Unnal Mudiyum Thambi

Aug 12, 1988

2h 41m

★ 8.0

Overview

The son of an orthodox Carnatic Musician spreads awareness about social causes against his father's will, and gains the trust of local people and brings self-awareness to neighbouring villages.

Genres

Family

Drama

Romance

Production Companies

Kavithalayaa Productions

Unnal Mudiyum Thambi Trailers

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Cast

Udhayamoorthi

Kamal Haasan

Bilahari Marthandam Pillai

Gemini Ganesan

Angayarkanni

Manorama

Janagaraj

Lalithakamalam

Seetha

Anjayya

Meesai Murugesan

K. S. Jayalakshmi

Wine Shop Owner

Nassar

"Bloody" MP

V. K. Ramasamy

Arasiyalvathi

Delhi Ganesh

Charukesi

Ramesh Aravind

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