Avvai Shanmugi (1996)

 ●  Tamil ● 2 hrs 41 mins

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Janaki is a strong-willed, vivacious, but spoilt daughter of a wealthy businessman. When she falls in love with Pandian, an assistant dance director with a modest income, she impulsively goes against her father's wishes to marry him. However, her possessive nature and Pandian's limited financial capabilities lead to complications in their marriage leading to Janaki opting for a divorce, despite the pain it causes their young daughter. With Janaki opting to go back to the comfort and luxury of living with her father, how will Pandian teach her the value of true love? Will his ingenious methods be successful and result in a reunion with Janaki?
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Cast: Kamal Haasan, Meena Durairaj

Crew: KS Ravikumar (Director), S Murthy (Director of Photography), Devanesan Chokkalingam (Music Director)

Rating: U (India)

Genres: Comedy, Drama

Release Dates: 10 Nov 1996 (India)

Tamil Name: அவ்வை சண்முகி

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Did you know? The padding and foundation that were used as part of the female role makeup gave Kamal Hassan an allergic reaction beneath his eyes, hence for the Hindi remake, they ensured that scenes of the male role were shot first. Read More
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as Pandiyan/Avvai Shanmugi
as Janaki
Special Appearance
Special Appearance
as Joseph
Special Appearance
as Doctor
Supporting Actor
as Interviewer
as Sethurama Iyer
as Vishwanathan Iyer
as Ratna
as Basha
as Mudaliyar

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Film Type:
Feature
Language:
Tamil
Spoken Languages:
Telugu
Colour Info:
Color
Frame Rate:
24 fps
Aspect Ratio:
2.35:1
Stereoscopy:
No
Tracklist
Music Label: Music Master

Music Director: Devanesan Chokkalingam
Lyricist: Vaali
Playback Singer: Sujatha Mohan, Kamal Haasan

Music Director: Devanesan Chokkalingam
Lyricist: Vaali
Playback Singer: Sujatha Mohan, Hariharan

Music Director: Devanesan Chokkalingam
Lyricist: Vaali
Playback Singer: SP Balasubramaniam

Music Director: Devanesan Chokkalingam
Lyricist: Vaali
Playback Singer: SP Balasubramaniam

Music Director: Devanesan Chokkalingam
Lyricist: Vaali
Playback Singer: Hariharan
Movie Connection(s):
Features: Vijaypath (Hindi)
Remade as: Chachi 420 (Hindi)
Dubbed into: Bhamane Satya Bhamane (Telugu)
Trivia:
Kamal Haasan made his directorial debut by remaking the same film in Hindi under the title "Chachi 420" with Tabu, Amrish Puri, Om Puri and himself in the leading roles.

Most of the shooting portion of this movie took place in exotic locations of Goa and Kerala.

The padding and foundation that were used as part of the female role makeup gave Kamal Hassan an allergic reaction beneath his eyes, hence for the Hindi remake, they ensured that scenes of the male role were shot first.

The male protagonist, Kamal Haasan had to endure several hours of make-up for his female disguise, it took nearly five hours to put on and would last for only five more hours.

Avvai Shanmugi is the Indian adaptation of the Robin Williams starrer "Mrs Doubtfire" (1993).