Avvai Shanmugi

1996 2h 41m TA

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7.0

SOLID

★7.0TMDB · 32

ComedyDrama

Synopsis

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A divorced husband desperately misses his daughter. In order to be with her, he takes up a job in his father-in-law's house. The only catch is that the job is that of a female governess.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Kamal Haasan
Avvai Shanmugi / Pandiyan
Meena
Janaki
Gemini Ganesan
Vishwanathan Iyer
Nagesh
Joseph
Manivannan
Mudaliyar
Nassar
Basha
Delhi Ganesh
Sethuram Iyer
Heera Rajgopal
Rathna

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: K. S. Ravikumar
Writers: Crazy Mohan, K. S. Ravikumar
Languages: Tamil
Countries: India

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RUNTIME

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Clocks in at 161 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.

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2 / 8

ERA

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30 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by K. S. Ravikumar, shot by S. Murthy. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Deva. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Thanigachalam shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Kamal Haasan and Meena and Gemini Ganesan carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0139872 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 32 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

K. S. Ravikumar directs. S. Murthy behind the camera. Deva scores. Thanigachalam cuts. A long sit — settle in. Produced in India. Dialogue in Tamil.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Clocks in at 161 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.
230 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Directed by K. S. Ravikumar, shot by S. Murthy. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Deva. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Thanigachalam shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Kamal Haasan and Meena and Gemini Ganesan carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0139872 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 32 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.