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1994·Drama·2h 42m
7.1
★
Krishnaswamy, an honest man, is conned into a chit fund business and imprisoned. While he faces unspeakable hardships in prison, his family disintegrates.
Directed by Santhana Bharathi
prison
corruption
jail
child trafficking
ganges
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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 Shankar
Mahanadhi Shankar
Thulukaanam
Rajesh
Rajesh
Muthusamy
Tulasi
Tulasi
Manju
Thalaivasal Vijay
Thalaivasal Vijay
Mannangkatti
Sangita
Sangita
Kaveri (older, uncredited)
Sethu Vinayagam
Sethu Vinayagam

Crew

Santhana Bharathi
Santhana Bharathi
Director
Kamal Haasan
Kamal Haasan
Screenplay
Ilaiyaraaja
Ilaiyaraaja
Original Music Composer
Vaali
Vaali
Lyricist
Kamal Haasan
Kamal Haasan
Playback Singer
Kamal Haasan
Kamal Haasan
Story

Popular Reviews

18 reviews
mehoy
mehoyPRO
10.0★ · 05/11/26
Mahanadhi
Classic Kamal Hassan, incredible performance
Classic Kamal Hassan, incredible performance
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Asha Parvati
Asha Parvati
10.0★ · 09/29/25
Mahanadhi
scarred
scarred
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Jayaram
Jayaram
10.0★ · 05/23/22
Mahanadhi
prolly ,one of the greatest film that I'd never want to watch again
prolly ,one of the greatest film that I'd never want to watch again
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Thamizh Praba
Thamizh Praba
8.0★ · 06/21/26
Mahanadhi
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Gigster
Gigster
10.0★ · 05/20/26
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