Indian (film series)

Film series

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Indian

Directed by| S. Shankar
Written by|

* S. Shankar
* Sujatha (dialogues)
(Indian)
* S. Shankar
* B. Jeyamohan (dialogues)
* Kabilan Vairamuthu (dialogues)
* Lakshmi Saravana Kumar (dialogues)
(Indian 2 and Indian 3)

Produced by|

* A. M. Rathnam
(Indian)
* Subaskaran Allirajah
* Udhayanidhi Stalin
(Indian 2 and Indian 3)

Starring|

* Kamal Haasan

Cinematography|

* Jeeva
(Indian)
* Ravi Varman
(Indian 2 and Indian 3)

Edited by|

* B. Lenin
* V. T. Vijayan
(Indian)
* A. Sreekar Prasad
(Indian 2 and Indian 3)

Music by|

* A. R. Rahman
(Indian)
* Anirudh Ravichander
(Indian 2 and Indian 3)

Production
companies

* Sri Surya Movies
(Indian)
* Lyca Productions
* Red Giant Movies
(Indian 2 and Indian 3)

Release dates

* 9 May 1996
(Indian)
* 12 July 2024
(Indian 2)
* 23 January 2025
(Indian 3)

Country| India
Language| Tamil
Budget| ₹615 crore (3 films)
Box office| est. ₹214.25 crore (2 films)

Indian is an Indian Tamil-language vigilante action 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 from critics and became one of the highest grossing Tamil films upon release. The sequel Indian 2 released on 12 July 2024 to completely mixed-to-negative reviews from critics. A direct sequel to Indian 2, Indian 3 is scheduled to release in 24 January 2025.

## Films

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### Indian (1996)

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Main article: Indian (1996 film)

An honest veteran, 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.

### Indian 2 : Zero Tolerance (2024)

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Main article: Indian 2

Senapathy, who disappeared from India for over two decades, returns to aid a young man who has been exposing corrupt politicians in the country through videos on the internet.

### Indian 3 : War Mode (2025)

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Main article: Indian 3

Senapathy introduces his parents, Veerasekaran Balram and Dhakshayini, to his followers, who likes him, were freedom fighters during the British Raj in the 1890s.

## Production

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## Cast and crew

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This table lists the main characters who appear in the Indian Franchise.

List indicator(s)

This section includes characters who will appear or have appeared in Indian film series.

* An empty, dark 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)
Senapathy Veerasekaran "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 |
"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  |  | Siddharth
"Sakalakala Vallavan" Sarguna Pandian  |  | S. J. Suryah
Disha  |  | Rakul Preet Singh
Aarthi Thangavel  |  | Priya Bhavani Shankar
Pramod Krishnaswamy  |  | Bobby Simha
Elango  |  | Vivek
Ramana Reddy  |  | Brahmanandam
Varadharajan  |  | Samuthirakani
Thambesh  |  | Jagan
Madanlal Mehta  |  | Akhilendra Mishra
Harish  |  | Rishikanth
Nilesh Krishnaa  |  | Kalidas Jayaram |
Kirubakaran  |  | Vinod Sagar |
MLA Parisutham  |  | Nagendra Babu |
Nanjunda Moorthy  |  | Manobala |
Krishna Mohan  |  | Delhi Ganesh |
Thambesh's sister  |  | Deepa Shankar |
Amit Agarwal  |  | Gulshan Grover |
Darshan Bhai  |  | Zakir Hussain |
Kishan Singh  |  | Piyush Mishra |
Balsingh  |  | Sayaji Shinde |
Sivagnanam  |  | Ganja Karuppu |
Thangavel  |  | Thambi Ramaiah |
Harish's uncle  |  | Imman Annachi |
Chokkalingam  |  | G. Marimuthu |
Amit's bodyguard  |  | Yograj Singh |
Nambiar  |  | Five Star Krishna |
Sugumaran  |  | Uday Mahesh |
Kanagalatha Thangavel  |  | Renuka |
Chitra Varadharajan  |  | Kalyani Natarajan |
Muthuraj  |  | C. Ranganathan |
Corrupt officer  |  | 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

### Crew

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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 | Peter Hein, Anal Arasu, Stunt Silva, Anbariv, B. Thayagaran, 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

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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$42 million)  | ₹180 crore (US$22 million)
Indian 3 | 23 January 2025
Total  | ₹370 crore (US$34 million)
| ₹245 crore (US$24 million)

## References

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1. ^ "Indian 2 - An Intro | Kamal Haasan | Shankar | Anirudh | Subaskaran | Lyca | Red Giant". Sony Music South. 3 November 2023. Retrieved 19 July 2024 - via YouTube.
2. ^ 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.
3. ^ "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.

## External links

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* Indian at IMDb
* Indian 2 at IMDb
* Indian 3 at IMDb

*[est.]: estimation