Amaidhi Padai

Jan 13, 1994

2h 52m

★ 6.2

Overview

An ambitious and unscrupulous man becomes a major politician, but his illegitimate son is posted as an inspector in his constituency and vows to stop his brutal activities.

Genres

Comedy

Drama

Crime

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Cast

Amavasai (later MLA Nagaraja Cholan)/Inspector Thangavel

Sathyaraj

ex-MLA Manimaran

Manivannan

Kuyili

Ranjitha

Sivakami

Sujatha

Thayamma

Kasturi Shankar

Thayamma's Father

S. S. Chandran

Thayamma's Mother

Ganthimathi

Sundarrajan

Malaysia Vasudevan

Thiyagu

C. R. Saraswathi

Vichitra

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