

Thalapathi
1991-11-05 · 157 min · ★ 8.0
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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- Directors
- Mani Ratnam
- Production companies
- G. V. Films
- Countries
- India
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
RajinikanthSurya
MammoottyDevaraj 'Deva'
Arvind SwamyArjun
SrividyaKalyani
JaishankarKrishnamoorthy
Amrish PuriKalivardhan
Shobana'Subbu' Subbulakshmi
GeethaSelvi
BhanupriyaPadma
NirmalammaSurya's Foster Mother
NageshPanthulu
KittyPolice Commissioner Sundaram
Charu HaasanSubbulakshmi's Father
Manoj K JayanManohar
Thalapathi DineshRamana
Sonu WaliaSpecial Appearance "Rakkamma Kaiya Thattu" Song
TarunPetty Thief
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