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Panchathantiram (English: Five Ruses) is a 2002 Indian Tamil-language comedy film directed by K. S. Ravikumar and co-written by Kamal Haasan and Crazy Mohan. The film features Haasan, Simran and Ramya Krishnan leading an ensemble cast that includes Jayaram, Ramesh Aravind, Sriman, Yugi Sethu, Urvashi, Aishwarya and Nagesh.
The film opened to positive reviews from critics, and was an average grosser at the box office.
Original Release
06/28/2002
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Simran | Mythili |
| Ramya Krishnan | Maggie / Maragathavalli |
| Ramesh Aravind | Hegde / Ganesh |
| Jayaram | Nair / Iyappan Nair |
| Nagesh | Annoying father-in-law / Parthasarathy |
| Sriman | Hanumanth Reddy |
| Yugi Sethu | Vedham / Vedhantham or Vedham |
| Anoop Aravindan | Police Inspector |
| Santhana Bharathi | Bharathi, a tenant in Mythili's house / Tenant |
| Aishwariyaa Bhaskaran | Mrs. Vedhantham |
Directors
Writers
Kamal Haasan, K.S. Ravikumar, Crazy Mohan, Vema Reddy
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Simran | Mythili |
| Ramya Krishnan | Maggie / Maragathavalli |
| Ramesh Aravind | Hegde / Ganesh |
| Jayaram | Nair / Iyappan Nair |
| Nagesh | Annoying father-in-law / Parthasarathy |
| Sriman | Hanumanth Reddy |
| Yugi Sethu | Vedham / Vedhantham or Vedham |
| Anoop Aravindan | Police Inspector |
| Santhana Bharathi | Bharathi, a tenant in Mythili's house / Tenant |
| Aishwariyaa Bhaskaran | Mrs. Vedhantham |
| Devayani | Nirmala / Nirmala (Guest Appearance) |
| Ramesh Khanna | (as Ramesh Kannaa) / Sardarji, Police / Milkha Singh |
| Manivannan | Smuggling boss |
| Suresh Merlin | Photographer at Reception |
| Sanghavi | Chamundi |
| Kovai Sarala | Bharathi's wife / Tenant's Wife |
| Kaikala Satyanarayana | Reddy |
| Urvashi | Ammini |
| Vidhya Venkatesh | Mrs. Reddy |
| Vijayakumar | Mythili's Father |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Rajat Nayyar | Producer |
| Thenappan P.L. | Producer |
