Mappillai (2011 film)
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| Directed by | Suraj |
| Screenplay by | Mayank Jain |
| Story by | A. Kodandarami Reddy |
| Produced by | Nemichand Jhabak Hitesh Jhabak |
| Starring | Dhanush Hansika Motwani Manisha Koirala |
| Cinematography | S. R. Sathish Kumar |
| Edited by | Kishore Te. |
| Music by | Mani Sharma |
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| Distributed by | Sun Pictures |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Mappillai (transl. Son-in-law / Bridegroom) is a 2011 Indian Tamil-language masala film directed by Suraj, starring Dhanush as the son-in-law and Manisha Koirala as the mother-in-law along with actress Hansika Motwani (in her Tamil debut), playing as her daughter. The film is a remake of the 1989 film of the same name, which itself was based on the Telugu film Attaku Yamudu Ammayiki Mogudu. Distributed by Sun Pictures, it was released on 8 April 2011. The film was a decent hit at the box office but received mixed reviews.