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Director:
Mani Ratnam
Writers:
Mani Ratnam (screenplay)
Mani Ratnam (story)
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Release Date:
25 November 1991 (India) more
Genre:
Drama
Plot:
Surya (Rajnikanth) is an orphan raised in a slum. He finds a friend in the local Godfather (Mamooty)... more | add synopsis
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Best of Rajnikanth more

Cast

  (Credited cast)
Rajnikanth ... Surya
Mammootty ... Devaraj
Shobana ... Subbulaxmi
Arvind Swamy ... Arjun
Srividya ... Kalyani, Surya's mom
Bhanupriya ... Padma

Amrish Puri ... Kalivardhan
Jai Sankar ... Arjun's Dad
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Geetha ... Devaraj's Wife
Charu Haasan ... Subbulaxmi's Father
Manoj K. Jayan ... Manoharan
Nagesh
Sonu Walia ... Dancer (special appearance)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Dal-pati (The Leader) (India: Hindi title)
The Commander (India: English title)
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Country:
India
Language:
Hindi | Tamil
Filming Locations:
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

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14 out of 15 people found the following comment useful:-
Best of Rajnikanth, 27 February 2003
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Author: Pranavan (pranavan_007@yahoo.com) from Perth, Australia

A fight between two brothers (Rajnikanth and Arvindswamy) is a classy version on Modern Mahabbaratha, is truly unique. Maniratnam has adapted the screenplay to the modern version and it's really awesome. Mammootty as Rajnikanth's friend Deva is amazing. Music and cinematography by Illayaraja and Santosh Sivan (The terrorist) commend each other. For me it's the best gangster movie made in India. Just loved the movie from beginning till end.

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