Mandela (2021)
April 5, 2021Release Date
Mandela (2021)
April 5, 2021Release Date
Plot.
Where to Watch.
Currently Mandela is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
Streaming in:🇺🇸 United States
This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Yogi Babu
Smile / Nelson Mandela
G. M. Sundar
Rathinam
Kanna Ravi
Mathi
Sangili Murugan
Periya Ayya / Karunakaran Periyar
Sheela Rajkumar
Thenmozhi
Arumugam Bala
Murugesan
Prasanna Balachandran
Sudalai
George Mariyan
BDO Officer
Senthikumari
Valli
Subadhini Subramanian
Shankar Thas
Kaalai
Mandela Mukesh
Kirudha
Madonne Ashwin
Director / Story / Screenplay / Dialogue
Balaji Mohan
Creative Producer
Chakravarthy Ramachandra
Co-Producer
S. Sashikanth
Producer
Media.
Details.
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Mandela is a 2021 Indian Tamil-language political satire television film written and directed by Madonne Ashwin on his directorial debut and produced by S. Sashikanth and Ramachandra of YNOT Studios while director Balaji Mohan, co-produced the film under his banner Open Window Productions. The film being titled after the late South African President Nelson Mandela, stars Yogi Babu in the titular lead role while Sheela Rajkumar, Kanna Ravi, Sangili Murugan and G. M. Sundar play supportive roles. The music for the film is composed by Bharath Sankar, whereas cinematography and editing were handled by Vidhu Ayyanna and Philomin Raj respectively.
The film is set on the backdrop of a village panchayat election scenario between two political parties where a local barber's vote will determine the fate of the election. The film was directly released via Star Vijay on 4 April 2021 and internationally through Netflix, the following day. The film received widespread critical acclaim praising the script, performances and technical aspects of the film. It was shortlisted as one among the 14 Indian films to be nominated for Best Foreign Film at the 94th Academy Awards scheduled to be held in mid-2022. At the 68th National Film Awards, it won 2 awards for Best Debut Film of a Director and Best Screenplay (Dialogues), both for Madonne Ashwin. The film was remade in Telugu as Martin Luther King (2023).