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Indian
1996
· Movie
· 185 min
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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.
Details
- Director
- Shankar
- Writers
- Shankar, Sujatha Rangarajan
- Studio
- Sri Surya Movies
- Released
- 9 May 1996
- Country
- India
- Language
- Tamil
- Runtime
- 185 min
- Budget
- $1.8M
- Box office
- $4.2M
- Awards
- 7 wins, 0 nominations
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Awards & nominations
See all 7 →7 wins from 7 nominations across 3 ceremonies
| Filmfare Awards South 1997 | Best Film – Tamil | A. M. Rathnam as a producer | Winner |
| Filmfare Awards South 1997 | Best Actor – Tamil | Kamal Haasan | Winner |
| National Film Awards 1997 | Best Special Effects | S. T. Venky | Winner |
| National Film Awards 1997 | Best Actor | Kamal Haasan | Winner |
| National Film Awards 1997 | Best Art Direction | Thota Tharani | Winner |
| Tamil Nadu State Film Awards 1996 | Best Film (First prize) | A. M. Rathnam as a producer | Winner |
| Tamil Nadu State Film Awards 1996 | Best Actor | Kamal Haasan | Winner |
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7 awards — Indian
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National Film Awards
3 nominations, 3 won
| Best Actor | Kamal Haasan | Winner |
| Best Art Direction | Thota Tharani | Winner |
| Best Special Effects | S. T. Venky | Winner |
Filmfare Awards South
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Actor – Tamil | Kamal Haasan | Winner |
| Best Film – Tamil | A. M. Rathnam as a producer | Winner |
Tamil Nadu State Film Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Actor | Kamal Haasan | Winner |
| Best Film (First prize) | A. M. Rathnam as a producer | Winner |