Punnagai Mannan (Eng: King of Smiles) is a 1986 Indian Tamil-language romantic-drama film written and directed by K. Balachander. The film stars Kamal Haasan and Revathi in the lead roles.
The film was released on 1 November 1986, during Diwali, and ran for 25 weeks in theatres. It was later dubbed into Telugu as Dance Master, and into Hindi as Chacha Charlie in 1996.
Lovers Sethu and Ranjani arrive at a cliff where they plan to commit suicide due to the pressure put up by Ranjani’s parents against their marriage. Sethu, who is the son of an ordinary drunkard cook, is not accepted as groom for Ranjani by her parents.
Directed by – K. Balachander
Produced by – Rajam Balachander & Pushpa Kandaswamy
Written by – K. Balachander
Starring – Kamal Haasan, Revathi
Music by – Ilaiyaraaja
Cinematography – Ragunatha Reddy
Edited by – Ganesh-Kumar
Production – Kavithalayaa Productions
Distributed by – Kavithalayaa Productions
Release date – 1 November 1986
Country – India
Language – Tamil
