Michael(2023)

Storyline

In the early 1990s, a bold young man named Michael moves to Bombay. He works for a feared gangster, who orders him to kill a man in Delhi. Michael's mission gets complicated when he falls in love with his target's daughter.

“Love complicates a killer's mission.”

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Cast & Crew

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Sundeep KishanActor

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Vijay SethupathiSupporting Actor

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Varalaxmi SarathkumarSupporting Actor

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Gautham MenonSupporting Actor

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Divyansha KaushikSupporting Actor

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Anasuya BharadwajSupporting Actor

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Varun SandeshSupporting Actor

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Ranjit JeyakodiDirector

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Reunion Meter

Frequent partnerships reunited for Michael

Cast reunions in this film: Vijay Sethupathi & Gautham Menon (2 films together), and Sundeep Kishan & Varalaxmi Sarathkumar (2 films together).

Vijay SethupathiActor

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Gautham MenonActor

Vijay Sethupathi × Gautham Menon — 2 films together →

Sundeep KishanActor

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Varalaxmi SarathkumarActor

Sundeep Kishan × Varalaxmi Sarathkumar — 2 films together →

Trivia

• The film's director, Ranjit Jeyakodi, previously worked as an assistant director on the 2017 Tamil action film 'Mersal'.
• Actor Sundeep Kishan, who plays Michael, underwent specific physical training to perform many of his own stunts for the action sequences.
• The movie's soundtrack was composed by Sam C.S., who is known for his work in films across multiple Indian languages including Tamil and Telugu.
• Parts of the film were shot in real locations in Delhi to authentically capture the 1990s setting for the love story portions.
• The character name 'Gurunath' is a nod to classic Tamil gangster films, where such names often signify a powerful, mentor-like figure.
• Despite being a 2023 release, the film's narrative is set in the early 1990s, influencing its costume and production design to reflect that period.
• The film's promotional campaign highlighted it as a pure action drama, a genre shift for lead actor Sundeep Kishan from some of his previous roles.