Padayappa
Seen it?1999 | 172 min | Drama, Action
Sunday Safe Betearly ratingWhy it’s a Sunday Safe Bet
It's still drawing plenty of interest, though it had a box office flop. A safe bet when you want something reliable.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for action fans. If you loved Kill Bill: Vol. 1 or Wrath of Man, start here.
- The mood
- Exciting.
- The pace
- Epic and sweeping, at 2 hr 52 min.
- What might put you off
- It's long: 2 hr 52 min.
- It's in Tamil, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerWeak
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactStrong
About 454K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by K. S. Ravikumar
- Sivaji GanesanDharmalingam
- RajinikanthPadayappa
- Ramya KrishnanNeelambari
- SoundaryaVasundhara
- LakshmiSavithri
- SitharaNandhini
- Radha RaviRajarathnam
- NassarSurya Prakash
- ManivannanRamalingam
- SenthilAlagapuri Azhagesan