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Mahanadhi

Mahanadhi

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Mahanadhi

"The Great River"

1994

2h 42m

7.2(12 votes)

Drama

Family

Crime

Overview

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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10 featured cast members

Starring

Kamal Haasan

Kamal Haasan

Krishnaswamy

Poornam Viswanathan

Poornam Viswanathan

Panjapakesan 'Iyer'

S. N. Lakshmi

S. N. Lakshmi

Saraswathi Ammal

Cochin Haneefa

Cochin Haneefa

Dhanush

Sukanya

Sukanya

Yamuna

Mahanadhi Shobana

Kaveri (young)

Mahanadi Dinesh

Bharani

Mahanadhi Shankar

Mahanadhi Shankar

Thulukaanam

Rajesh

Rajesh

Muthusamy

Tulasi

Tulasi

Manju

Creative team

Directed by: Santhana Bharathi
Written by: Kamal Haasan
Ra. Ki. Rangarajan
Produced by: S. A. Rajkannu

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