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Nammavar

  • 1994
  • Not Rated
  • 2h 58m
IMDb RATING
7.7/10
916
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Gautami, Kamal Haasan, Nagesh, and Karan in Nammavar (1994)
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  • Director
    • K.S. Sethumadhavan
  • Writers
    • Anannthu
    • Kamal Haasan
    • Kanmani Subbu
  • Stars
    • Kamal Haasan
    • Gautami
    • Nagesh
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    7.7/10
    916
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • K.S. Sethumadhavan
    • Writers
      • Anannthu
      • Kamal Haasan
      • Kanmani Subbu
    • Stars
      • Kamal Haasan
      • Gautami
      • Nagesh
    • 8User reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 4 wins & 1 nomination

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    Kamal Haasan
    Kamal Haasan
    • Selvam
    Gautami
    Gautami
    • Vasanthi
    Nagesh
    Nagesh
    • Nirmala's Father
    Karan
    Karan
    • Ramesh
    Ramji
    • Vijay (Ramesh's Friend)
    Senthil
    Senthil
    • Perumal
    Kovai Sarala
    Kovai Sarala
    • Julie
    Santhana Bharathi
    Santhana Bharathi
    • Sakthivel
    Brinda Master
    • Nirmala
    Srividya
    Srividya
    • Kamal's Sister
    Delhi Ganesh
    Delhi Ganesh
    • Muthukumaraswamy Pillai
    Madhan Bob
    • Tamil Lecturer
    Sethu Vinayakam
    • Velu (Ramesh's Father)
    Srinath Alnath
    • Ramesh's friend
    • (as Srinath)
    Bobby Bedi
    • Prakash Moolchandani
    Vishnu Deva
    • Murugan
    Thilak Rammohan
    • Student
    • Director
      • K.S. Sethumadhavan
    • Writers
      • Anannthu
      • Kamal Haasan
      • Kanmani Subbu
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    • Alternate versions
      The UK version was cut by 5 minutes 8 seconds. As of 2012, it is the most censored film classified for cinema release by the BBFC.
    • Connections
      Remake of Cheppu (1987)

    User reviews8

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    8/10

    Nammavar

    Good Movie. Everybody acted good in the movie. Songs and BGM in the movie were good. The movie did not lagged a lot. The movie somewhat lagged a lot at some scenes in 1st half. This movie is one of the Best Movie of Kamal Haasan. Good Movie.
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    • Jul 14, 2019
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    • Release date
      • November 2, 1994 (India)
    • Country of origin
      • India
    • Language
      • Tamil
    • Production company
      • Vijaya Productions Pvt. Ltd.
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    • Runtime
      2 hours 58 minutes
    • Color
      • Color

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