Avvai Shanmugi

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Avvai Shanmugi

1996

2h 41m

7.0(30 votes)

Comedy

Drama

Overview

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.

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10 featured cast members

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Kamal Haasan

Avvai Shanmugi / Pandiyan

Meena

Janaki

Gemini Ganesan

Vishwanathan Iyer

Nagesh

Joseph

Manivannan

Mudaliyar

Nassar

Basha

Delhi Ganesh

Sethuram Iyer

Heera Rajgopal

Rathna

Rani

Kousi

Baby Anne

Bharathi

Creative team

Directed by: K. S. Ravikumar
Written by: Crazy Mohan
K. S. Ravikumar
Produced by: R. Ravindran
K. P. Hari

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