Padayappa

1999 2h 52m TA

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7.4

SOLID

★7.4TMDB · 66

DramaAction

Synopsis

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Padayappa, a mechanical engineer whose father gives up his property to his foster brother, and then dies of shock soon after. Neelambari initially loves Padayappa, but plans to humiliate him after his family humiliates her father. The rest of the plot deals with Padayappa overcoming all the obstacles placed by Neelambari.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Sivaji Ganesan
Dharmalingam
Rajinikanth
Padayappa
Ramya Krishnan
Neelambari
Soundarya
Vasundhara
Lakshmi
Savithri
Sithara
Nandhini
Radha Ravi
Rajarathnam
Nassar
Surya Prakash

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: K. S. Ravikumar
Writers: K. S. Ravikumar, Rajinikanth
Languages: Tamil
Countries: India

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RUNTIME

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Clocks in at 172 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.

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ERA

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

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by K. S. Ravikumar, shot by S. Murthy. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

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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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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6 / 8

CAST

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Sivaji Ganesan and Rajinikanth and Ramya Krishnan carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0213969 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 66 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

K. S. Ravikumar directs. S. Murthy behind the camera. A.R. Rahman scores. Thanigachalam cuts. A long sit — settle in. Produced in India. Dialogue in Tamil.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Clocks in at 172 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.
227 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Directed by K. S. Ravikumar, shot by S. Murthy. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by A.R. Rahman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Thanigachalam shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Sivaji Ganesan and Rajinikanth and Ramya Krishnan carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0213969 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 66 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.