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Avvai Shanmugi is a 1996 Indian Tamil comedy film inspired by the English-language film Mrs Doubtfire starring Robin Williams. It was directed by K. S. Ravikumar and written by Crazy Mohan. The film features Kamal Haasan in the lead role role with Meena, Gemini Ganesan, Nagesh, Heera, Manivannan and Nassar. The film's score and soundtrack were composed by Deva, while the film was produced by Ravindran and Hari. Avvai Shanmughi received high positive reviews and became a "Blockbuster" at the box office.This film was remade in Hindi as Chachi 420, released the following year and met with the same success as latter.
Original Release
11/10/1996
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Kamal Haasan | Pandyan / Avvai Shanmugi |
| Meena | Janaki |
| Gemini Ganesan | Vishwanathan Iyer |
| Nassar | Bhai |
| Heera Rajgopal | Ratna / Rathna |
| Delhi Ganesh | Sethurama Iyer |
| Manivannan | Mudaliyar |
| Nagesh | Joseph |
| S.P. Balasubrahmanyam | Doctor |
| Ramesh Aravind | Guest Appearance / Himself (special appearance) |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Kamal Haasan | Pandyan / Avvai Shanmugi |
| Meena | Janaki |
| Gemini Ganesan | Vishwanathan Iyer |
| Nassar | Bhai |
| Heera Rajgopal | Ratna / Rathna |
| Delhi Ganesh | Sethurama Iyer |
| Manivannan | Mudaliyar |
| Nagesh | Joseph |
| S.P. Balasubrahmanyam | Doctor |
| Ramesh Aravind | Guest Appearance / Himself (special appearance) |
| Kanal Kannan | Rouge / Rogue |
| Ramesh Khanna | Film director |
| Kavithalaya Krishnan | Lawyer |
| Crazy Mohan | Interviewer |
| Raghuram | Guest Appearance / Himself (special appearance) |
| Bayilvan Ranganathan | |
| Idichapuli Selvaraj | |
| Vaiyapuri | Flower Decorator |
| K.S. Ravikumar | Spectator during fight in market |
| Rani | Kousi |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| S.P. Balasubrahmanyam | Producer |
| K.P. Hari | Producer |
| R. Ravindran | Producer |
