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Mahanadhi

1994-01-14 · 162 min · ★ 7.5

Drama · Family · Crime

Krishnaswamy, an honest man, is conned into a chit fund business and imprisoned. While he faces unspeakable hardships in prison, his family disintegrates.

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Directors
Santhana Bharathi
Production companies
Sree Amman Creations
Countries
India
Status
Released

Top Cast

Kamal HaasanKamal HaasanKrishnaswamy
Poornam ViswanathanPoornam ViswanathanPanjapakesan 'Iyer'
S. N. LakshmiS. N. LakshmiSaraswathi Ammal
Cochin HaneefaCochin HaneefaDhanush
SukanyaSukanyaYamuna
Mahanadhi ShobanaKaveri (young)
Mahanadi DineshBharani
Mahanadhi ShankarMahanadhi ShankarThulukaanam
RajeshRajeshMuthusamy
TulasiTulasiManju
Mohan NatrajanVenkatachalam
Thalaivasal VijayThalaivasal VijayMannangkatti
SangitaSangitaKaveri (older, uncredited)
Sethu VinayagamSethu Vinayagam

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