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Veerappan

Veerappan

20165.92h 5m

Overview

The journey of the world's most notorious sandalwood and ivory smuggler, Veerappan who was finally captured on October 18, 2004.

Directed by Ram Gopal Varma
Written by Ram Gopal Varma, R.D. Tailang
Produced by Raina Sachiin Joshi, Suresh Basant
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Top Cast

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Sandeep Bharadwaj

Veerappan

Lisa Ray

Lisa Ray

Priya (Spy)

Sachiin Joshi

Sachiin Joshi

Police Officer (Spy)

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Navin Prabhakar

Rajan

Nissar Khan

Nissar Khan

Police Chief Vijay Kumar

Usha Jadhav

Usha Jadhav

Muthulakshmi

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Shaneel Sinha

Gandhi

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Chetanya Adib

Shashi

Zareen Khan

Zareen Khan

Dancer( khallas item girl )

Themes & Keywords

smuggling (contraband)docudramaveerappan

About Veerappan

Veerappan is a action, crime film released in 2016 exploring themes of smuggling (contraband), docudrama, veerappan. Directed by Ram Gopal Varma, it stars Sandeep Bharadwaj, Lisa Ray, Sachiin Joshi. The journey of the world's most notorious sandalwood and ivory smuggler, Veerappan who was finally captured on October 18, 2004.

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