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Maharasan (1993)

Maharasan poster
Original title
மகராசன்
Directed by
G. N. Rangarajan
Genre
comedy film
Country
India
Runtime
2h 29m
Rating
6.3 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A group of villagers get into a series of comical situations involving mistaken identities and misunderstandings. The story follows a man trying to sort out these funny problems while dealing with local eccentrics.

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What happens

Maharasan is a 1993 Indian Tamil-language comedy film produced, directed and co-written by G. N. Rangarajan. The film stars Kamal Haasan and Bhanupriya, while Ramesh Aravind, Chandrasekhar, Goundamani, Senthil, Vadivelu, V. K. Ramasamy, Raghavi and Vadivukkarasi play supporting roles. It was released on 5 March 1993. Haasan acted in the film without any payment, to help his friend Rangarajan come out of his financial crisis. The film ran successfully in theatres, thereby becoming a profitable venture and helped Rangarajan recover from his earlier debts. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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