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Unnal Mudiyum Thambi is a film of genre Drama directed by Kailasam Balachander with Kamal Haasan

Unnal Mudiyum Thambi (1988)

Unnal Mudiyum Thambi
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Unnal Mudiyum Thambi (translation: You can, Brother) is a Tamil language film written and directed by K. Balachander. The film was produced by Rajam Balachander and Pushpa Kandasamy under Kavithalaya Productions. The film features Kamal Haasan and Seetha in the lead roles with Gemini Ganesan, Manorama, Janagaraj, Naasar and Delhi Ganesh playing supporting roles. The film is a remake of the Telugu film Rudraveena. The soundtrack album and background score were composed by Ilaiyaraaja. Cinematography was handled by Raghunath Reddy and editing was done by R. Bhaskaran.

The film's plot revolves around clash of ideologies between father and son; the father believes in art while his son is interested in social service. The rest of the film revolves around how the father changes his opinion about his son. The film was released on 12 August 1988.

Synopsis

Udhayamoorthy (Kamal Haasan) is the younger son of an illustrious Carnatic music maestro, Bilahari Marthandam Pillai (Gemini Ganesan). The father is a strict disciplinarian who is very class conscious and cares only for his art. The maestro's elder son (Prasad Babu) is born mute and hence had to take to an instrument, the nadhaswaram, which he is quite adept at.

Actors

Kamal Haasan

(Udhayamoorthi)Seetha

(Lalithakamalam)Gemini Ganesan

(Bilahari Marthandam Pillai)Manorama
Aachi Manorama

(Angayarkanni)
And :
Charle
Ramesh Aravind
Meesai Murugesan
Delhi Ganesh
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