''Mahaan Kanakku'' () is a 2011 Indian

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directed by Sampath Arumugam, an assistant to Sasi. The film stars

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and newcomer

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. The music was composed by A. K. Rishal Sai with cinematography by Karthik and editing by Suresh Urs. The film released on 30 December 2011.

Cast

as Jeeva *

as Anjali * Srinath as Professor Varadharajan *

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as Janaki *

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as Auditor *

Sathish Sathish Muthukrishnan (born 23 May 1987) is an Indian actor and comedian working in the Tamil film industry. He made a breakthrough portraying a role alongside Sivakarthikeyan in '' Ethir Neechal'' (2013). He won Edison Award for Best Comedian ...

as Mandotharan, Jeeva's friend * TSK as Jeeva's friend *

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as Gopi * Manobala as Traffic Police Officer *

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as Orphanage Caretaker * A. Venkatesh as Math Teacher *

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as CEO Suresh *

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* ''Neethiyin Kural'' C. R. Bhaskaran as Jeeva's lawyer''Mahaan Kanakku'' (DVD): opening credits from 1.05 to 2.00 * Karthik as Opposition Lawyer *

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Production

The film began production under the title ''Gandhi Kanakku''. The name was later changed to ''Mahaan Kanakku'' after a case was filed against the name.

Awards

Release

''Behindwoods'' gave this film two out of five stars stating that "While movies like '' Ethan'' briefly touched upon the banking problem, ''Mahaan Kanakku'' goes for the throat and gets it".

References

{{reflist 2011 films 2010s Tamil-language films