''Aasai Thambi'' () is a 1998 Indian
Tamil
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**Sri Lankan Tamils, Tamil people native to Sri Lanka
** Myanmar or Burmese Tamils, Tamil people of Ind ...
-language
crime drama film
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directed by
Senthilnathan
Senthilnathan Jambulingam is an Indian film director, screenwriter, producer and television actor who predominantly works in Tamil cinema and serials, based in Chennai. He is best known for his action-masala films. As of 2013, he has directed m ...
. The film stars
Arun Pandian
Arun Pandian is an Indian actor, film director, film producer and politician who predominately works in Tamil films. He began his career as an actor as part of the critically acclaimed film '' Oomai Vizhigal'' (1986). After retiring from acting ...
,
Abbas
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**Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib (567 ...
and
Anju Aravind
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;
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...
in the lead roles, while
Manivannan
Manivannan (31 July 1953 – 15 June 2013) was an Indian actor, film director, screenwriter, voice artist, playback singer and social activist who worked in Tamil cinema. In a career spanning three decades, he went from being a story and ...
and
Ajay Rathnam
Ajay Rathnam is an Indian actor who has worked predominantly in Tamil films and serials apart from few Telugu, Malayalam, Hindi and Kannada films. He is known for his supporting and negative roles and has acted in over 300 movies. Standing at ...
portray supporting roles.
Adithyan
Adithyan (birth name Titus; 9 April 1954 – 5 December 2017) was an Indian film score and soundtrack composer. He has predominantly scored music for Tamil films apart from working in Telugu and Malayalam films. He sang several songs for his o ...
was the music composer and it was released on 18 September 1998. It is a remake of the
Hindi
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film ''
Parinda
() is a 1989 Indian Hindi-language crime thriller film directed, produced and distributed by Vidhu Vinod Chopra. The film stars Jackie Shroff, Anil Kapoor, Nana Patekar and Madhuri Dixit. The story and scenario were written by Chopra, while ...
'' (1989).
Plot
Cast
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Arun Pandian
Arun Pandian is an Indian actor, film director, film producer and politician who predominately works in Tamil films. He began his career as an actor as part of the critically acclaimed film '' Oomai Vizhigal'' (1986). After retiring from acting ...
as Vinoth
*
Abbas
Abbas may refer to:
People
* Abbas (name), list of people with the name, including:
**Abbas ibn Ali (645–680), popularly known as ''Hazrat-e-Abbas'', the son of Ali ibn Abi Talib (the first imam in Shia Islam)
**Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib (567 ...
as Vijay (voice dubbed by
Vikram)
*
Anju Aravind
Anju Aravind is an Indian actress who has acted in Malayalam, Tamil and Kannada films. In early 2000's she shifted her focus to Malayalam TV serials and shows in supporting to character roles.
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; Films
;
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Malayalam
...
as Indhu
*
Manivannan
Manivannan (31 July 1953 – 15 June 2013) was an Indian actor, film director, screenwriter, voice artist, playback singer and social activist who worked in Tamil cinema. In a career spanning three decades, he went from being a story and ...
*
Ajay Rathnam
Ajay Rathnam is an Indian actor who has worked predominantly in Tamil films and serials apart from few Telugu, Malayalam, Hindi and Kannada films. He is known for his supporting and negative roles and has acted in over 300 movies. Standing at ...
*
Jayabharathi
Jayabharathi (born 28 June 1954 as Lekshmi Bharathi) is an Indian actress and two-time recipient of the Kerala State Film Award, Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress and National Film Award – Special Mention (feature film), Nationa ...
*
Madhan Bob
S. Krishnamoorthy (born 19 October 1953) professionally known as Madhan Bob, is an Indian actor and comedian, appearing in many Tamil films in supporting roles. Madhan Bob is known for his amusing facial expressions, laughter and protruding ey ...
Soundtrack
The music was composed by
Adithyan
Adithyan (birth name Titus; 9 April 1954 – 5 December 2017) was an Indian film score and soundtrack composer. He has predominantly scored music for Tamil films apart from working in Telugu and Malayalam films. He sang several songs for his o ...
.
Release
The film released in September 1998, despite being ready for release from late 1997. The film performed poorly at the box office.
References
External links
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1990s Indian films
1990s Tamil-language films
1998 crime drama films
1998 films
Films about brothers
Films directed by Senthilnathan
Films scored by Adithyan
Indian crime drama films
Indian films about revenge
Tamil remakes of Hindi films
Tamil-language Indian films