Amaidhi Padai (1994)

Original title

அமைதிப்படை

Directed by

Manivannan

Genre

political film

Country

India

Runtime

2h 52m

Rated

UA

Rating

6.2 of 10 from 6 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A dishonest politician climbs the ranks through shady dealings. His son is an honest police officer who decides to bring him to justice.

satiricaltensedramaticmoral conflictfamily tensionhigh-stakescorruptupright

What happens

Amaidhipadai (transl. Peacekeeping Force) is a 1994 Indian Tamil-language political satire film, written and directed by Manivannan. The film stars Sathyaraj (in a dual role), Ranjitha, Kasthuri and Sujatha. It revolves around a politician who builds his career through unethical means, while his son, an honest law enforcer, seeks to take him down. Amaidhipadai was released on 13 January 1994. It had a 25-week plus theatrical run and was a silver jubilee hit. The film has since developed a strong cult following. It was remade in Telugu as M. Dharmaraju M.A. (1994), in Hindi as Jallaad (1995), and in Bangla as Thanda Mathar Khuni (2006). A spiritual successor, Nagaraja Cholan MA, MLA was released in 2013, with Sathyaraj returning. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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