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Nammavar
Sign in to saveNammavar () is a 1994 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by K. S. Sethumadhavan and produced by B. Venkatarama Reddy. The film stars Kamal Haasan and Gautami, while Nagesh, Senthil, Kovai Sarala, Srividya and Karan play supporting roles. It follows a history lecturer of a college and how he tries to reform the downtrodden college through his initiatives and their consequences.
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7.7Selvam, the new vice principal of a college, tries to transform the behaviour of troublemaking students while fighting an inner war.
Cast
- Kamal Haasan as Dr. Selvam, Vice-Chancellor, Professor
- Gautami Tadimalla as Vasanthi
- Nagesh as Prabhakar Rao
- Senthil as Perumal
- Kovai Sarala as Julie
- Srividya as Selvam's Sister
Themes
- students' movement
- college
- cancer
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- India
- Original language
- Tamil
- Director
- K. S. Sethumadhavan
- Screenwriter
- Kamal Haasan
- Cast member
- Kamal Haasan
- Production company
- Vijaya Vauhini Studios
- Cinematographer
- Madhu Ambat
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- publication date
- 1994-01-01
- title
- நம்மவர்
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Encyclopedic overview
14 sectionsContents
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- Production
- Development
- Casting
- Filming
- Soundtrack
- Release
- Reception
- Accolades
- Legacy
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Nammavar () is a 1994 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by K. S. Sethumadhavan and produced by B. Venkatarama Reddy. The film stars Kamal Haasan and Gautami, while Nagesh, Senthil, Kovai Sarala, Srividya and Karan play supporting roles. It follows a history lecturer of a college and how he tries to reform the downtrodden college through his initiatives and their consequences.
The story and screenplay were written by Haasan, and the dialogues by Kanmani Subbu. The music was composed by debutant Mahesh Mahadevan with cinematography by Madhu Ambat, and editing by N. P. Satish. The film was inspired by various English-language films about universities and professors, including To Sir, with Love (1967), Class of 1984 (1982) and The Principal (1987).
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