Indian
இந்தியன்
Synopsis
Senapathy, an ex-freedom fighter, is angry. He is angry against the rampant corruption at every level of the bureaucracy. He will clean it up at any cost.
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Top Cast
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Kamal Haasan
Veerasekaran Senapathy / Chandra Bose
Manisha Koirala
Aishwarya
Urmila Matondkar
Sapna
Sukanya
Amrithavalli
Nedumudi Venu
Krishnasamy
Manorama
Kuppamma
Goundamani
Subbaiyaa
Senthil
Panneerselvam
Kasturi Shankar
Kasthuri
Nizhalgal Ravi
Corrupt Doctor
Crazy Mohan
Parthasarathy
Ajay Rathnam
Freedom Fighter
Ponnambalam
'Kada' Kumar
Bala Singh
Treasury department officer
Chokkalinga Bhagavathar
Omakuchi Narasimhan
Lorry Driver
Vikram Dharma
Kovai Senthil
Financials & Box Office Performance
Production Budget
$1.8M
Filming & production cost
Worldwide Gross
$4.2M
Total global ticket sales
Box Office Return
2.33x
+$2.4M net gain
Theatrical Status
Profitable
Box office tier
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Shankar
- Screenplay & Story
- Sujatha Rangarajan, Shankar
- Original Score
- A.R. Rahman
- Original Title
- இந்தியன்
- Country of Origin
- India
- Spoken Languages
- Tamil
- Runtime
- 3h 5m
- Production Budget
- $1.8M
- Worldwide Gross
- $4.2M
- Production Studios
- Sri Surya Movies
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Shankar
Sujatha Rangarajan, Shankar, Vairamuthu, Vaali, Bhuvana Chandra, P. K. Mishra
A.R. Rahman
Jeeva
V. T. Vijayan, B. Lenin
Jhamu Sughand, A. M. Rathnam
Department Leadership Roster
A.R. Rahman
Original Music Composer
Shankar
Director
Sujatha Rangarajan
Writer
Sujatha Rangarajan
Screenplay
Jeeva
Director of Photography
Jhamu Sughand
Producer
V. T. Vijayan
Editor
Shankar
Screenplay
B. Lenin
Editor
A. M. Rathnam
Producer
Age Classification & Content Advisories
Official viewer rating standards and content warnings across international classification boards.
International Certification Matrix
Universal Public Exhibition — Unrestricted family viewing.
Production Stills & Gallery
Official cinematic photography and background stills for Indian.
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Frequently Asked Questions About Indian
Quick factual answers about cast, synopsis, director, box office, and release information.
What is Indian about?
Senapathy, an ex-freedom fighter, is angry. He is angry against the rampant corruption at every level of the bureaucracy. He will clean it up at any cost.
Who directed Indian?
Indian was directed by Shankar.
Who stars in Indian?
The principal cast of Indian includes Kamal Haasan, Manisha Koirala, Urmila Matondkar, Sukanya, Nedumudi Venu.
When was Indian released and how long is it?
Indian was released in 1996 with a total runtime of 3h 5m.
What was the box office and production budget of Indian?
Indian had a reported production budget of $1.8M and grossed $4.2M at the worldwide box office (2.33 return on budget, classified as a commercial hit).
Who composed the musical score for Indian?
The original motion picture soundtrack for Indian was composed by A.R. Rahman.
What is the age rating and content advisory for Indian?
Indian holds official age classifications: IN: U (Universal Public Exhibition — Unrestricted family viewing.).