Punnagai Mannan English King of Smiles is a 1986 Indian Tamil drama film directed by K. Balachander. Starring Kamal Haasan and Revathi in the lead roles, the film is Haasans 25th film with Balachander. Coincidentally, it is music director Ilaiyaraajas last film with lyricist Vairamuthu. The film was dubbed into Telugu as Dance Master. The film was later dubbed into Hindi as Cha Cha Charlee in 1996. This was Revathis last tamil film before her marriage to cinematographer Suresh Chandra Menon in 1986.
After a year, he is released from jail. Padmini Srividya who owns a dance school provides him a job of dance master as he is the former student. Sethu visits regularly the cliff as a remembrance of his love. On his way he sees a girl Revathi who attempts suicide for silly reason of failure in examination and he stops her from it. He again meets the girl in a gallery. The girl introduces herself to him as Malini but he ignores her. Malini again meets Sethu at a tourist spot where she clicks photos without his knowledge, but Sethu finds out and damages her camera. Malini chases him to his dance school as his student. Sethu repeatedly insults her but Malini develops a love for Sethu.Malini coincidentally meets Chaplin Chellapa also Kamal Hasan, uncle of Sethu who dressed himself like Charlie Chaplin and makes people laugh. She comes to know about Sethus failed love from him, which increases her affection towards Sethu. Chaplin Chellapa helps her to win Sethus heart. Malini is actually a Sinhalese girl because of which she faces trouble from her class mate many times and every time rescued by Sethu. Sethu though humiliates her all the time develops a soft corner in his mind. Sethu could realise that he had started to love her but gets confused what to do as he is a failed one. Sethus repeated attempts to prevent himself loving Malini fails and he takes a sign of blessing for his new love from Ranjani at the cliff side. He finally confesses his love for her and proposes to her. ........
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