Nammavar (1994)
November 2, 1994Release Date
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Cast & Crew.
Kamal Haasan
Dr. Selvam, Vice-Chancellor, Professor / Writer
Gautami Tadimalla
Vasanthi
Nagesh
Prabhakar Rao
Karan
Ramesh
Ramji
Vijay, Ramesh's Friend
Senthil
Perumal
Kovai Sarala
Julie
Santhana Bharathi
Sakthivel
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Release DateNovember 2, 1994
Original Nameநம்மவர்
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 58m
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Nammavar (transl. One of ours) 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 by his initiatives and its 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).Nammavar was released on 2 November 1994, Diwali day. It won three National Film Awards: Best Feature Film in Tamil, Best Supporting Actor (Nagesh), and Special Mention (Mahesh); and two Tamil Nadu State Film Awards: Second Best Film and Special Prize (Nagesh).