Indian (film series)

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Indian

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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
* Nedumudi Venu

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)
* 25 December 2025
(Indian 3)

Country| India
Language| Tamil
Budget| ₹465 crores (3 films)
Box office| est. ₹215.25 crores (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".

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 received highly negative reviews. A direct sequel to Indian 2, Indian 3 is scheduled to release on 25 December 2025.

## Films

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### Indian (1996)

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Main article: Indian (1996 film)

Senapathy, an 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)

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Main article: Indian 2

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)

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Main article: Indian 3

Senapathy introduces his parents, Veerasekaran Balram and Dhakshayini, to his followers, who like him, who were freedom fighters in the British India in the 1890s.The Film Will Release On 25 December 2025 Worldwide In Theatres.

## Production

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Main article: Indian (1996 film) § Production

Main article: Production of Indian 2 and Indian 3

## Cast and crew

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

List indicators

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

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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 | 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 reception

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Box office

Each film is linked to the "Box office" section of its article.

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)

Critical reception

Each film is linked to the "Critical response" section of its article.

Film  | Rotten Tomatoes

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Indian | N/A (1 reviews)[4]
Indian 2 | 15% (4/10 average rating) (13 reviews)[5]

## References

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1. ^ "Indian 2 - An Intro | Kamal Haasan | Shankar | Anirudh | Subaskaran | Lyca | Red Giant". Sony Music South. 3 November 2023. Archived from the original on 15 April 2024. 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. Archived from the original on 12 July 2024. 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. Archived from the original on 19 May 2024. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
4. ^ "Indian (1996) | Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
5. ^ "Indian 2 | Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. Archived from the original on 14 July 2024. Retrieved 3 February 2025.

## External links

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

*[est.]: estimation