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Mahanadi

Krishna (Kamal Haasan) is a rich widower living in a rural village Tirunageswaram with his mother-in-law and children. He accidentally meets Dhanush (Hanifa) a businessman from the city who invites him to invest in his business to quickly multiply his earnings. Krishna aspires for an urban lifestyle and sells his property in the village and entrusts all the money to Dhanush, who is actually a broker of a bigger businessman in the city. Krishna is soon cheated by Dhanush and lands in jail for defrauding the public who invested in his company. Krishna meets fellow prisoner Panchapakesan, whose daughter Yamuna (Sukanya) turns out to be his prospective bride. Krishna suffers in jail while his children are separated. Dhanush sells the daughter Kaveri to a brothel in Calcutta while the son Bharani joins a band of street performers. Back after a three-year jail term, Krishna traces his children, finds Dhanush, kills him and his boss.

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Cast & Crew See All

Kamal Haasan
Krishna
Sukanya
Yamuna
Poornam Vishwanathan
Panjapakesan Iyer (Krishna's Cellmate)

Awards

  • 1994 - Regional Award - Best Feature Film in Tamil - winner
  • 1994 - Silver Lotus Award - Best Audiography - winner
  • 1994 - Technical Award - Best Stunt Coordinator - winner
  • 1994 - Special Award - Special Prize - winner

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