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Manidhan Marivittan

Manidhan Marivittan

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Manidhan Marivittan

1989

2h 8m

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Crime

Drama

Overview

A naive man who is new in town gets entrapped in a crisis due to his resemblance with a gangster. The revelation gets shocking when the criminal turns out to be his own twin brother.

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9 featured cast members

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Mohan

Mohan

Viswanathan

Chithra

Chithra

Janagaraj

Janagaraj

Vinu Chakravarthy

Vinu Chakravarthy

Senthil

Senthil

Gandhimathi

Gandhimathi

Charle

Charle

Periya Karuppu Thevar

Periya Karuppu Thevar

Chinni Jayanth

Chinni Jayanth

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Directed by: Manivannan
Written by: Manivannan
P. Padmarajan
Produced by: Sengamalam Manivannan

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