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Padaiyappa

Original title: Padayappa
  • 19991999
  • 3h 1m
IMDb RATING
8.2/10
7K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
77,392
27,238
Shivaji Ganesan, Ramya Krishnan, Rajinikanth, and Soundarya in Padaiyappa (1999)
Padayappa Trailer
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The death of Padaiyappa's father destroys his family. But his luck changes, and he is able to lead a prosperous life, until his nemesis plots to ruin his happiness once more.The death of Padaiyappa's father destroys his family. But his luck changes, and he is able to lead a prosperous life, until his nemesis plots to ruin his happiness once more.The death of Padaiyappa's father destroys his family. But his luck changes, and he is able to lead a prosperous life, until his nemesis plots to ruin his happiness once more.
IMDb RATING
8.2/10
7K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
77,392
27,238
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    • Director
      • K.S. Ravikumar
    • Writer
      • K.S. Ravikumar(story, screenplay, dialogue)
    • Stars
      • Shivaji Ganesan
      • Rajinikanth
      • Ramya Krishnan
    Top credits
    • Director
      • K.S. Ravikumar
    • Writer
      • K.S. Ravikumar(story, screenplay, dialogue)
    • Stars
      • Shivaji Ganesan
      • Rajinikanth
      • Ramya Krishnan
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 10User reviews
    • 1Critic review
    • Awards
      • 5 wins & 1 nomination

    Videos1

    Padayappa Trailer
    Trailer 2:50
    Padayappa Trailer

    Photos37

    Rajinikanth in Padaiyappa (1999)
    Rajinikanth in Padaiyappa (1999)
    Padaiyappa (1999)
    Rajinikanth and Soundarya in Padaiyappa (1999)
    Shivaji Ganesan and Rajinikanth in Padaiyappa (1999)
    Rajinikanth in Padaiyappa (1999)
    Ramya Krishnan in Padaiyappa (1999)
    Rajinikanth and Soundarya in Padaiyappa (1999)
    Ramya Krishnan in Padaiyappa (1999)
    Rajinikanth in Padaiyappa (1999)
    Rajinikanth in Padaiyappa (1999)
    Rajinikanth in Padaiyappa (1999)

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    Shivaji Ganesan
    Shivaji Ganesan
    • Padaiyappa's Father
    Rajinikanth
    Rajinikanth
    • Padaiyappa
    • (as Rajnikanth)
    Ramya Krishnan
    Ramya Krishnan
    • Nilambari
    • (as Ramya Krishna)
    Soundarya
    Soundarya
    • Vasundara
    Abbas
    Abbas
    • Chandru
    Lakshmi
    Lakshmi
    • Padaiyappa's Mother
    • (as S.N. Lakshmi)
    Manivannan
    Manivannan
    • Padaiyappa's Uncle
    Radha Ravi
    Radha Ravi
    • Nilambari's father
    Sithara
    Sithara
    • Sister of padayappa
    Nassar
    Nassar
    • Suryaprakash
    • (as Nasser)
    Senthil
    Senthil
    • Azhagesan
    Ramesh Khanna
    Ramesh Khanna
    • Padaiyappa's Friend
    • (as Ramesh Kanna)
    Vadivukkarasi
    Vadivukkarasi
    • Vasundhra's mother
    Sathyapriya
    Sathyapriya
    • Neelambari's mother
    Prakash Raj
    Prakash Raj
    • Inspector General of Police
    Mansoor Ali Khan
    Mansoor Ali Khan
    • Local landlord
    Vasu Vikram
    • Padaiyappa's Cousin
    Anu Mohan
    • Suryaprakash's Assistant Chinnarasu
    • Director
      • K.S. Ravikumar
    • Writer
      • K.S. Ravikumar(story, screenplay, dialogue)
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      This is Rajinikanth's 150th film.
    • Goofs
      Bulls are colour-blind. They cannot see red, let alone develop a personal deep dislike for the said colour.
    • Quotes

      Padaiyappa: Anger is the cause of all miseries, One should know how to control it. Otherwise life would become miserable.

    • Connections
      Featured in Samudhram (2001)
    • Soundtracks
      Vetri Kodi
      Sung by Palghat Sriram
      Composed by A.R. Rahman

    User reviews10

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    Top review
    Awesome
    Hi friends,

    I'm not able to forget the moment when I saw this movie. I like the Hero of this movie very much, cuz of his style and his fast action who is the super star of TN, India named RajniKanth. The people living in this state don't want to miss his films. In every film he will deliver a message for the people living at there. Still lot of craze is on him. I saw this movie on its releasing date. On this there are 2 heroins. One is Ramya Krishnan and Sowndarya. Both are having a good role in this film. Particularly RamyaKrishnan finished a villi role in this film. She fall in love with RajniKanth. But Rajni is loving Sowndarya. Sowndarya is the house maid for RamyaKrishnan. This story moves like this. If you have a chance Don't miss. Really worth to see this film. Thanks.
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    • sudhask
    • May 23, 2002

    Details

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    • Release date
      • April 10, 1999 (India)
    • Country of origin
      • India
    • Language
      • Tamil
    • Also known as
      • Padayappa
    • Filming locations
      • Mysore, Karnataka, India
    • Production company
      • Arunachala Cine Creations
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    Box office

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    • Gross worldwide
      • ₹440,000,000
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      3 hours 1 minute

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