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Thalapathi

  • 1991
  • Not Rated
  • 2h 37m
IMDb RATING
8.5/10
15K
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Mammootty, Amrish Puri, Rajinikanth, and Arvind Swamy in Thalapathi (1991)
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An orphan named Surya raised in a slum befriends a good crime boss named Devaraj and works for him. Their existence is threatened when a new honest district collector arrives.An orphan named Surya raised in a slum befriends a good crime boss named Devaraj and works for him. Their existence is threatened when a new honest district collector arrives.An orphan named Surya raised in a slum befriends a good crime boss named Devaraj and works for him. Their existence is threatened when a new honest district collector arrives.

  • Director
    • Mani Ratnam
  • Writers
    • Mani Ratnam
    • Umesh Sharma
  • Stars
    • Rajinikanth
    • Mammootty
    • Shobana
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  • IMDb RATING
    8.5/10
    15K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Mani Ratnam
    • Writers
      • Mani Ratnam
      • Umesh Sharma
    • Stars
      • Rajinikanth
      • Mammootty
      • Shobana
    • 33User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 4 wins total

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    Rajinikanth
    Rajinikanth
    • Surya
    Mammootty
    Mammootty
    • Devaraj
    Shobana
    Shobana
    • Subbulaxmi
    Arvind Swamy
    Arvind Swamy
    • Arjun
    • (as Arvind Swami)
    Srividya
    Srividya
    • Kalyani
    Bhanupriya
    Bhanupriya
    • Padma
    Amrish Puri
    Amrish Puri
    • Kalivardhan
    Jai Sankar
    • Arjun's Dad
    Geetha
    Geetha
    • Devaraj's Wife
    Charlie
    Charlie
      Charu Haasan
      Charu Haasan
      • Subbulaxmi's Father
      Thalapathi Dinesh
      • Henchman
      Manoj K. Jayan
      Manoj K. Jayan
      • Manoharan
      Nagesh
      Nagesh
      Nirmalamma
      Nirmalamma
      Sonu Walia
      Sonu Walia
      • Dancer (special appearance)
      • Director
        • Mani Ratnam
      • Writers
        • Mani Ratnam
        • Umesh Sharma
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      User reviews33

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      8prasivenk

      Ommala Moovie!!

      The movie with the combo of Mani and Thala's of neighboring states and with splendid tunes from Illayaraja ,a certain delight is a sure bet !! Trite , crisp dialogues are characteristics of this movie just as any mani ratnam flick is. The scene which stands out for its 'crispness' comes the intensely set one in which Rajni after being imprisoned in the initial scenes is released as somebody else turns in as approval for the crime which he created. Surya,(Rajni) unaware of who has sent him, walks across to him n asks him, " YYYYEN?" After a few pauses he gets the reply," DEVA!! ". He comes out of the room and walks in the corridor just to witness Deva (Mamooty) and there begins the friendship between Surya and Deva which is so deep, committed and brilliant. The tone of most of the scenes keeps one gripping and with its melodramatic ingredients and songs, contributes to a bit of dilution of its intensity though. The storyline, a slight adaptation of mahabarata with superstar playin the Karna character to finesse is simply awesome.

      A sure must watch flick !!
      8avisheksahu99

      High Drama

      Gangs are unrepentantly personal in matters of business when cash is handled by others to keep business in the know of exigencies embedded in his thesis deeming enemy the enemy as long as the women around have an eye for details keeping mothers in abeyance as a choice of business over cash or enemies in abeyance to keep cash over business. Either way, you lose one or the other to keep at the game of war in the name of love until the mother wants him dead for enemies out of line in search of the mother avering thereby and therein that women kept the money for mothers till enemies of substance battle it out over which one to be held guilty of cash and which one to be held guilty for business when militaries take it all to keep doors and windows redundant in witnessing wars of enemies.
      8SAMTHEBESTEST

      The Most Emotionally blended Family Friendly Crime Drama of 90s.

      Thalapathi (1991) : Brief Review -

      The Most Emotionally blended Family Friendly Crime Drama of 90s. One of the most popular genre in Hollywood Crime Drama didn't get much exploration in Indian Cinema till 80s. Then several crime dramas in masala genre gave hope but ultimately weakened the support of family audience. In early 90s Mani Ratnam brought Thalapathi set in crime world but differently i mean it's affectionate. It's all for people not for just for personal benefits of gangsters so it was meant to create more attraction to the family audience. At the end it becomes a Family drama yet not done with it's crime World to fulfill the hunger of watching a perfect Blockbuster. This was first and may be last time in Indian Cinema that a crime film became an emotional family drama and is likely to remain the one of it's own kind. Rajnikant and Mammootty's brotherhood mania is terrific. Both of them were really acting and not just entertaining and then another great actor Arvind Swamy was joined in a supporting role. Even the female side is filled with rich quality performances of Shobhana, Srividya and Bhanupriya. Overall, the acting department of Thalapathi is far better than any other crime drama i have seen till date. Mani Ratnam is a genius, he knows how to connect a negative film with audience positively and so he makes those negative characters more positive than born positive characters in the film. Many people consider this film as reference to Mahabharata characters which is not totally acceptable. The film is very well set in it's own crime Universe then I don't think there is any need to link it with an epic. Thalapathi should remain the only crime film having emotional intelligence and Blockbuster Family Drama elements for some time more.

      RATING - 8/10*

      By - #samthebestest
      8scrapforscrap

      Gem

      Modern friendship of karna & Duryodhana . Good movie, music & cinematography is excellent

      Plot : A fourteen-year-old Kalyani gives birth to a boy alone and, fearing societal backlash and incapacity, abandons him inside a moving goods train. A slum dweller finds the baby, takes him home, names him Surya and raises him. Surya grows up to be intolerant of injustice, especially to the poor, and wonders why his biological mother abandoned him. The only item from his mother is the yellow shawl in which she had placed him. Devaraj, a powerful gangster, who is kind but feared by most, fights injustice with violence. Surya attacks and kills Ramana, an auxiliary of Devaraj. Surya is arrested for murder and faces brutal torture from police, but Devaraj bails him out after perceiving Ramana's felony and realises Surya's cause was genuine. Surya and Devaraj, who share an ideology, come to understand each other. Devaraj declares Surya as his Thalapathi (commander) and best friend.
      10aglingam_18

      The Best Of The Best

      The opening scene in black and white, prove Maniratnam as a director who emphasize color as emotions in movie.When it combines with Ilayaraja's Chinna Thaiyaval tune will made anyone's heart melt.Superstar's entry scene is really exciting.No doubt Maniratnam can make fight sequence as real as possible.Superstar had brought up his acting talents for a new level in this movie.Although gangsterism is should be the main theme, friendship tend to overtake it.But in some ways it might be a plus point too.For Arvindsamy, he do his best for a first movie.With Mani anyone will do best for the first movie it self.Action,Drama,Real Tamil Cinema defines Talapathi. I'm not sure how many times i watch this movie.But i want to watch it again and again.Best combination of Tamil cinema:Manirathnam, Ilayaraaja and Superstar.I wonder if this team would meet up again.If does, it will be another milestone in Tamil Cinema.Although I had watched Talapathi years ago, i choose today to write here because i had a dream today; I dream of watching Talapathi show on first day of its release(which i missed).The feeling was REALLY amazing.Although this dream will never come true,I like the dream.

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        The movie is based on Mahabharata, with Rajinikanth representing Karnna, Mammootty playing Duryodhana and Arvind swamy playing Arjuna, all in contemporary world. The characters are brilliantly written to fit into modern day life, yet retaining the original traits.
      • Quotes

        Surya: Do you know what friendship is? Do you know what it means to be a friend? Do you know what it means to be Surya?

      • Connections
        Featured in Spadikam (1995)
      • Soundtracks
        Yamunai Aatrile
        Written by: Vaali

        Produced by: Ilaiyaraaja

        Performed by: Mitali Banerjee Bhawmik

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      • Release date
        • May 16, 2025 (France)
      • Countries of origin
        • India
        • Philippines
      • Language
        • Tamil
      • Also known as
        • Commander
      • Filming locations
        • Mysore, Karnataka, India(Exterior)
      • Production companies
        • G.V. Films Ltd.
        • Shradha Entertainers
        • Viva Films
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        • $3,146
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      • Runtime
        2 hours 37 minutes
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