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Kabali

Kabali

20166.02h 30m

Overview

A gangster in Malaysia goes in search of his family after 25 years of imprisonment.

Directed by Pa. Ranjith
Written by Kabilan, Uma Devi, Roshan Jamrock
Produced by S. Thanu
Box OfficeBudget: $18.7MRevenue: $74.0M

Top Cast

Rajinikanth

Rajinikanth

'Kabali' Kabaliswaran

Radhika Apte

Radhika Apte

Kumudhavalli

Sai Dhanshika

Sai Dhanshika

Yogi

Winston Chao

Winston Chao

Tony Lee

Kishore

Kishore

Veerasekaran

V R Dinesh

V R Dinesh

Jeeva

Kalaiyarasan

Kalaiyarasan

Thamizh Kumaran

John Vijay

John Vijay

Ameer

Nassar

Nassar

Tamilnesan

Riythvika

Riythvika

Meena

Themes & Keywords

gangsterrivalrymalaysiaoppression

About Kabali

Kabali is a action, crime, drama film released in 2016 exploring themes of gangster, rivalry, malaysia, oppression. Directed by Pa. Ranjith, it stars Rajinikanth, Radhika Apte, Sai Dhanshika. A gangster in Malaysia goes in search of his family after 25 years of imprisonment.

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