Trailer
Summary
Priya decides that she wants to be a nun, much to the horror of her father and Thomas, the boy who is in love with her. Thomas decides to enlist the help of Deva to change her mind.
Good for
- Date night
- Family movie night
- Friends night
Skip it if
- You want dark or edgy material
Where to watch
Fingerprint
At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 75GoodWatch 72
Audience score82%
IMDb6.8
Running time
2 h 25 min
Longer than 9 in 10 comedies, +45 min on the typical 100
typical 100145Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Reach
Streams in 4 countries, rent or buy in 41 more
Released
1997
January 14, 1997
29 years ago
Genres
ComedyRomanceDramaLanguage
Tamil
Original language
Made in
- India
and 10 more15 people
- Arvind SwamyThomas Thangadurai
- Prabhu DevaDeva
- KajolPriya Amalraj
- Girish KarnadAmalraj
- NassarGuru
- Arundathi NagMother Superior
- S. P. BalasubramaniamJames Thangadurai
- Prakash RajJaipal
- RSRanvir ShahDavid
Janaki SabeshSister Agnes
Rajiv MenonThomas's employee (uncredited)
Gautham Vasudev MenonA man in the crowd (uncredited)
VikramDeva (voice)- KKKarthik KrupakaranRaja
Laxmi RattanRecording studio owner
Directing · 1
- Rajiv Menon Director, Story, Dialogue, Screenplay
Writing · 2
- V. C. Guhanathan Screenplay, Additional Writing
- Vairamuthu Lyricist
Production · 3
- M. Saravanan Producer
- M. S. Guhan Producer
- M. Balasubramanian Producer
Camera · 2
- Ravi K. Chandran Director of Photography
- Venu Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Suresh Urs Editor
Sound · 18
- A.R. Rahman Original Music Composer
- S. P. Balasubramaniam Playback Singer
- Shankar Mahadevan Playback Singer
- KK Playback Singer
- Malgudi Subha Playback Singer
- Malaysia Vasudevan Playback Singer
Other crew · 1
- G.B. Vijay Additional Writing
More like this
Similar
Most like Minsara Kanavu overall
Nearest on the related map: closest in everything it does to you, not one trait
- Dil To Pagal Hai (1997)
GoodWatch score 72 - Julie and the Phantoms (2020)
GoodWatch score 86 - Hum Aapke Hain Koun..! (1994)
GoodWatch score 74 - Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998)
GoodWatch score 74 - Crown for Christmas (2015)
GoodWatch score 61 - Sister Act (1992)
GoodWatch score 65 - Sing (2016)
GoodWatch score 66 - Mohabbatein (2000)
GoodWatch score 73 - Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995)
GoodWatch score 85 - K-ON! The Movie (2011)
GoodWatch score 83 - The Colors Within (2024)
GoodWatch score 78 - The Holiday (2006)
GoodWatch score 61 - TAYLOR SWIFT | THE ERAS TOUR (2023)
GoodWatch score 85 - Vivo (2021)
GoodWatch score 72 - Brigadoon (1954)
GoodWatch score 63 - Starstruck (2010)
GoodWatch score 65
Same genre
More comedy movies
- Knives Out (2019)
GoodWatch score 80 - Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008)
GoodWatch score 63 - Wedding Crashers (2005)
GoodWatch score 65 - DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story (2004)
GoodWatch score 65 - Neighbors (2014)
GoodWatch score 64 - Paul (2011)
GoodWatch score 62 - Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999)
GoodWatch score 61 - Jailer 2 (2026)
GoodWatch score 83