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Panchatanthiram is a film of genre Comedy directed by K.S.Ravikumar with Jayaram
Panchatanthiram (2002)
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Add to a movie listPanchathantiram (English: Five Ruses) is a 2002 Indian Tamil comedy film directed by K. S. Ravikumar and written by Crazy Mohan. The film features Kamal Haasan, Simran and Ramya Krishnan in the lead roles, with a large supporting cast including Jayaram, Ramesh Aravind and Nagesh.
The film opened to positive reviews from critics, and made profits at the box office.
Synopsis
Ramachandramoorthy alias Ram. C. M or Ram (Kamal Haasan) is a pilot based in Canada and an irredeemable womaniser. In the course of a mid-air hijacking, he meets Mythili (Simran). Mythili and Ram stop the hijacking and save the plane. They fall in love and get married.Actors
Jayaram
(Iyappan Nair)
Kamal Haasan
(Ramachandramurthy)
Ramya Krishnan
(Maragathavalli (Maggie))
Simran
(Mythili)
Ramesh Aravind
(Ganesh)
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