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Indian is a 1996 Indian Tamil vigilante film directed by Shankar and produced by A. M. Rathnam. The film stars Kamal Haasan in dual roles with Manisha Koirala, Urmila Matondkar, Sukanya and Goundamani appearing in other pivotal roles. The film's score and soundtrack are composed by A. R. Rahman, while cinematography was handled by Jeeva. The film focuses on an ex-freedom fighter turned vigilante bent on rooting out corruption and his son, who is at the other end of the spectrum by facilitating corrupt practices leading to unfortunate events. The film opened to positive reviews from critics on the way to becoming a commercial blockbuster in the Tamil film industry. Indian was selected by India as its entry for the Best Foreign Language Film for the Academy Awards in 1996, but was not nominated. The film also went on to win three National Film Awards including that of Best Actor for Kamal Haasan's portrayal, while his performance also saw him win at the Filmfare Awards and the Tamil Nadu State Film Awards. The film was dubbed and released in Hindi as Hindustani with a few scenes reshot and also in Telugu as Bharatheeyudu. It was also the highest grossing Tamil film upon its release, until surpassed by Padayappa, three years later.
Original Release
05/09/1996
Cast
Name | Character |
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Kamal Haasan | Chandra Bose / Senapathy |
Sukanya | Amrithavalli |
Manisha Koirala | Ishwarya / Aishwarya |
Urmila Matondkar | Sapna |
Nedumudi Venu | Krishnaswamy / Krishnasamy |
Goundamani | Subbaiyaa / Subbaiah |
Kasthuri Shankar | Kasthoori (Senapathy's Daughter) |
Aruna Irani | Gulabo Ram. Khilawan (Hindi version only) |
Aachi Manorama | Kuppamma |
Crazy Mohan | Parthasarathy |
Directors
Writers
S. Shankar, Umesh Sharma, Sujatha
Cast
Name | Character |
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Kamal Haasan | Chandra Bose / Senapathy |
Sukanya | Amrithavalli |
Manisha Koirala | Ishwarya / Aishwarya |
Urmila Matondkar | Sapna |
Nedumudi Venu | Krishnaswamy / Krishnasamy |
Goundamani | Subbaiyaa / Subbaiah |
Kasthuri Shankar | Kasthoori (Senapathy's Daughter) |
Aruna Irani | Gulabo Ram. Khilawan (Hindi version only) |
Aachi Manorama | Kuppamma |
Crazy Mohan | Parthasarathy |
Senthil | Pannerselvam / Panneerselvam |
Ajay Ratnam | Freedom Fighter |
Nizhalgal Ravi | Corrupt Doctor |
Bala Singh | Treasury department officer |
Johny Lever | Parthasarathy (Hindi) |
Sagar Salunkhe | |
Sudha | |
S. Shankar | Self |
Bhanupriya | Sapna (voice) |
Chokkalinga Bhagavathar |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Jhamu Sughand | Producer |
A.M. Rathnam | Producer |