
Manidhan Marivittan
1989-08-11 · 128 min · Not rated
A naive man who is new in town gets entrapped in a crisis due to his resemblance with a gangster. The revelation gets shocking when the criminal turns out to be his own twin brother.
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- Manivannan
- Production companies
- Kamala Jothi Combines
- Countries
- India
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- Released
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MohanViswanathan
Chithra
Janagaraj
Vinu Chakravarthy
Senthil
Gandhimathi
Charle
Periya Karuppu Thevar
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