Kannathil Muthamittal

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Kannathil Muthamittal

"A Peck on the Cheek."

2002

2h 17m

7.7(53 votes)

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A little girl is told by her parents that she is adopted. Determined to find her birth mother, her family eventually agrees to take her to Sri Lanka, where they encounter the militant group known as the Tamil Tigers.

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10 featured cast members

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P. S. Keerthana

Amudha

R. Madhavan

Thiruchelvan

Simran

Indira

Nandita Das

M.D. Shyama

Delhi Kumar

Ganesan

Suraj

Vinayan

Kethan

Akhilan

Prakash Raj

Harold Wickramsinghe

Pasupathy

J. D. Chakravarthi

Dileepan

Creative team

Directed by: Mani Ratnam
Written by: Sujatha Rangarajan
Mani Ratnam
Produced by: Mani Ratnam
G. Srinivasan

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