Thalapathi (1991)
November 5, 1991Release Date

Plot.
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Cast & Crew.

Rajinikanth
Surya

Mammootty
Devaraj 'Deva'

Arvind Swamy
Arjun

Srividya
Kalyani

Jaishankar
Krishnamoorthy

Amrish Puri
Kalivardhan

Shobana
'Subbu' Subbulakshmi

Geetha
Selvi

Bhanupriya
Padma

Nirmalamma
Surya's Foster Mother

Charle
Actor

Nagesh
Panthulu

Kitty
Police Commissioner Sundaram

Charu Haasan
Subbulakshmi's Father

Manoj K Jayan
Manohar

Umesh Sharma
Writer

Thalapathi Dinesh
Ramana

Sonu Walia
Special Appearance 'Rakkamma Kaiya Thattu' Song

Tarun
Petty Thief

Mani Ratnam
Director / Screenplay / Story

Ilaiyaraaja
Original Music Composer

G. Venkateswaran
Producer

Rajan Lall
Producer

Santosh Sivan
Director of Photography
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Details.
Release DateNovember 5, 1991
Original Nameதளபதி
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 37m
Content RatingPG-13
Filming LocationsOoty, India
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This Movie Is About.
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Thalapathi (transl. Commander) is a 1991 Indian Tamil-language gangster drama film written and directed by Mani Ratnam, and produced by G. Venkateswaran. The film stars Rajinikanth and Mammootty with Arvind Swamy in his feature-film debut, Jaishankar, Amrish Puri, Srividya, Bhanupriya, Shobana and Geetha in supporting roles. It is about a courageous slum dweller who befriends a powerful gangster and the attempts of a district collector to thwart them.
The plot of Thalapathi is based on the friendship between Karna and Duryodhana, characters from the Hindu epic, Mahabharata. Ilaiyaraaja, in his last collaboration with Mani Ratnam, composed the film's score and soundtrack, and the lyrics were written by poet Vaali. The cinematography was handled by Santosh Sivan and the editor was Suresh Urs. Most of the filming took place in Karnataka state. With a budget of ₹3 crore, at the time of its release, Thalapathi was the most expensive South Indian film.
Thalapathi was released on 5 November 1991, Diwali day; it received critical acclaim and was a commercial success. The movie won many awards including two Filmfare Awards South: Best Director – Tamil (Ratnam) and Best Music Director – Tamil (Ilaiyaraaja), and two Cinema Express Awards: Best Actor – Tamil (Rajinikanth) and Best Character Actress (Srividya). It was remade in Kannada as Annavru (2003).
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