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Thenali

  • 2000
  • 2h 44m
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
2.6K
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Thenali (2000)
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A neurotic Sri Lankan patient crashes his psychotherapist's family vacation in Kodaikanal.A neurotic Sri Lankan patient crashes his psychotherapist's family vacation in Kodaikanal.A neurotic Sri Lankan patient crashes his psychotherapist's family vacation in Kodaikanal.

  • Director
    • K.S. Ravikumar
  • Writers
    • Crazy Mohan
    • Ramakrishna
    • K.S. Ravikumar
  • Stars
    • Kamal Haasan
    • Jayaram
    • Jyotika
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    7.5/10
    2.6K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • K.S. Ravikumar
    • Writers
      • Crazy Mohan
      • Ramakrishna
      • K.S. Ravikumar
    • Stars
      • Kamal Haasan
      • Jayaram
      • Jyotika
    • 9User reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win

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    Kamal Haasan
    Kamal Haasan
    • Tenali Soman
    Jayaram
    Jayaram
    • Dr. Kailash
    Jyotika
    Jyotika
    • Janaki
    • (as Jyothika)
    Devayani
    Devayani
    • Jalaja
    Delhi Ganesh
    Delhi Ganesh
    • Dr. Panchabhootam
    Ramesh Khanna
    Ramesh Khanna
    • Dr. Panchabhootam's assistant
    C.R. Vijayakumari
    • Kamakshi
    • (as Vijayakumari)
    Madhan Bob
    • Diamond Babu
    Meena
    Meena
    • Self
    Crane Manohar
    • Servant
    Charlie
    Charlie
    • Tourist guide
    Bayilvan Ranganathan
    • Inspector
    K.S. Ravikumar
    K.S. Ravikumar
    • Guest Appearance
    • Director
      • K.S. Ravikumar
    • Writers
      • Crazy Mohan
      • Ramakrishna
      • K.S. Ravikumar
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    • Trivia
      Thenali is a Tamil remake of the American film "What About Bob?", starring Bill Murray.
    • Connections
      Remake of What About Bob? (1991)
    • Soundtracks
      Athini Sithini
      (Tamil Version)
      Written by: Arivumathi
      Produced by: A.R. Rahman
      Performed by: Hariharan, Chithra Iyer and Kamal Haasan

    User reviews9

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    1/10

    Bad remake of What About Bob

    What started off as a mediocre US movie (what about bob) becomes a wretched Tamil one. Kamal Hasan has been a good actor in the past. Not so here. He does some good slapstick and his accent's ok, though. Still, the movie is one of the worst Tamil movies I've seen.
    • ldlAkasha
    • Jan 16, 2002
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    • Release date
      • October 26, 2000 (India)
    • Country of origin
      • India
    • Language
      • Tamil
    • Filming locations
      • Kodaikanal, Tamil Nadu, India(location)
    • Production company
      • R.K. Celluloids
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    • Gross worldwide
      • ₹300,000,000
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    • Runtime
      2 hours 44 minutes
    • Color
      • Color

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