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Paayum Puli

  • 19851985
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 2h 10m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
161
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Paayum Puli (1985)
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A young man learns martial arts to seek vengeance from a gang of criminals who murdered his sister. Will he succeed in his attempt.A young man learns martial arts to seek vengeance from a gang of criminals who murdered his sister. Will he succeed in his attempt.A young man learns martial arts to seek vengeance from a gang of criminals who murdered his sister. Will he succeed in his attempt.
IMDb RATING
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  • Director
    • S.P. Muthuraman
  • Writers
    • Panchu Arunachalam(screenplay)
    • Suraj Narain Sinha(dialogue)
  • Stars
    • Rajinikanth
    • Radha
    • Jaishankar
Top credits
  • Director
    • S.P. Muthuraman
  • Writers
    • Panchu Arunachalam(screenplay)
    • Suraj Narain Sinha(dialogue)
  • Stars
    • Rajinikanth
    • Radha
    • Jaishankar
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    • 1User review
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    • Awards
      • 1 win

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    Rajinikanth
    Rajinikanth
    • Bharani
    • (as Rajnikanth)
    Radha
    Radha
    • Revathy
    Jaishankar
    Jaishankar
    • Ranjith
    • (as Jaishanker)
    K. Balaji
    • Martial Arts Master (Guest Appearance)
    R.N. Sudarshan
    • Balram
    V.K. Ramasamy
    • Ceylon Sundari's Uncle
    Aachi Manorama
    Aachi Manorama
    • Ceylon Sundari
    • (as Manorama)
    B. Thyagarajan
    B. Thyagarajan
    • Thyagu
    • (as Thiagarajan)
    Y.G. Parthasarathy
    • Gopalakrishnan
    Sathyaraj
    Sathyaraj
    • Thug
    Silk Smitha
    Silk Smitha
    • Roopa
    • (as 'Silk' Smita)
    Janakaraj
    Janakaraj
    • Chinnasamy
    • (as Janagaraj)
    Y.G. Mahendran
    Y.G. Mahendran
    • Mahi
    L.I.C. Narasimhan
    • Hotel Manager
    • Director
      • S.P. Muthuraman
    • Writers
      • Panchu Arunachalam(screenplay) (story)
      • Suraj Narain Sinha(dialogue)
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    • Trivia
      Rajnikanth did not dub for the film in the dubbed Hindi version.
    • Soundtracks
      Appakada Annakili
      Music by Ilaiyaraaja
      Lyrics by Vaali
      Performed by Malaysia Vasudevan and P. Susheela

    User reviews1

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    Top review
    10/10
    One of the Awesome movies of Thalaivar...
    An Adventures Entertainer...with great romance and gripping story line... and great twits and turns, with good Cinematography and a visual treat... A must watch movie... overall a family entertainer....
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    • Release date
      • January 1, 1985 (India)
    • Country of origin
      • India
    • Languages
      • Tamil
      • Hindi
    • Also known as
      • Faoladi Mukka
    • Filming locations
      • AVM Studios, Madras, India
    • Production company
      • A.V.M. Productions
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    • Gross worldwide
      • ₹18,000,000
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    • Runtime
      2 hours 10 minutes
    • Color
      • Color

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