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title: 'Avvai Shanmughi (1996)'
type: 'film'
director: 'K. S. Ravikumar'
released: '1996-11-10'
countries:
  - 'India'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/avvai-shanmughi-1996'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0139872/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Avvai Shanmughi (1996)

1996 · India

Original title: அவ்வை சண்முகி

## Synopsis

Avvai Shanmugi is a 1996 Indian Tamil-language screwball comedy film directed by K. S. Ravikumar and co-written by Crazy Mohan. The film stars Kamal Haasan and Meena, with Gemini Ganesan, Nagesh, Heera, Manivannan, Nassar, Delhi Ganesh and Ann in supporting roles. Inspired by the American film Mrs. Doubtfire (1993), it revolves around a divorcé who disguises as an elderly female housekeeper to be close to his daughter, whose custody is only with his ex-wife.

## Credits

- **Director:** [K. S. Ravikumar](https://cinepixo.com/people/k-s-ravikumar)
- **Screenplay:** [Crazy Mohan](https://cinepixo.com/people/crazy-mohan)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Deva](https://cinepixo.com/people/deva)

## Cast

- [Nagesh](https://cinepixo.com/people/nagesh)
- [Gemini Ganesan](https://cinepixo.com/people/gemini-ganesan)
- [Kamal Haasan](https://cinepixo.com/people/kamal-haasan)
- [Heera Rajagopal](https://cinepixo.com/people/heera-rajagopal)
- [Manivannan](https://cinepixo.com/people/manivannan)
- [Meena](https://cinepixo.com/people/meena)
- [Nassar](https://cinepixo.com/people/nassar)

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