Avvai Shanmugi (1996) featured a cast of 26 tracked actors. Of these, 11 (52%) are still alive today and 10 have passed away. The oldest surviving cast member is Ramesh Khanna, age 72. This film starred Kamal Haasan and Meena.
52% still with us· verified cast42% of full cast · incl. 5 unverified
Survivorship
Cast Reunion Index: 52% still living
Avg. Age at Death: 72.9 yrs
Deaths by Year
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Cast26 members
| Person | Character | Status | DOB | Age | DOD | Age in 1996 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Kamal Haasan Avvai Shanmugi / Pandiyan | Avvai Shanmugi / Pandiyan | Living | 07/11/1954 | 71 | — | 42 |
 Meena Janaki | Janaki | Living | 16/09/1976 | 50 | — | 20 |
 Gemini Ganesan Vishwanathan Iyer | Vishwanathan Iyer | Deceased | 17/11/1920 | 84 | 22/03/2005 | 76 |
 Nagesh Joseph | Joseph | Deceased | 27/09/1933 | 75 | 31/01/2009 | 63 |
 Manivannan Mudaliyar | Mudaliyar | Deceased | 31/07/1953 | 59 | 15/06/2013 | 43 |
 Nassar Basha | Basha | Living | 05/03/1958 | 68 | — | 38 |
 Delhi Ganesh Sethuram Iyer | Sethuram Iyer | Deceased | 01/08/1944 | 80 | 09/11/2024 | 52 |
 Heera Rajgopal Rathna | Rathna | Living | 28/12/1971 | 54 | — | 25 |
 Rani Kousi | Kousi | Living | 14/02/1974 | 52 | — | 22 |
Baby Anne Bharathi | Bharathi | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
| Unverified | — | — | — | — | ||
| Deceased | 18/07/1939 | 72 | 30/01/2012 | 57 | ||
 Kavithalaya Krishnan Lawyer | Lawyer | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 S. P. Balasubramaniam Dr. Subbu | Dr. Subbu | Deceased | 04/06/1946 | 74 | 25/09/2020 | 50 |
 Raghuram Self | Self | Deceased | 23/03/1949 | 64 | 30/11/2013 | 47 |
 Crazy Mohan Interviewer | Interviewer | Deceased | 16/10/1952 | 66 | 10/06/2019 | 44 |
 Ramesh Aravind Self | Self | Living | 10/09/1964 | 62 | — | 32 |
 R. Neelakantan Judge | Judge | Deceased | 26/07/1936 | 81 | 10/05/2018 | 60 |
 Vaiyapuri Flower decorator | Flower decorator | Living | 19/09/1968 | 58 | — | 28 |
 Ramesh Khanna Film director | Film director | Living | 12/06/1954 | 72 | — | 42 |
 Kanal Kannan Rogue | Rogue | Living | 12/02/1971 | 55 | — | 25 |
 K. S. Ravikumar Spectator | Spectator | Living | 04/06/1954 | 72 | — | 42 |
Uma Bharani Janaki (voice) | Janaki (voice) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Savitha Reddy Rathna (voice) | Rathna (voice) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Kovai Senthil (Uncredited) | (Uncredited) | Deceased | 01/01/1944 | 74 | 09/08/2018 | 52 |
 Peter Hein Fighter (uncredited) | Fighter (uncredited) | Living | 12/08/1973 | 53 | — | 23 |
