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Indian

19966.93h 5m

Overview

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.

Directed by Shankar
Written by Sujatha Rangarajan, Shankar, Vaali
Produced by Jhamu Sughand, A. M. Rathnam
Box OfficeBudget: $1.8MRevenue: $4.2M

Top Cast

Kamal Haasan

Kamal Haasan

Veerasekaran Senapathy / Chandra Bose

Manisha Koirala

Manisha Koirala

Aishwarya

Urmila Matondkar

Urmila Matondkar

Sapna

Sukanya

Sukanya

Amrithavalli

Nedumudi Venu

Nedumudi Venu

Krishnasamy

Manorama

Manorama

Kuppamma

Goundamani

Goundamani

Subbaiyaa

Senthil

Senthil

Panneerselvam

Kasturi Shankar

Kasturi Shankar

Kasthuri

Nizhalgal Ravi

Nizhalgal Ravi

Corrupt Doctor

Themes & Keywords

patriotismfreedom fightervigilantepolitical corruptionfather son conflictinspirationalaction thrillerdramatic

About Indian

Indian is a drama, action, thriller film released in 1996 exploring themes of patriotism, freedom fighter, vigilante, political corruption, father son conflict, inspirational. Directed by Shankar, it stars Kamal Haasan, Manisha Koirala, Urmila Matondkar. 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.

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