Amaidhipadai
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Amaidhipadai (transl.āPeacekeeping Force) is a 1994 Indian Tamil-language political satire film, written and directed by Manivannan. The film 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.
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Directed by | Manivannan |
Written by | Manivannan |
Produced by | K. Balachandran U. K. Senthil Kumar K. N. Ilamurugan |
Starring | Sathyaraj Ranjitha Kasthuri Sujatha |
Cinematography | D. Shankar |
Edited by | P. Venkateshwara Rao |
Music by | Ilaiyaraaja |
Production company | M. R. Films International |
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Running time | 160 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Tamil |
Amaidhipadai was released on 13 January 1994. It went on to run more than 25 weeks 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), and in Hindi as Jallaad (1995). A spiritual successor, Nagaraja Cholan MA, MLA was released in 2013, with Sathyaraj returning.