Indian (1996 film)

Indian
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Directed by	S. Shankar
Produced by	A. M. Rathnam Jhamu Sughand
Written by	Sujatha (Dialogue)
Screenplay by	S. Shankar
Story by	S. Shankar
Starring	Kamal Haasan Manisha Koirala Urmila Matondkar Sukanya
Music by	A. R. Rahman
Cinematography	Jeeva
Edited by	B. Lenin V. T. Vijayan
Production company	Sri Surya Movies
Distributed by	Sri Surya Movies
Release date	9 May 1996 (1996-05-09)
Running time	185 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Indian (Tamil:இந்தியன்) is a 1996 Indian Tamil epic vigilante film written and directed by Shankar and produced by A. M. Rathnam. The film stars Kamal Haasan in dual roles with Manisha Koirala, Urmila Matondkar, Sukanya and Goundamani appearing in other pivotal roles. The film's score and soundtrack are composed by A. R. Rahman, while cinematography was handled by Jeeva.

The film focuses on an ex-freedom fighter turned vigilante bent on rooting out corruption and his son, who is at the other end of the spectrum by facilitating corrupt practices leading to some unfortunate events.

The film opened to positive reviews from critics on the way to becoming a commercial blockbuster in the Tamil film industry. Indian was selected by India as its entry for the Best Foreign Language Film for the Academy Awards in 1996, but was not nominated. The film also went on to win three National Film Awards including that of Best Actor for Kamal Haasan's portrayal, while his performance also saw him win at the Filmfare Awards and the Tamil Nadu State Film Awards. The film was dubbed and released in Hindi as Hindustani with a few scenes reshot and also in Telugu as Bharatheeyudu. It was also the highest grossing Tamil film upon its release, until surpassed by Padayappa, three years later.