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Nala Damayanthi is a film of genre Comedy directed by B. K. Moulee with R. Madhavan
Nala Damayanthi (2003)
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Add to a movie listNala Damayanthi is a 2003 Tamil comedy film directed by Mouli and written and produced by Kamal Hassan. The film stars Madhavan in the lead role, with Geetu Mohandas and Shrutika playing supporting roles. The film released in June 2003. The Hindu called the film a "decent offering".
Plot of this movie is said to be inspired from English film Green Card (film)
Synopsis
Ramji Narayanaswami Iyer (Madhavan), a naive and docile Tamil Brahmin (Palakkad Iyer) cook, dreams of marrying off his sister Bhagyam (Divyadarshini) to a good family, as they are orphans and it becomes his sole responsibility. As per convention he has shell out dowry for the marriage and somehow falls short of the agreed sum. Incidentally the groom's family happens to admire the food cooked by Ramji and plan him to send to Melbourne, Australia as a cook for a multi millionaire Australian based Indian family. In return he has to send part of his salary as a compensation for the dowry he owes.Actors
R. Madhavan
(Ramji Narayanaswami Iyer)
Delhi Ganesh
(Ramji's Uncle)
Geetu Mohandas
(Damayanthi)
Shrutika
(Malathi)
Sriman
(Badri)
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