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Mahanadhi
Mahanadhi

Mahanadhi

The Great River

Genres

DramaFamilyCrime

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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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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Tamil

Runtime

162 mins

Rating

7/10

Release Date

14 January 1994

Country

India

Cast

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

Mahanadhi Shobana

Kaveri (young)

Mahanadi Dinesh

Mahanadi Dinesh

Bharani

Mahanadhi Shankar

Mahanadhi Shankar

Thulukaanam

Rajesh

Rajesh

Muthusamy

Tulasi

Tulasi

Manju

Mohan Natrajan

Mohan Natrajan

Venkatachalam

Thalaivasal Vijay

Thalaivasal Vijay

Mannangkatti

Sangita

Sangita

Kaveri (older, uncredited)

Sethu Vinayagam

Sethu Vinayagam

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