Indian (film series)
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| Directed by | S. Shankar |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
| Budget | ₹6.15 billion (3 films) |
| Box office | est. ₹2.1525 billion (2 films) |
Indian is an Indian Tamil-language vigilante action thriller film series created by S. Shankar and produced by Sri Surya Movies, Lyca Productions and Red Giant Movies.[1] The series stars Kamal Haasan in the titular role, alongside an ensemble cast.[2][3] Set in different timelines, it follows Senapathy, an aging freedom fighter turned vigilante who fights against corruption, known as 'Indian Thatha'.
The first installment, Indian, was released worldwide on 9 May 1996 to positive reviews - subsequently becoming one of the highest grossing Tamil films. The sequel Indian 2 was released on 12 July 2024, and was completely panned by critics. A direct sequel to Indian 2, Indian 3 is scheduled to release on 24 January 2025.
Films
[edit]Indian (1996)
[edit]Senapathy, a honest veteran Indian freedom fighter and the member of INA led by Subhas Chandra Bose, having served in the Indian Army, decides to teach corrupt officials a lesson. He targets officials, ministers, and bureaucrats to make them work diligently without accepting bribes. Senapathy's revolution brings him into conflict with his son, Chandrabose Senapathy, a bureaucrat who lives by corruption.
Indian 2 : Zero Tolerance (2024)
[edit]Senapathy, who disappeared from India for over two decades, returns from Taipei to aid a young man Chitra Aravindan who has been exposing corrupt politicians in the country through videos on the internet.
Indian 3 : War Mode (2025)
[edit]Senapathy introduces his parents, Veerasekaran Balram and Dhakshayini, to his followers, who likes him, who were freedom fighters during the British Raj in the 1890s.
Production
[edit]Cast and crew
[edit]This table lists the main characters who appear in the Indian Franchise.
This section includes characters who will appear or have appeared in Indian film series.
- An empty grey cell indicates the character was not in the film, or that the character's official presence has not yet been confirmed.
- A indicates an appearance through archival footage or audio.
- C indicates a cameo role.
- V indicates a voice-only role.
- Y indicates a younger version of the character.
| Character | Films | ||
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| Indian (1996) | Indian 2 (2024) | Indian 3 (2025) | |
| Veerasekaran Senapathy "Indian" | Kamal Haasan | ||
| Chandrabose Senapathy "Chandru" | Kamal Haasan | Kamal HaasanA | |
| Aishwarya | Manisha Koirala | ||
| Sapna | Urmila Matondkar | ||
| Amrithavalli | Sukanya | ||
| Kuppamma | Manorama | ||
| Subbaiah | Goundamani | ||
| Panneerselvam | Senthil | ||
| Krishnaswamy IPS | Nedumudi Venu | ||
| Kasturi Senapathy | Kasthuri | ||
| Corrupt doctor | Nizhalgal Ravi | ||
| Freedom fighter | Ajay Rathnam | ||
| Kondithoppu "Kada" Kumar | Ponnambalam | ||
| Treasury department officer | Bala Singh | ||
| TBA | Chokkalinga Bhagavathar | ||
| Lorry driver | Omakuchi Narasimhan | ||
| Parthasarathy | Crazy Mohan | ||
| TBA | Vikram Dharma | ||
| Customer | Kovai Senthil | ||
| TBA | Mahanadhi Shankar | ||
| Dancer | Praveen Kumar SobtiC | ||
| TBA | S. V. VenkatramanC | ||
| Chitra Aravindhan Varadharajan | Siddharth | ||
| "Sakalakala Vallavan" Sarguna Pandian | S. J. Suryah | ||
| Disha | Rakul Preet Singh | ||
| Aarthi Thangavel | Priya Bhavani Shankar | ||
| Pramod Krishnaswamy | Bobby Simha | ||
| Elango | Vivek | ||
| Varadharajan | Samuthirakani | ||
| Thambesh | Jagan | ||
| Madanlal Mehta | Akhilendra Mishra | ||
| Harish | Rishikanth | ||
| Nilesh Krishnaa | Kalidas Jayaram | ||
| Kirubakaran | Vinod Sagar | ||
| Nanjunda Moorthy | Manobala | ||
| Krishna Mohan | Delhi Ganesh | ||
| Thambesh's sister | Deepa Shankar | ||
| Amit Agarwal | Gulshan Grover | ||
| Darshan Bhai | Zakir Hussain | ||
| Kishan Singh | Piyush Mishra | ||
| Thangavel | Thambi Ramaiah | ||
| Harish's uncle | Imman Annachi | ||
| Chokkalingam | G. Marimuthu | ||
| Amit's bodyguard | Yograj Singh | ||
| Kanagalatha Thangavel | Renuka | ||
| Chitra Varadharajan | Kalyani Natarajan | ||
| Muthuraj | C. Ranganathan | ||
| K Kathiravel | Ravi Venkatraman | ||
| Police officer | Cheranraj | ||
| Model | Demi-Leigh TebowC | ||
| Veerasekaran Balram | Kamal HaasanC | Kamal Haasan | |
| Dhakshayini | Kajal AggarwalC | Kajal Aggarwal | |
| Captain McKenzie | Benedict Garrett | ||
| Colonel Dudley | Jason Lambert | ||
| Langton | Mark Bennington | ||
| British Army Officer | Nikolai Musalkov | ||
| Villager in pre–independence era | George Maryan | ||
Crew
[edit]| Occupation | Film | |
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| Indian (1996) | Indian 2 (2024) and Indian 3 (2025) | |
| Director | S. Shankar | |
| Producer | A. M. Rathnam | Subaskaran Allirajah, Udhayanidhi Stalin |
| Writer | S. Shankar | |
| Dialogues | Sujatha | S. Shankar, B. Jeyamohan, Kabilan Vairamuthu, Lakshmi Saravana Kumar |
| Cinematography | Jeeva | Ravi Varman, R. Rathnavelu |
| Editor | B. Lenin V. T. Vijayan |
A. Sreekar Prasad |
| Music | A. R. Rahman | Anirudh Ravichander |
| Art | Thotta Tharani | T. Muthuraj |
| Lyrics | Vaali, Vairamuthu | Pa. Vijay, Thamarai, Kabilan Vairamuthu, Arivu, Rokesh |
| Stunt | Vikram Dharma | Anbariv, Peter Hein, Anal Arasu, Stunt Silva, EK Thyagarajan, Ramazan Bulut |
| Choreography | Raju Sundaram, Saroj Khan | Baba Bhaskar, Bosco-Caesar |
| Costume Design | Sarika, Manish Malhotra | Amritha Ram, Pallavi Singh, Rocky, Gavin Miguel, S. B. Satheesan, V. Sai |
| Production Company | Sri Surya Movies | Lyca Productions, Red Giant Movies |
Release and revenue
[edit]| Film | Release date | Budget | Box office revenue | |
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| Indian | 9 May 1996 | ₹20 crore (US$5.65 million) | ₹65 crore (US$18.35 million) | |
| Indian 2 | 12 July 2024 | ₹350 crore (US$41 million) | ₹151 crore (US$18 million) | |
| Indian 3 | 23 January 2025 | |||
| Total | ₹370 crore (US$34 million) |
₹216 crore (US$24 million) | ||
References
[edit]- ^ "Indian 2 - An Intro | Kamal Haasan | Shankar | Anirudh | Subaskaran | Lyca | Red Giant". Sony Music South. 3 November 2023. Retrieved 19 July 2024 – via YouTube.
- ^ Srinivasan, Latha (12 July 2024). "Indian 2 movie review: Kamal Haasan's film is visually striking, but filled with political sermons". The Hindustan Times. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
- ^ "Indian 3' to be out 6 months after 'Indian 2' release; Kamal Hasaan and Shankar reveals". Times of India. 19 May 2024. Retrieved 19 July 2024.