Indian

1996 3h 5m TA

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7.0

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8.1

IMDB

★7.0TMDB · 88★8.1IMDB · 16,229

DramaActionThriller

Synopsis

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Senapathy, an ex-freedom fighter, is angry. He is angry against the rampant corruption at every level of the bureaucracy. He will clean it up at any cost.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Kamal Haasan
Veerasekaran Senapathy / Chandra Bose
Manisha Koirala
Aishwarya
Urmila Matondkar
Sapna
Sukanya
Amrithavalli
Nedumudi Venu
Krishnasamy
Manorama
Kuppamma
Goundamani
Subbaiyaa
Senthil
Panneerselvam

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Shankar
Writers: Sujatha Rangarajan, Sujatha Rangarajan, Shankar
Languages: Tamil
Countries: India

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RUNTIME

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At 185 minutes, this is a three-hour-plus commitment — longer than 95% of films ever made.

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MONEY

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Shot for just $1.8M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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ERA

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30 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Indian Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Shankar, shot by Jeeva. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by A.R. Rahman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor V. T. Vijayan shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Kamal Haasan and Manisha Koirala and Urmila Matondkar carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Shankar directs. Jeeva behind the camera. A.R. Rahman scores. V. T. Vijayan cuts. A long sit — settle in. Profitable at the box office. Produced in India. Dialogue in Tamil.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1At 185 minutes, this is a three-hour-plus commitment — longer than 95% of films ever made.
2Shot for just $1.8M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
330 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
4Part of the "Indian Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Directed by Shankar, shot by Jeeva. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by A.R. Rahman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor V. T. Vijayan shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Kamal Haasan and Manisha Koirala and Urmila Matondkar carry the top of the cast.
9IMDB entry: tt0116630 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 88 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
11Classified under 8 themes, including "patriotism", "freedom fighter", "vigilante", "political corruption".