The read
It runs long at 2h 53m.
Synopsis
Superstar Manoranjan learns that he has only a few days to live and approaches his mentor, director Margadarisi to direct his next project — a folklore-ish comedy about a man who keeps cheating death and his role in saving a kingdom. Meanwhile, he has to sort out his personal lives, which involves an estranged son and a daughter from the love of his life.
Ratings
IMDb7.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes68%
33 audience votes
Key crew
- Ramesh AravindDirector
- GhibranOriginal Music Composer
- Kamal HaasanScreenplay
Cast
- Kamal HaasanUttaman/Manoranjan
- K. BalachanderMargadarsi
- K. ViswanathPoornachandra Rao
- Andrea JeremiahArpana
- JayaramJacob Zachariah
- NassarMuttharasan
- UrvashiVaralakshmi
- Pooja KumarKarpagavalli
- Parvathy ThiruvothuManonmani
- M. S. BhaskarChokku Chettiar
- Ashwin ArvindManohar
- ShanmugarajanShanmugarajan
Stills
Themes
dying wishforced marriageillicit love