Avvai Shanmugi
Directed by	K.S. Ravikumar
Produced by	R.K. Hari
Written by	Crazy Mohan
Starring	Kamal Haasan Meena Nagesh Gemini Ganesan Manivannan Nassar S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
Music by	Deva
Release date(s)	1996
Language	Tamil
IMDb profile

Avvai Shanmugi (1996) is a Tamil film directed by K.S. Ravikumar. The film stars Kamal Haasan, Meena, Nagesh, Manivannan, and Nassar. The film's score and soundtrack are composed by Deva. It was an Indian take on the successful comedy, Mrs. Doubtfire, the film had a big star cast and was a critical and commercial success. It was released in 1996 and was eventually remade as Chachi 420 in Hindi. Image File history File links Dvd_avvai_shanmugi. ... K.S. Ravikumar is a Tamil film director and actor, who has a reputation for directing big strong films. ... Kamal Hassan (Tamil : கமல்ஹாசன்) (born November 7, 1954, in Paramakkudi, Tamil Nadu, India) is a highly acclaimed Indian film actor. ... Meena smile Meena Meena (in Maaman Makal) meena belly Meena, is one of the most successful actress in South Indian cinema. ... Nagesh, a veteran comedy actor of Tamil Film industry. ... Kadhal mannan Gemini Ganesan Gemini Ganesan (17 November 1920 – 22 March 2005) was a famous Indian actor. ... Manivannan (MBA) is a popular Tamil actor and director. ... This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ... S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, (Telugu: శ్రీపతి పండితారాధ్యుల బాలసుబ్రహ్మణ్యం / Kannada: ಶ್ರೀಪತಿ ಪಂಡಿತಾರಾಧ್ಯುಲ ಬಾಲಸುಬ್ರಹ್ಮಣ್ಯಂ) is a prolific Indian singer. ... Deva A music director (music composer) in Tamil film industry aka Kollywood. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... Tamil (தமிழ் ) is a classical language and one of the major languages of the Dravidian language family. ... This is a list of film-related events in 1996. ... Tamil (தமிழ் ) is a classical language and one of the major languages of the Dravidian language family. ... Film is a term that encompasses motion pictures as individual projects, as well as the field in general. ... K.S. Ravikumar is a Tamil film director and actor, who has a reputation for directing big strong films. ... Kamal Hassan (Tamil : கமல்ஹாசன்) (born November 7, 1954, in Paramakkudi, Tamil Nadu, India) is a highly acclaimed Indian film actor. ... Meena smile Meena Meena (in Maaman Makal) meena belly Meena, is one of the most successful actress in South Indian cinema. ... Nagesh, a veteran comedy actor of Tamil Film industry. ... Manivannan (MBA) is a popular Tamil actor and director. ... This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ... Deva A music director (music composer) in Tamil film industry aka Kollywood. ... Mrs. ... Chachi 420 is a 1998 comedy film directed by Kamal Hassan who also starred in the film as the main character. ... Hindi (हिन्दी or हिंदी in Devanagari; pronunciation: ), an Indo-European language spoken mainly in northern and central India, is the official language of the Union government of India. ...

Plot

The film starts off with a courtroom sequence where Meena is fighting for divorce from Kamal. She offers various flimsy reasons for wanting divorce which is granted. She married Kamal against her father's (Gemini Ganesan) wishes but being rich and spoilt, she wasn't able to come to terms with living in a small house with no amenities. Kamal is an assistant dance director and so he is not able to spend much time with the family too. All this accumulates and she decides she's had it and gets the divorce. The court orders that Kamal can meet his daughter once a week and this is the only solace. His daughter however loves him a lot and doesn't like the arrangement.

Nasser is a Muslim friend who works in a hotel as a chef. He advises Kamal to somehow get the child from her mom and Kamal goes about trying to do the same. In doing so he is discovered and now he cannot meet her at all. Then Kamal finds out that Gemini has advertised for a lady to look after his granddaughter. Nagesh is a makeup man and in conversation with him, Kamal gets the idea of playing an old lady so that he can be with his child and Meena without them knowing. Nagesh agrees to this plan and the transformation is done from Pandian to Avvai Shanmugi.

Heera plays the girl who is in love with Pandian but is constantly rebuffed. Nasser plays the role of a dumb Iyer cook and is admitted into Gemini's house on the recommendation of Avvai Shanmugi but is caught later while doing his Namaz, thereby shattering both lies, the dumb part and the Iyer part. Hilarious instances follow and slowly Avvai Shanmugi manages to convince the household of "her" sincerity. So much so that Gemini Ganesan begins to develop a liking for "her" and in fact proposes to "her" too ! Manivannan is the houseowner of the place where Kamal (Pandian) lives. Once, he happens to bump into Avvai Shanmugi who was hurrying up the stairs. This bumping happens many times and he too begins to develop a liking for "her".

Meanwhile Avvai Shanmugi slowly begins to learn that Meena hasn't totally forgotten her husband. "She" also rebuffs Gemini's proposals by saying that her husband is alive. Adding to the confusion "she" says Nagesh is her husband while Pandian tells Delhi Ganesh that Manivannan is Avvai's husband. Confusion follows and it is all cleared finally. Avvai Shanmugi hints to Gemini that Meena's rightful place is by her husband and Gemini realises this. He also hints to Meena that she is not wanted in his house and unable to find a way out, she goes to commit suicide.

Cast

Full cast and credit listing available. Kamal Hassan (Tamil : கமல்ஹாசன்) (born November 7, 1954, in Paramakkudi, Tamil Nadu, India) is a highly acclaimed Indian film actor. ... Meena smile Meena Meena (in Maaman Makal) meena belly Meena, is one of the most successful actress in South Indian cinema. ... This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ... Nagesh, a veteran comedy actor of Tamil Film industry. ... Manivannan (MBA) is a popular Tamil actor and director. ... Kadhal mannan Gemini Ganesan Gemini Ganesan (17 November 1920 – 22 March 2005) was a famous Indian actor. ... S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, (Telugu: శ్రీపతి పండితారాధ్యుల బాలసుబ్రహ్మణ్యం / Kannada: ಶ್ರೀಪತಿ ಪಂಡಿತಾರಾಧ್ಯುಲ ಬಾಲಸುಬ್ರಹ್ಮಣ್ಯಂ) is a prolific Indian singer. ...

External links

• Avvai Shanmugi at the Internet Movie Database

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