Punnagai Mannan (1986)
- Original title
- புன்னகை மன்னன்
- Directed by
- K. Balachander
- Genre
- romance film
- Country
- India
- Rated
- U
- Rating
- 7.2 of 10 from 8 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A man survives a suicide attempt that killed his lover. He later finds a new romance, but the relationship faces challenges.
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What happens
Punnagai Mannan (transl. King of smiles) is a 1986 Indian Tamil-language musical romantic drama film written and directed by K. Balachander. The film stars Kamal Haasan and Revathi in the lead roles, with Srividya, Rekha, Delhi Ganesh, Sudarshan and Sundar Krishna Urs in supporting roles. Its plot revolves around a man who, after surviving a suicide attempt that killed his lover, finds new love, but their romance faces obstacles. Haasan pitched to Balachander a story based on a true incident about two lovers' attempted suicide, with only the male surviving. Balachander expanded this story to make Punnagai Mannan. The film was released on 1 November 1986, Diwali day, and ran for over 25 weeks in theatres, becoming a silver jubilee hit. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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