Mannan

Jan 14, 1992

2h 42m

★ 6.9

Overview

Circumstances force the union leader of a factory to marry his own boss, a rich and arrogant lady who has ulterior motives.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Sivaji Productions

Mannan Trailers

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Cast

Krishnan

Rajinikanth

Shanthi Devi

Vijayashanti

Meena

Khushboo

Viswanathan

Visu

Muthu

Goundamani

Parvathy Amma

Pandari Bai

Azhagi

Manorama

Raghavan

Prathapa Chandran

Sathish

Sharat Saxena

Meena's Father

V. K. Ramasamy

Rajinikanth's co-worker

Ennatha Kannaiya

Cameo

Prabhu

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