Azhagan
Seen it?1991 | 155 min | Family, Drama, Romance
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With soft box office and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for romantics and families. If you loved Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans or All That Heaven Allows, start here.
- The mood
- Warm and romantic, feel-good.
- The pace
- Unhurried and epic, at 2 hr 35 min.
- What might put you off
- No age rating on record, so check it first for young kids.
- It's long: 2 hr 35 min.
- It's in Tamil, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
Azhagappan, a handsome widower with four children, gets caught in a dilemma where three different women are in love with him. Soon, the children devise a plan so that he gets married to one of them.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 42K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by K. Balachander
- MammoottyAzhagappan
- BhanupriyaPriya Ranjan
- MadhooSwapna
- GeethaKanmani
- Sowcar JanakiDoctor
- Babloo PrithiveerajAzhagappan's servant
- SujithaBaby (Azhagappan's daughter)
- CharleTelevision Anchor
- YuvaraniAzhagappan's daughter
- K. S. JayalakshmiSwapna's teacher