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Summary
Thalapathi (1991, Tamil) has not been rated yet; 1 review read, is rated 12+ by Filmi (CBFC: U/A), and streams on ManoramaMAX in India.
Surya, a courageous man who was raised in the slums, fights for the rights of the poor and befriends Deva, who hires him as his commander and changes his life completely.
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Cast & crew
Directed and written by Mani Ratnam · music Ilaiyaraaja
Cast
RajinikanthLead
Mammootty
Arvind Swamy
Srividya
Jaishankar
Amrish Puri
Shobana
Geetha
Bhanupriya
Nirmalamma
Nagesh
Kitty
Full crew
SoundAS Laxmi Narayanan
Production designThotta Tharani
ChoreographyPrabhu Deva · Raju Sundaram
LyricsVaali
ActionSuper Subbarayan
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Summary
Surya, a courageous man who was raised in the slums, fights for the rights of the poor and befriends Deva, who hires him as his commander and changes his life completely.
Thalapathi (1991, Tamil) has not been rated yet; 1 review read, is rated 12+ by Filmi (CBFC: U/A), and streams on ManoramaMAX in India.
Where to watch
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What the critics said
1 review · the critic’s own number where they gave one
The critic’s own number where they gave one
Nandini Ramnath · 8 Apr 2014
Ramnath reads Thalapathi as Ratnam working at the height of his craft — a spare, tightly plotted gangster reworking of the Karna myth, anchored by… Read it there →
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Where can I watch Thalapathi?
Thalapathi is streaming on OTT: ManoramaMAX (India) and Eros Now (India). Availability comes from JustWatch and is checked every Friday.
What did critics say about Thalapathi?
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