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Kamal Hassan

A small boy (Ratnavelu) from Tamilnadu sees his father, a labor leader, killed in cold blood by a policeman. He kills the policeman and runs away to the city of Bombay. From there, the story traces hi...( read more  read more... )s ascent to become a mafia chief (Velu Naicker), the breakup and deaths in his family, and then till his assasination at the hands of the lunatic son of another policeman who he killed in a fight.

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Directed by: Mani Ratnam

Release Date: January 1, 1987

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  • heavensunderu
    June 4, 2009
    heavensunderu
    who else could be a hero..nayakan
  • ranjitharun
    January 27, 2009
    ranjitharun
    Good one in Indian movies!!
  • anfieldglory
    July 10, 2008
    anfieldglory
    Kamal Hassan (from yore) is the best Indian actor.
  • Karthikmuthu
    April 6, 2008
    Karthikmuthu
    Mani, Kamal, Raja, Classic, Legand, Cult............
  • alexbob18
    March 3, 2008
    alexbob18
    Indian version of Godfather with perfect cast.
  • crypticmyth
    December 16, 2007
    crypticmyth
    The best movie Indian cinema has produced. Surely.
  • ttrindia
    November 1, 2007
    ttrindia
    "Godfather" in Indian style
  • scentofjasmine01
    August 27, 2007
    scentofjasmine01
    This is one of the best films ever made. I saw it while studying Tamil and I love it!!!!
  • nidheeshwar88
    July 3, 2007
    nidheeshwar88
    A Mani Ratnam-Kamalhaasan masterpiece
  • vkrishnaprashanth
    June 20, 2007
    vkrishnaprashanth
    wat more to say..pls watch tis film...n feel

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