/10
    5.2K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Santhana Bharathi
    • Writers
      • Kamal Haasan
      • Ra Ki Rangarajan
    • Stars
      • Kamal Haasan
      • Sukanya
      • Poornam Vishwanathan
    • 21User reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 4 wins total

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    Top Cast14

    Kamal Haasan
    Kamal Haasan
    • Krishna
    Sukanya
    Sukanya
    • Yamuna
    Poornam Vishwanathan
    • Panjapakesan Iyer (Krishna's Cellmate)
    Mahanadhi Shobana
    • Kaveri (Krishna's Daughter)
    Cochin Hanifa
    Cochin Hanifa
    • Dhanush
    • (as V.M.C. Hanifa)
    S.N. Lakshmi
    S.N. Lakshmi
    • Krishna's Mother-in-Law
    Tulasi
    • Manju
    Mahanadhi Shankar
    • Dulcana
    Rajesh
    • Muthusamy
    Thalaivasal Vijay
    Thalaivasal Vijay
    • Mannangkatti
    Sangeetha
    Sangeetha
    • Older Kaveri Krishnaswamy
    Mohan Ram
    Mohan Natarajan
    • Venkatachalam
    Shanmugasundari
    • Director
      • Santhana Bharathi
    • Writers
      • Kamal Haasan
      • Ra Ki Rangarajan
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews21

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    Related interests

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    Storyline

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      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
    • Quotes
      • Panjapakesan Iyer (Krishna's Cellmate): Krishna to not worry about the state of affairs in the world, since there is a God above who knows exactly how to deal with criminals and wrongdoers.
      • Krishna: Could you please keep quiet, Sir? Both God and the Law are silently looking at what is happening to me.
      • [Neenga konjam summa irunga Sir! Nindru kolra deivamum summa irukku; andru kollum sattamum summa irukku]

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    Details

    • Release date
      • January 14, 1994 (India)
    • Country of origin
      • India
    • Language
      • Tamil
    • Also known as
      • The Great River
    • Production company
      • Sri Amman Creations
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

    • Budget
      • ₹25,000,000 (estimated)
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 2h 42m(162 min)
    • Color
      • Color

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