‘Indian’ clocks in 28 years, Shankar releases a new poster

Movies By South First Desk May 09, 2024 Read the article

On Thursday, 9 May, Kamal Haasan’s Indian — director Shankar’s vigilante film from 1996 — celebrated its 28th anniversary.

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The poster featured Kamal Haasan’s appearances in both the first and the second parts (Indian 2) of the film and has the hashtags — 28 years of Indian and 28 years of Senapathy.

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Indian also featured Manisha Koirala, Urmila Matondkar, Nedumudi Venu, Senthil, Goundamani, and Sukanya in prominent roles.

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Given that Lyca Productions is bankrolling Indian 2, a sequel to the original, they created a special tribute video to mark the film’s anniversary.

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Indian became well-known and popular throughout India before going on to become a cult classic. Notably, Kamal Haasan played two distinct roles in the movie.

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Director Shankar sets the story 27 years after the events of the first Indian movie, which concludes with Senapathy declaring that he is still alive and will reappear.

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The release date of Indian 2 is yet to be announced. Meanwhile, Shankar is busy with Ram Charan and Kiara Advani’s Game Changer.

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Kamal Haasan is occupied with Mani Ratnam’s Thug Life and an untitled film starring H Vinoth. Besides, he plays the role of an antagonist in Kalki 2898-AD

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