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Sathya (1988)

Sathya poster
Original title
சத்யா
Directed by
Suresh Krishna
Genre
action, thriller
Country
India
Runtime
2h 27m
Rating
7.2 of 10 from 8 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man returns to his hometown and becomes a gangster to fight against corruption and injustice. He faces violent confrontations with powerful criminals while navigating personal loyalties.

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What happens

Sathyaa is a 1988 Indian Tamil-language gangster film directed by Suresh Krissna in his directorial debut and produced by Kamal Haasan under Raaj Kamal Films International. A remake of the 1985 Hindi film Arjun, the film stars Kamal Haasan, Amala Akkineni, Rajesh, Janagaraj, Bahadoor and Kitty. Sathyaa was released on 29 January 1988 and became one of the highest-grossing Tamil films of the year. Kitty won the Cinema Express Award for Best Villain Actor. A spiritual successor titled Dha Dha 87 was released in 2019. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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