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Mappillai is a film of genre Comedy directed by Suraj with Dhanush

Mappillai (2011)

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Mappillai (English: Son-in-law) is a 2011 Tamil romantic action comedy film directed by Suraj, starring Dhanush as the son-in-law and Manisha Koirala as the mother-in-law with Hansika Motwani, in her Tamil debut, playing her daughter. The film is a remake of the 1989 film of the same name, which incidentally starred Dhanush's father-in-law, Rajinikanth, in the lead role which itself was a remake of Chiranjeevi starrer Telugu film Athaku Yamudu Ammayiki Mogudu. Distributed by Sun Pictures, it was released on 8 April 2011. The film received mixed reviews but was a below average grosser at box office.

Synopsis

Saravanan is a do-gooder, who is soft-spoken and admired by one and all. Another person named Child Chinna (Vivek) who is the head of the Namitha Fan Club in his area. Child Chinna and Saravanan come across Gayathri (Hansika Motwani), daughter of arrogant business woman Rajeshwari and they both fall for her. Child Chinna asks Saravanan to help him with his love and when he finds out it's Gayathri he still helped him.

Actors

Dhanush

(Saravanan)Hansika Motwani

(Gayathri)Manisha Koirala

(Rajeshwari)Vivek

(Child Chinna / James Pandiyan / Youth)Ashish Vidyarthi

(Devaraj)
And :
Sathyan
Madhan Bob
Chitti Babu
Manobala
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