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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Mahaan Kanakku<br />
| image =Mahaan Kanakku poster.jpg<br />
| alt = <!-- see WP:ALT --><br />
| caption = Film poster<br />
| director = Sampath Arumugam<br />
| producer = G. P. S. <br />
| writer = Sampath Arumugam<br />
| starring = [[Ramana (actor)|Ramana]]<br />[[Reecha Sinha]]<br />
| music = A K Rishal Sai<br />
| studio = Pooja Film International<br />
| distributor = [[Ayngaran International]]<br />
| released = {{Film date|df=y|2011|12|30}}<br />
| cinematography = Karthik <br />
| editing = [[Suresh Urs]]<br />
| runtime = 149 minutes<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Tamil<br />
| budget =<br />
| gross =<br />
}}<br />
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'''''Mahaan Kanakku''''' ({{literal translation|Saint's calculations}}) is a 2011 Indian [[Tamil cinema|Tamil]]-language drama film directed by Sampath, an assistant to [[Sasi (director)|Sasi]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Debutant-director-Sampath-says-his-Gandhi-Kanakku-is-a-film-that-will-seek-to-solve-an-impending-issue-thats-relevant-to-the-country-Influenced-by-barrister-Gandhi-Sampath-says-his-film-will-be-both-entertaining-and-thought-provoking-Working-with-Sasi-has-probably-rubbed-on-to-Sampath-too-as-he-says-hes-made-the-film-realistically-Theres-no-exaggeration-or-extravagance-he-says-/articleshow/6706376.cms|title=Debutant director Sampath says his Gandhi Kanakku is a film|author=V. Laskhmi|date=7 October 2010|work=Times of India}}</ref> The film stars [[Ramana (actor)|Ramana]] and newcomer [[Reecha Sinha]] in the lead roles.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.maalaimalar.com/amp/cinema/review/2012/01/04121333/mahan-kanakku.vpf | title=Maalaimalar News: Mahan kanakku }}</ref><br />
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==Cast==<br />
{{Colbegin}}<br />
* [[Ramana (actor)|Ramana]] as Jeeva<br />
* [[Reecha Sinha]] as Anjali<br />
* [[Srinath (actor)|Srinath]] as Professor Varadharajan <br />
* [[Devadarshini]] as Janaki<br />
* Baby Caroline Rithika<ref name="Opening credits">''Mahaan Kanakku'' (DVD): opening credits from 1.05 to 2.00</ref><br />
* [[Saravana Subbiah]] as Auditor <br />
* Isaac<ref name="Opening credits" /><br />
* [[Lollu Sabha Jeeva]] as Gopi<br />
* Manohar<ref name="Opening credits" /><br />
* [[S. N. Lakshmi]] as Orphanage Caretaker<br />
* [[Sabitha Anand]]<br />
* Sudha <br />
* [[Charmila]]<br />
* [[Manobala]] as Traffic Police Officer<br />
* Sathish Kumar as Jeeva's friend<br />
* TSK as Jeeva's friend<br />
* ''Neethiyin Kural'' C. R. Bhaskaran as Jeeva's lawyer<ref name="Opening credits" /><br />
* [[Neelu]]<br />
* [[Muthukaalai]]<br />
* Supergood Lakshmanan<ref name="Opening credits" /><br />
* Sivanarayana Murthy<ref name="Opening credits" /><br />
* Surya P. Sakthivel<ref name="Opening credits" /><br />
* Diya<ref name="Opening credits" /><br />
* [[Suresh Urs]] as CEO Suresh<br />
* [[A. Venkatesh (director)|A. Venkatesh]] as Maths Teacher<br />
* Karthik as Opposition Lawyer <br />
{{Colend}}<br />
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== Production ==<br />
The film began production under the title ''Gandhi Kanakku''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2011/aug/30/gandhi-kanakku-where-did-that-come-from-285882.html|title='Gandhi Kanakku? Where did that come from?'|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref> The name was later changed to ''Mahaan Kanakku'' after a case was filed against the name.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sify.com/movies/title-change-for-gandhi-kanakku-news-tamil-llung9dgcebsi.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191028230850/https://www.sify.com/movies/title-change-for-gandhi-kanakku-news-tamil-llung9dgcebsi.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2019-10-28|title=Title change for Gandhi Kanakku|website=Sify}}</ref><br />
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== Awards ==<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable"<br />
|-<br />
! Year<br />
! Award<br />
! Category<br />
! Nominee<br />
! Outcome<br />
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| 2012<br />
| [[Norway Tamil Film Festival Awards]]<br />
| Best Supporting Actress<br />
| [[Devadarshini]]<br />
| {{won}}<br />
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ntff.no/norway-tamil-film-festival-award-2012/|title=Norway Tamil Film Festival Award 2012|author=Raghavi|date=30 April 2012|website=Norway Tamil Film Festival}}</ref><br />
|}<br />
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==Release==<br />
''Behindwoods'' gave this film two out of five stars stating that "While movies like ''[[Eththan|Ethan]]'' briefly touched upon the banking problem, ''Mahaan Kanakku'' goes for the throat and gets it".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-reviews/reviews-2/jan-12-01/mahaan-kanakku-review.html|title=MAHAAN KANAKKU REVIEW - MAHAAN KANAKKU MOVIE REVIEW|website=www.behindwoods.com}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
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[[Category:2011 films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:2010s Tamil-language films]]</div>UpdateBot