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Kannathil Muthamittal
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Kannathil Muthamittal

2002-02-14 · 137 min · ★ 7.7

Drama · War

A little girl is told by her parents that she is adopted. Determined to find her birth mother, her family eventually agrees to take her to Sri Lanka, where they encounter the militant group known as the Tamil Tigers.

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Directors
Mani Ratnam
Production companies
Madras Talkies
Countries
India
Status
Released

Top Cast

P. S. KeerthanaP. S. KeerthanaAmudha
R. MadhavanR. MadhavanThiruchelvan
SimranSimranIndira
Nandita DasNandita DasM.D. Shyama
Delhi KumarDelhi KumarGanesan
SurajVinayan
KethanAkhilan
Prakash RajPrakash RajHarold Wickramsinghe
PasupathyPasupathyPasupathy
J. D. ChakravarthiJ. D. ChakravarthiDileepan
Kamala KrishnaswamyKamala
Bala SinghBala SinghDevanathan
M. S. BhaskarM. S. BhaskarShankaralingam
Sashi KumarSuicide bomber
Easwari RaoEaswari RaoShyma
Mu RamaswamyMu RamaswamySundaralingam
Cuckoo ParameswaranCuckoo ParameswaranSundari
Lakshmi KrishnamurthyLakshmi KrishnamurthyOld Lady
SiddharthSiddharthBus Passenger (uncredited)
Shefali ChowdhuryShefali ChowdhuryRefugee (uncredited)

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