Mahanadhi
Seen it?1994 | 162 min | Drama, Family, Crime
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With soft box office, 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 crime-drama fans and families. If you loved It's a Wonderful Life, start here.
- The mood
- Dark and gritty.
- The pace
- Unhurried and epic, at 2 hr 42 min.
- What might put you off
- No age rating on record, so check it first for young kids.
- It's long: 2 hr 42 min.
- It's in Tamil, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
Krishnaswamy, an honest man, is conned into a chit fund business and imprisoned. While he faces unspeakable hardships in prison, his family disintegrates.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsWeak
1 win and 0 nominations from smaller awards and festivals
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 164K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Santhana Bharathi
- Kamal HaasanKrishnaswamy
- Poornam ViswanathanPanjapakesan 'Iyer'
- S. N. LakshmiSaraswathi Ammal
- Cochin HaneefaDhanush
- SukanyaYamuna
- Mahanadhi ShobanaKaveri (young)
- Mahanadi DineshBharani
- Mahanadhi ShankarThulukaanam
- RajeshMuthusamy
- TulasiManju