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Saamy (2003)

Saamy poster
Original title
சாமி
Directed by
Hari
Genre
drama film
Country
India
Runtime
2h 41m
Rated
U
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 31 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A tough police officer takes on corrupt politicians and criminals in his city. He uses his authority and force to restore order and fight injustice.

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What happens

Saamy is a 2003 Indian Tamil-language action film written and directed by Hari and produced by Pushpa Kandasamy under the banner of Kavithalayaa Productions and presented by K. Balachander. The film stars Vikram in the titular role of DCP C. Aaru Saamy IPS. Trisha, Kota Srinivasa Rao (in his Tamil debut), Vijayakumar, Ramesh Khanna and Vivek play supporting roles. The music was composed by Harris Jayaraj, while the cinematography and editing were handled by Priyan and V. T. Vijayan, respectively. Saamy was released on 1 May 2003 and became a major commercial success. The film was remade in Telugu as Lakshmi Narasimha (2004), in Kannada as Ayya (2005), and in Hindi as Policegiri (2013). Along with Kaakha Kaakha, the film started a trend of police films in Tamil cinema. A sequel titled Saamy Square was released in 2018. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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