Indian (film series)

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Indian
Directed by S. Shankar
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CountryIndia
LanguageTamil
Budget615 crore (3 films)
Box officeest.215.25 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'.

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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 Panned by critics. A direct sequel to Indian 2, Indian 3 is scheduled to release in 24 January 2025.

Films

Indian (1996)

Senapathy, a 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.

Indian 2 : Zero Tolerance (2024)

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)

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

Production

Cast and crew

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.

CharacterFilms
Indian (1996) Indian 2 (2024) Indian 3 (2025)
Veerasekaran Senapathy "Indian" Kamal Haasan
Chandrabose Senapathy "Chandru"Kamal Haasan
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 Sobti C
TBA S. V. Venkatraman C
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
Ramana Reddy Brahmanandam
Varadharajan Samuthirakani
Thambesh Jagan
Madanlal Mehta Akhilendra Mishra
HarishRishikanth
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
K KathiravelRavi Venkatraman
Police officerCheranraj
Model Demi-Leigh Tebow C
Veerasekaran BalramKamal Haasan
Dhakshayini Kajal Aggarwal
Captain McKenzieBenedict Garrett
Colonel DudleyJason Lambert
LangtonMark Bennington
British Army OfficerNikolai Musalkov

Crew

OccupationFilm
Indian (1996) Indian 2 (2024) and Indian 3 (2025)
Director S. Shankar
Producer A. M. Rathnam Subaskaran Allirajah, Udhayanidhi Stalin
WriterS. 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 CompanySri Surya Movies Lyca Productions, Red Giant Movies

Release and revenue

FilmRelease dateBudgetBox office revenue
Indian 9 May 199620 crore (US$5.65 million)65 crore (US$18.35 million)
Indian 2 12 July 2024350 crore (US$42 million)151 crore (US$18 million)
Indian 3 23 January 2025
Total₹370 crore (US$34 million)
₹216 crore (US$24 million)

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