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Baasha (1995)

Not Rated | | Action, Crime, Drama | 15 January 1995 (India)
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An auto driver, Manikam, desperately tries to hide his dark underworld side to keep his promise to his father.

Director:

Suresh Krishna

Writers:

Balakumaran (dialogue), Suresh Krishna | 1 more credit »

Stars:

Rajinikanth, Nagma, Raghuvaran | See full cast & crew »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Rajinikanth ... Baasha / Manickam (as Rajnikanth)
Nagma ... Priya
Raghuvaran ... Mark Anthony
Vijayakumar ... Rangasamy
Janagaraj ... Gurumurthy
Devan ... Kesavan
Anandraj ... Indiran
Sasikumar Sasikumar ... Manickam's Brother
Sathyapriya Sathyapriya ... Vijayalakshmi
Yuvarani ... Geetha
Charan Raj Charan Raj ... Anwar
Shenbaga Shenbaga
Raja Krishnamoorthy Raja Krishnamoorthy ... DIG Dinakar
Sethu Vinayakam Sethu Vinayakam ... College Chairman
Kavithalaya Krishnan ... Manickam's Friend
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Storyline

An auto rickshaw driver whose sole aim in life is to fulfill the promise of his late father, runs into trouble when an old rival returns from prison and threatens to destroy his family, forcing him to reveal his dark past and reignite the same war which he had kept aside for years. Written by Santhosh

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promise | smuggler | pacifist | street fight | presumed dead | See All (63) »

Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama

Certificate:

Not Rated | See all certifications »

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Country:

India

Language:

Tamil | Telugu | Hindi

Release Date:

15 January 1995 (India) See more »

Also Known As:

Baashha See more »
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Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

INR250,000,000
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Company Credits

Production Co:

Sathya Jyothi Films, Sathya Movies See more »
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Color
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Trivia

For his exemplary performance in the film, Rajinikanth had won The Filmfans Association Award and Cinema Express Award for the Best Actor. See more »

Goofs

When Manikkam (Rajni) is tied to a pole and hit repeatedly, blood stains on his white vest appear, disappear and change between shots. See more »

Quotes

Badsha: When Badsha says once, it will echo a hundred times
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Connections

Referenced in For the Love of a Man (2015) See more »

Soundtracks

Naan Autokaaran
Written by: Vairamuthu
Produced by: Deva
Performed by: S.P. Balasubrahmanyam and Chorus
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Movie of the millennium
21 September 2005 | by shanvi – See all my reviews

Said to be the movie of the millennium, as the friend above said it , it is so so great, Rajini Baba Ke Jai.

Only Rajini can do movie like this, & I wonder whether he himself can make a movie similar like this.

Super star ka style to ek dum perfect hey, in this movie it touched the peak, some scenes are breath taking like the first fight in the movie, scene in the medical admission, talk with the IG, Nagma's marriage day, the climax, gundas tearing Rajini's Auto.

Apart from scenes the background score is too great, however the music wasn't so great but still in Super star's movie the music always become magical.

At the end of the Day Rajini is Rajini, millennium ka eki superstar hey, & he is the god for tamil movie fans.
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