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Indian (film series)

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| director = S. Shankar

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| country = India

| language = Tamil

| budget = {{INR}}465 crores (3 films)

| gross = {{estimation}} {{INR}}215.25 crores (2 films)

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Indian is an Indian Tamil-language vigilante action thriller film series created by S. Shankar and produced by Sri Surya Movies, Lyca Productions and Red Giant Movies.{{Cite web |date=3 November 2023 |title=Indian 2 - An Intro {{!}} Kamal Haasan {{!}} Shankar {{!}} Anirudh {{!}} Subaskaran {{!}} Lyca {{!}} Red Giant |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqGj31bQQQ0 |access-date=2024-07-19 |publisher=Sony Music South |via=YouTube}} The series stars Kamal Haasan in the titular role, alongside an ensemble cast.{{Cite news |last=Srinivasan |first=Latha |date=12 July 2024 |title=Indian 2 movie review: Kamal Haasan's film is visually striking, but filled with political sermons |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/tamil-cinema/indian-2-movie-review-kamal-haasan-film-visually-striking-but-filled-with-political-sermons-101720774621681.html |access-date=2024-07-19 |work=The Hindustan Times}}{{Cite news |date=19 May 2024 |title=Indian 3' to be out 6 months after 'Indian 2' release; Kamal Hasaan and Shankar reveals |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/indian-3-to-be-out-6-months-after-indian-2-release-kamal-haasan-and-shankar-reveals/articleshow/110230266.cms |access-date=2024-07-19 |work=Times of India}} 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 - 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 11 April 2025.

Films

= ''Indian'' (1996) =

{{Main|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) =

{{Main|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) =

{{Main|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.

Production

{{main|Indian (1996 film)#Production}}

{{main|Production of Indian 2 and Indian 3}}

Cast and crew

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

{{Cast indicator|appeared=Indian film series|C|V|Y|A}}

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! rowspan="2" |Character

! colspan="3" |Films

align="center" |Indian (1996)

!Indian 2 (2024)

!Indian 3 (2025)

Veerasekaran Senapathy "Indian"

| colspan="3" |Kamal Haasan

Chandrabose Senapathy "Chandru"

|Kamal Haasan

|Kamal Haasan{{ref|archive|A}}

|style="background:#d3d3d3;" |

Aishwarya

|Manisha Koirala

| colspan="2" style="background:#d3d3d3;" |

Sapna

|Urmila Matondkar

| colspan="2" style="background:#d3d3d3;" |

Amrithavalli

|Sukanya

|colspan="2" style="background:#d3d3d3;" |

Kuppamma

|Manorama

| colspan="2" style="background:#d3d3d3;" |

Subbaiah

|Goundamani

| colspan="2" style="background:#d3d3d3;" |

Panneerselvam

|Senthil

| colspan="2" style="background:#d3d3d3;" |

Krishnaswamy IPS

|colspan="3" |Nedumudi Venu

Kasturi Senapathy

|Kasthuri

| colspan="2" style="background:#d3d3d3;" |

Corrupt doctor

|Nizhalgal Ravi

| colspan="2" style="background:#d3d3d3;" |

Freedom fighter

|Ajay Rathnam

| colspan="2" style="background:#d3d3d3;" |

Kondithoppu "Kada" Kumar

|Ponnambalam

| colspan="2" style="background:#d3d3d3;" |

Treasury department officer

|Bala Singh

| colspan="2" style="background:#d3d3d3;" |

TBA

|Chokkalinga Bhagavathar

| colspan="2" style="background:#d3d3d3;" |

Lorry driver

|Omakuchi Narasimhan

| colspan="2" style="background:#d3d3d3;" |

Parthasarathy

|Crazy Mohan

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TBA

|Vikram Dharma

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Customer

|Kovai Senthil

| colspan="2" style="background:#d3d3d3;" |

TBA

|Mahanadhi Shankar

| colspan="2" style="background:#d3d3d3;" |

Dancer

|Praveen Kumar Sobti{{ref|cameo|C}}

| colspan="2" style="background:#d3d3d3;" |

TBA

|S. V. Venkatraman{{ref|cameo|C}}

| colspan="2" style="background:#d3d3d3;" |

Chitra Aravindhan Varadharajan

| style="background:#d3d3d3;" |

| colspan="2" |Siddharth

"Sakalakala Vallavan" Sarguna Pandian

| style="background:#d3d3d3;" |

| colspan="2" |S. J. Suryah

Disha

| style="background:#d3d3d3;" |

| colspan="2" |Rakul Preet Singh

Aarthi Thangavel

| style="background:#d3d3d3;" |

| colspan="2" |Priya Bhavani Shankar

Pramod Krishnaswamy

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| colspan="2" |Bobby Simha

Elango

| style="background:#d3d3d3;" |

| colspan="2" |Vivek

Varadharajan

| style="background:#d3d3d3;" |

| colspan="2" |Samuthirakani

Thambesh

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| colspan="2" |Jagan

Madanlal Mehta

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| colspan="2" |Akhilendra Mishra

Harish

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| colspan="2" |Rishikanth

Nilesh Krishnaa

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|Kalidas Jayaram

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Kirubakaran

| style="background:#d3d3d3;" |

| Vinod Sagar

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Nanjunda Moorthy

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|Manobala

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Krishna Mohan

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|Delhi Ganesh

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Thambesh's sister

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|Deepa Shankar

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Amit Agarwal

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|Gulshan Grover

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Darshan Bhai

| style="background:#d3d3d3;" |

|Zakir Hussain

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Kishan Singh

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|Piyush Mishra

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Thangavel

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|Thambi Ramaiah

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Harish's uncle

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|Imman Annachi

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Chokkalingam

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|G. Marimuthu

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Amit's bodyguard

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|Yograj Singh

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Kanagalatha Thangavel

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|Renuka

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Chitra Varadharajan

| style="background:#d3d3d3;" |

|Kalyani Natarajan

| style="background:#d3d3d3;" |

Muthuraj

| style="background:#d3d3d3;" |

|C. Ranganathan

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K Kathiravel

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|Ravi Venkatraman

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Police officer

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|Cheranraj

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Model

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|Demi-Leigh Tebow{{ref|cameo|C}}

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Veerasekaran Balram

| style="background:#d3d3d3;" |

|Kamal Haasan{{ref|cameo|C}}

|Kamal Haasan

Dhakshayini

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|Kajal Aggarwal{{ref|cameo|C}}

|Kajal Aggarwal

Captain McKenzie

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|Benedict Garrett

Colonel Dudley

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|Jason Lambert

Langton

| colspan="2" style="background:#d3d3d3;" |

|Mark Bennington

British Army Officer

| colspan="2" style="background:#d3d3d3;" |

|Nikolai Musalkov

Villager in pre–independence era

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|George Maryan

= Crew =

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! colspan="2" |Film

Indian (1996)

!Indian 2 (2024) and Indian 3 (2025)

Director

| colspan="2" |S. Shankar

Producer

|A. M. Rathnam

|Subaskaran Allirajah, Udhayanidhi Stalin

Writer

| colspan="2" |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

{{hatnote|Each film is linked to the "Box office" section of its article.}}

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style="text-align:centr;" | Film

! style="text-align:centr;" | Release date

! style="text-align:centr;" | Budget

! style="text-align:centr;" | Box office revenue

style="text-align:center;" |Indian9 May 1996{{INRConvert|20|c|year=1996|mode=historical}}{{INRConvert|65|c|year=1996|mode=historical}}
style="text-align:center;" |Indian 212 July 2024

| rowspan="2" |{{INRConvert|350|c}}

| {{INRConvert|151|c}}

style="text-align:center;" |Indian 3

|23 January 2025

colspan="2" style="text-align:centr;" |Total

! style="text-align:centr;" |{{INR|{{#expr:20+350}} crore}} ({{US$|{{#expr:4.23+30 round 0}} million|2024}})

! colspan="2" style="text-align:centr;" | {{INR|{{#expr:65+151 round 0}} crore}} ({{US$|{{#expr:9.88+14 round 0}} million|2024}})

Critical reception

{{hatnote|Each film is linked to the "Critical response" section of its article.}}

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!Film

!Rotten Tomatoes

Indian

|N/A (1 reviews){{Cite web |title=Indian (1996) {{!}} Rotten Tomatoes |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/indian_1996 |access-date=2025-02-03 |website=www.rottentomatoes.com |language=en}}

Indian 2

|15% (4/10 average rating) (13 reviews){{Cite web |title=Indian 2 {{!}} Rotten Tomatoes |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/indian_2 |access-date=2025-02-03 |website=www.rottentomatoes.com |language=en}}

References

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External links

  • {{IMDb title|0116630|qid=Q3111799|title=Indian}}
  • {{IMDb title|8066940|qid=Q60737510|title=Indian 2}}
  • {{IMDb title|29898610|qid=Q125948146|title=Indian 3}}

Category:Indian film series

Category:Action film franchises

Category:Films directed by S. Shankar

Category:Film series introduced in 1996

Category:Action film series

Category:Indian vigilante films

Category:Films about corruption in India