Samrat (1997)
- Original title
- சாம்ராட்
- Directed by
- Sakthi Chidambaram
- Genre
- crime thriller film
- Country
- India
- Runtime
- 1h 55m
- Rated
- UA
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A man seeks revenge by infiltrating a wealthy family through deception. His plan involves romance and murder.
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What happens
Samrat is a 1997 Indian Tamil-language crime thriller film directed by Sakthi Chidambaram (credited as C. Dinakaran) as his directorial debut. The film stars Ramki, Vineetha, and Rukma. The film, produced by Lakshmi Karan with music by Manoj Saran and cinematography by S. Rajasekaran was released on 10 October 1997. It is a remake of the Hindi film Baazigar, which was based on the American film A Kiss Before Dying, written by Ira Levin. The film was a box-office failure. Two years after its release, the producers were given a ₹5 lakh (₹500,000) subsidy by the then Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu M. Karunanidhi along with ten other films. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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