Avvai Shanmugi
● MOVIESManorama MaxU/A 7+ Comedy,Drama , Family Malayalam

Avvai Shanmugi

1996 | 2h 31m | Malayalam | Comedy,Drama , Family | U/A 7+

A divorcee father (Kamal Haasan), desperately misses his daughter. In order to be with her, he takes up a job in his father-in-law's house disguised as a nanny.

Cast: Kamal Haasan, Meena, K. S. Ravikumar, K.P. Hari, R. Ravindran, Deva

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