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Avvai Shanmugi

  • 1996
  • 2h 41m
IMDb RATING
7.9/10
3.1K
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Avvai Shanmugi (1996)
ComedyDramaMusical

A man disguises himself as a nanny to be with his daughter after his divorce.A man disguises himself as a nanny to be with his daughter after his divorce.A man disguises himself as a nanny to be with his daughter after his divorce.

  • Director
    • K.S. Ravikumar
  • Writers
    • Crazy Mohan
    • K.S. Ravikumar
  • Stars
    • Kamal Haasan
    • Meena
    • Gemini Ganesan
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.9/10
    3.1K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • K.S. Ravikumar
    • Writers
      • Crazy Mohan
      • K.S. Ravikumar
    • Stars
      • Kamal Haasan
      • Meena
      • Gemini Ganesan
    • 7User reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Kamal Haasan
    Kamal Haasan
    • Pandyan…
    Meena
    Meena
    • Janaki
    Gemini Ganesan
    Gemini Ganesan
    • Vishwanathan Iyer
    Nassar
    Nassar
    • Bhai
    • (as Nasser)
    Heera Rajgopal
    Heera Rajgopal
    • Ratna
    Delhi Ganesh
    Delhi Ganesh
    • Sethurama Iyer
    Manivannan
    Manivannan
    • Mudaliyar
    Nagesh
    Nagesh
    • Joseph
    S.P. Balasubrahmanyam
    S.P. Balasubrahmanyam
    • Doctor
    Ramesh Aravind
    Ramesh Aravind
    • Guest Appearance
    Kanal Kannan
    • Rouge
    Ramesh Khanna
    Ramesh Khanna
    Kavithalaya Krishnan
    Kavithalaya Krishnan
    • Lawyer
    Crazy Mohan
    Crazy Mohan
    • Interviewer
    Raghuram
    • Guest Appearance
    Bayilvan Ranganathan
    Idichapuli Selvaraj
    Vaiyapuri
    • Flower Decorator
    • Director
      • K.S. Ravikumar
    • Writers
      • Crazy Mohan
      • K.S. Ravikumar
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    User reviews7

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    8bcsiegfr

    Fun to watch - a great remake of Mrs. Doubtfire

    OK, I admit it right away - I understood almost no dialogue in Avvai Shanmugi. I watched it in the theatre in India with some friends. However, Kamala Hassan is a great actor and the plot seemed evident enough (and my friends helped).

    I had not seen the American Mrs. Doubtfire that this is based on, so I cannot make the obvious comparison and contrast. However, Kamala Hassan made this movie a treat to watch. The movie progressed a little slowly, but most every scene was funny. The plot is relatively evident, even a non-Tamil speaker will enjoy it.

    If you get an opportunity to see this movie, I would give it a try. If you have already seen Mrs. Doubtfire, you might be interested to see how the Tamil movie industry dealt with this theme.
    9kathiravanvj

    Best entertainment masterpiece

    Kamal Hassan acting makeup voice excellent. No actor in the world can ever do such things in screen. One of the best movie of Indian cinema. Don't just read review but watch the movie.
    Hari-14

    Good to watch with the family

    It was a good experience to watch a kamalhassan movie. The film was very different from the rest of the indian movies. The best part of the movie was the acting of Kamalhassan, that's fantastic. Great outburst of his professional acting.
    7Santhosh_2002

    Avvai Shanmugi

    As usal Superb comedy movie from Kamal Hassan and KS Ravikumar. Songs and BGM were also good. Superb Movie.
    9valyriansteel-68349

    Good old Kamal days!!

    90s belonged to Kamal undoubtedly. What an actor! Great comedy for family audience.

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      Meena won the "Six Cinema Express" award for best actress and she also won DINAKARAN Tamil News Paper's Best Actress Award. Child actor "Baby Annie" won the the TamilNadu State Award and Filmfare Award and also other awards in the best Child actor category. K.M.Sarathkumar won the the TamilNadu State Award for Best Make-up artist.
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    • Release date
      • November 10, 1996 (India)
    • Country of origin
      • India
    • Language
      • Tamil
    • Also known as
      • Bhamane Satyabhamane
    • Production company
      • Shree Mahalakshmi Combines
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    • Runtime
      2 hours 41 minutes
    • Color
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