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Simla Special is a film of genre Drama directed by Muktha Srinivasan with Kamal Haasan

Simla Special (1982)

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Genres Drama
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Simla Special is a Tamil language film starring Kamal Haasan in the lead role. S V Sekhar, Sripriya, Thenga sreenivasan, YGM, Manorama are other major stars appearing in this comedy. The movie was a flop at the box office.

Synopsis

Gopu (Kamal Haasan) is a budding drama artist. He and his good friend, Babu (S Ve Sekhar), own a popular troupe that performs low-budget comedies. To help Babu pay for his sister's wedding, they accept a commission to perform a set of plays for Tamilians in Simla. One of the plays is titled "Simla Special" and is written by Mahalakshmi (Sripriya).

Actors

Kamal Haasan

(Gopu)Sripriya

(Mahalakshmi)S. V. Sekhar

(Babu)Thengai Srinivasan

(Mahalakshmi's Father)Venniradai Moorthy
And :
Y. G. Mahendran
Aachi Manorama
Shanthi Krishna
Delhi Ganesh
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