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Thalapathi is a 1991 Indian Tamil-language crime drama film written and directed by Mani Ratnam, and produced by G. Venkateswaran. It stars Rajinikanth, Mammootty and Shobana in the lead roles, with Arvind Swamy, Srividya, Amrish Puri, Bhanupriya, Nagesh, and Charuhasan playing supporting ones. The theme is based on the friendship between Karna and Duryodhana of the Hindu epic, Mahabharata. The score and soundtrack of the film was composed by Ilaiyaraaja. The film, which features the last collaboration of Mani Ratnam and Ilaiyaraaja, was dubbed and released in Telugu and in Hindi as Dalapathi. The film emerged as a critical and commercial success during its theatrical run. It was later remade in Kannada as Annavru.
Original Release
11/25/1991
US Release
11/25/1991
Cast
Name | Character |
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Rajinikanth | Surya |
Mammootty | Devaraj / Devaraj 'Deva' |
Shobana | Subbulaxmi / 'Subbu' Subbulakshmi |
Arvind Swamy | Arjun |
Srividya | Kalyani |
Bhanupriya | Padma |
Amrish Puri | Kalivardhan |
Jai Sankar | Arjun's Dad |
Geetha | Devaraj's Wife / Selvi |
Charlie | (as Charle) |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Rajinikanth | Surya |
Mammootty | Devaraj / Devaraj 'Deva' |
Shobana | Subbulaxmi / 'Subbu' Subbulakshmi |
Arvind Swamy | Arjun |
Srividya | Kalyani |
Bhanupriya | Padma |
Amrish Puri | Kalivardhan |
Jai Sankar | Arjun's Dad |
Geetha | Devaraj's Wife / Selvi |
Charlie | (as Charle) |
Charu Haasan | Subbulaxmi's Father / Subbulakshmi's Father |
Thalapathi Dinesh | Ramana / Henchman |
Eddie Garcia | Joko |
Manoj K. Jayan | Manoharan / Manohar |
Lito Lapid | Bobby |
Nagesh | Panthulu |
Nirmalamma | Surya's Foster Mother |
Sonu Walia | Dancer (special appearance) / Special Appearance "Rakkamma Kaiya Thattu" Song |
Arun | Petty Thief |
Jaishankar | Krishnamoorthy |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Rajan Lall | Producer |
G. Venkateswaran | Producer |