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Thenali

  • 2000
  • 2h 44m
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
2.7K
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Thenali (2000)
ComedyDrama

A neurotic Sri Lankan patient crashes his psychotherapist's family vacation in Kodaikanal.A neurotic Sri Lankan patient crashes his psychotherapist's family vacation in Kodaikanal.A neurotic Sri Lankan patient crashes his psychotherapist's family vacation in Kodaikanal.

  • Director
    • K.S. Ravikumar
  • Writers
    • Crazy Mohan
    • Ramakrishna
    • K.S. Ravikumar
  • Stars
    • Kamal Haasan
    • Jayaram
    • Jyotika
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.6/10
    2.7K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • K.S. Ravikumar
    • Writers
      • Crazy Mohan
      • Ramakrishna
      • K.S. Ravikumar
    • Stars
      • Kamal Haasan
      • Jayaram
      • Jyotika
    • 9User reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win total

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    Kamal Haasan
    Kamal Haasan
    • Tenali Soman
    Jayaram
    Jayaram
    • Dr. Kailash
    Jyotika
    Jyotika
    • Janaki
    • (as Jyothika)
    Devayani
    Devayani
    • Jalaja
    Delhi Ganesh
    Delhi Ganesh
    • Dr. Panchabhootam
    Ramesh Khanna
    Ramesh Khanna
    • Dr. Panchabhootam's assistant
    C.R. Vijayakumari
    • Kamakshi
    • (as Vijayakumari)
    Madhan Bob
    • Diamond Babu
    Meena
    Meena
    • Self
    Crane Manohar
    • Servant
    Charlie
    Charlie
    • Tourist guide
    Bayilvan Ranganathan
    • Inspector
    K.S. Ravikumar
    K.S. Ravikumar
    • Guest Appearance
    • Director
      • K.S. Ravikumar
    • Writers
      • Crazy Mohan
      • Ramakrishna
      • K.S. Ravikumar
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    10Santhosh_2002

    Thenali

    The movie was excellent. As usual Kamal Hassan superb acting. Songs and BGM in the movie were also excellent. The comedy scenes in the movie were also hilarious.
    1ldlAkasha

    Bad remake of What About Bob

    What started off as a mediocre US movie (what about bob) becomes a wretched Tamil one. Kamal Hasan has been a good actor in the past. Not so here. He does some good slapstick and his accent's ok, though. Still, the movie is one of the worst Tamil movies I've seen.
    10kanvasuk

    excellent entertainment

    Kamal,Ravikumar and crazy Mohan has done a few films.In my opinion they are all very good.Story and plot may be a copy but it was done in a very good manner that suits Tamil culture of the present days.Kamal was speaking Srilankan Tamil very well.He deliver crazy Mohan's dialogue very naturally.You can appreciate this film only if you know the language. Jayaram is very under rated actor.He is domineering equally with great Kamal.If you know the Tamil films full of sentimental values and family dramas,I can say this film is a turning point.I cannot stop laughing even after the end of movie.I like it so much and bought a DVD to watch now and again.The DVD make me to realise how much technically the Tamika films advanced.Remember because of a small market one can invest only a small sum to make a movie in Tamil.They did it very well and it become a commercial success as well. Delhi Ganesh acting as Mathrubootham has done a marvellous job.He portrayed the jealousy beautifully.
    9charu-iit

    Rib TIckling Comedy

    One Amazing Movie with Loads of Amazingly funny dialogues. Have laughed non-stop for scenes together.Kamal Hassan is undoubtedly the KING of comedy!! his acting, his vel, his mannerisms is just Mind blowing.Not to undermine Jayarams acting.His comedy timing is AWESOME too. Every character has some really funny dialogues from Diamond Babu's "I love.. Murkku" , to a TV reporter saying "unga Mentalla Medicalla programma paarthern" to Matrabootham's assistant never getting the name Thenali right (he goes thru sundali anjali mandali and loads of other names!) Although its a ripoff from What about Bob (which was another great movie!), its definitely got its own charm. All in all, a GREAT movie watching experience which no one should miss
    1kumar_ramany

    Poorly done version of What about Bob

    God, just because Kamal i left this movie. What he has proved in this movie is how good he can copy a western movie and badly make it. I am totally disappointed. I know Tamil Cinema sometimes live on borrowed story lines but to copy a good movie and remake it badly is really a sin.

    There is nothing much to say about the acting, if Kamal feels talking Srilankan Tamil is a new way of acting (thats the only thing i found amusing) then he should forget expecting niceties from movie buffs. Performance wise i didn't see any great performance in this movie. All mediocre.

    I hope Bill Murray doesn't see this movie, he might kill himself.

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    • Trivia
      Thenali is a Tamil remake of the American film "What About Bob?", starring Bill Murray.
    • Connections
      Remake of Quoi de neuf Bob? (1991)
    • Soundtracks
      Athini Sithini
      (Tamil Version)

      Written by: Arivumathi

      Produced by: A.R. Rahman

      Performed by: Hariharan, Chithra Iyer and Kamal Haasan

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    • Release date
      • October 26, 2000 (India)
    • Country of origin
      • India
    • Language
      • Tamil
    • Filming locations
      • Kodaikanal, Tamil Nadu, India(location)
    • Production company
      • R.K. Celluloids
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    • Gross worldwide
      • ₹300,000,000
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    • Runtime
      2 hours 44 minutes
    • Color
      • Color

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