Overview
Krishnaswamy, an honest man, is conned into a chit fund business and imprisoned. While he faces unspeakable hardships in prison, his family disintegrates.
Fun facts
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Awards
Won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film
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Music
Music by Ilaiyaraaja
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Cinematography
Cinematography by M. S. Prabhu
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Kamal HaasanStory, Screenplay
- Ra. Ki. RangarajanScreenplay
- Original title
- மகாநதி
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- January 14, 1994
- Original language
- Tamil
- Countries
- India
Production
Cast
Kamal HaasanKrishnaswamy
Poornam ViswanathanPanjapakesan 'Iyer'
S. N. LakshmiSaraswathi Ammal
Cochin HaneefaDhanush
SukanyaYamuna- Mahanadhi ShobanaKaveri (young)
- Mahanadi DineshBharani
Mahanadhi ShankarThulukaanam
RajeshMuthusamy
TulasiManju- Mohan NatrajanVenkatachalam
Thalaivasal VijayMannangkatti
SangitaKaveri (older, uncredited)
Sethu Vinayagam
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