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"Are you a good man or a bad man?"

1987

2h 36m

7.8(88 votes)

Drama

Crime

Overview

Velu Naicker, who witnesses the brutal murder of his father, kills a corrupt policeman and escapes to Mumbai, only to become a gangster.

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Cast & Crew

22 members

Acting

Kamal Haasan

Sakthivel 'Velu' Naicker

Kamal Haasan

Acting

Saranya Ponvannan

Neela

Saranya Ponvannan

Acting

Karthika

Charumati

Karthika

Acting

Janagaraj

Selvam

Janagaraj

Acting

Vijayan

Durai

Vijayan

Acting

M. V. Vasudeva Rao

Hussain Bhai

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Delhi Ganesh

Iyer

Delhi Ganesh

Acting

Nizhalgal Ravi

Surya

Nizhalgal Ravi

Acting

Nassar

Assistant Commissioner Patil

Nassar

Acting

Tara

Shakila

Tara

Acting

Babitha

Unknown Role

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Kuyili

Self (Special appearance in the song "Nila Adhu Vanathumele")

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R. N. Sudarshan

Reddy

R. N. Sudarshan

Acting

A. R. Srinivasan

Police commissioner

A. R. Srinivasan

Camera

R. N. K. Prasad

Reddy

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Writing

R. N. Jayagopal

Reddy

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Acting

Goga Kapoor

Chandrakant Kohli

Goga Kapoor

Acting

Pradeep Shakti

Inspector Kelkar

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Kitty

Rathnavelu Naicker, Velu's Father

Kitty

Acting

Tinnu Anand

Ajit Kelkar

Tinnu Anand

Acting

Prathapa Chandran

Minister of Law & Public Affairs

Prathapa Chandran

Acting

Aditya V. Modi

Young Shakthivel

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