Indian
Seen it?1996 | 185 min | Drama, Action, Thriller
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With soft box office, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who likes to be kept guessing and action fans. If you loved Batman Begins, start here.
- The mood
- Tense.
- The pace
- Epic and sweeping, at 3 hr 5 min.
- What might put you off
- It's long: 3 hr 5 min.
- It's in Tamil, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsBelow par
7 wins and 0 nominations from smaller awards and festivals
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$4 million worldwide on a $2 million budget
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 175K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Shankar
- Kamal HaasanVeerasekaran Senapathy / Chandra Bose
- Manisha KoiralaAishwarya
- Urmila MatondkarSapna
- SukanyaAmrithavalli
- Nedumudi VenuKrishnasamy
- ManoramaKuppamma
- GoundamaniSubbaiyaa
- SenthilPanneerselvam
- Kasturi ShankarKasthuri
- Nizhalgal RaviCorrupt Doctor