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Mahanadi

Original title: Mahanadhi
  • 19941994
  • 2h 42m
IMDb RATING
8.6/10
4.2K
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Kamal Haasan in Mahanadi (1994)
CrimeDrama
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.
IMDb RATING
8.6/10
4.2K
YOUR RATING
    • Santhana Bharathi
    • Kamal Haasan(dialogue)
    • Ra Ki Rangarajan(dialogue)
  • Stars
    • Kamal Haasan
    • Sukanya
    • Poornam Vishwanathan
    • Santhana Bharathi
    • Kamal Haasan(dialogue)
    • Ra Ki Rangarajan(dialogue)
  • Stars
    • Kamal Haasan
    • Sukanya
    • Poornam Vishwanathan
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 19User reviews
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    Kamal Haasan and Mahanadhi Shobana in Mahanadi (1994)
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    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
      • Santhana Bharathi
      • Kamal Haasan(dialogue) (screenplay) (story)
      • Ra Ki Rangarajan(dialogue)
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    • 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]

    User reviews19

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    10/10
    great
    One of the best movies to have come out of India in the last ten years. Traces the story of a well-respected man in a small village who is conned into coming to the city and starting a business.

    He goes to jail for false charges of swindling money. He struggles to come to terms with life in jail. On the outside terrible things happen to his young son and daughter. The people who cheat him screw around with his kids further.

    To find out what happens next watch the movie. Watch out for Kamal Hasan's acting. He is a legend in his own right in India. Can't believe this movie bombed in the box office.
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    • goldbergvariations
    • Aug 25, 2004

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    • Release date
      • January 14, 1994 (India)
      • India
      • Tamil
    • Also known as
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      • Sri Amman Creations
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    • 2 hours 42 minutes
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