Baba (2002)
August 15, 2002Release Date
Plot.
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Cast & Crew.
Rajinikanth
Baba
Goundamani
Annamalai
Manisha Koirala
Chamundeswari
M. N. Nambiar
Baba's Uncle
Sanghavi
Lakshmi
Amrish Puri
Tantrik
Vijayakumar
Chamundeeswari's Father
Ashish Vidhyarthi
Ippo Ramaswamy
Delhi Ganesh
Iyer
Sayaji Shinde
Divyananda Bharathi
Vasu Vikram
Baba's Sidekick
Riyaz Khan
Ramaswamy's Son
Vaishnavi
Chamundeeswari's Sister
Karunas
Africa
Suresh Krishna
Director
Sujatha
Baba's Mother
N. Viswanathan
Baba's Father
Balakumaran
Writer
Seema
Chamundeeswari's Mother
Santhoshi
Chamundeeswari's Sister
Kitty
Bhai
Deepa Venkat
Chamundeeswari's Friend
A.R. Rahman
Composer
Raghava Lawrence
Special Appearance in 'Maya Maya' Song
Chota K. Naidu
Cinematographer
Ramya Krishnan
Neelambari (Special Appearance)
Ravi Chakravathy
Editor
Nassar
Suryaprakash (Special Appearance)
Prabhu Deva
Special Appearance in 'Baba Kichu Kichu Tha' Song / Choreographer
Radha Ravi
Minister of Tourism (Special Appearance)
Sarath Babu
Father of girl saved by Baba (Special Appearance)
B.H. Tharun Kumar
Choreographer
Media.
Details.
Release DateAugust 15, 2002
Original Nameபாபா
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 40m
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Baba is a 2002 Indian Tamil-language supernatural action film written and produced by Rajinikanth under his banner Lotus International, directed by Suresh Krissna, with cinematography by Chota K. Naidu. Along with Rajinikanth in the title role and Manisha Koirala in the female lead, the film features an ensemble supporting cast. Amrish Puri makes his appearance in a Tamil for the second and final time after Thalapathi (1991). The original songs and background score were composed by A.R. Rahman.
The film's story is about a carefree young non-believer of supreme power, Baba, who is a reincarnation of a great saint from the Himalayas. After several twists and problems caused by corrupt local politicians, Baba is taken to Mahavatar Babaji, whom Baba was a follower of in his last life. Baba gets tested by the deity to overcome several illusions of the materialistic world and is given seven chances of wishes. How he uses the wishes while developing spirituality and falling into loggerheads with the villains at the same time forms the rest of the story.
First released in 2002, the film met with mixed critical reviews and was a box-office failure, resulting in Rajinikanth reimbursing distributors for their losses. But over the years, the film gained cult following, as a result of which the film was digitally remastered, re-edited with a shorter duration and an alternate ending, and re-released by Lyca Productions on 10 December 2022, twenty years after its original release, coinciding with Rajinikanth's birthday weekend.