
Padayappa(1999)
Tamil172 mins
Padayappa (1999) is a 172-minute Tamil film directed by K. S. Ravikumar. Starring Soundarya, Ramya Krishnan and Abbas.
Director:K. S. Ravikumar
Mood:
emotionalupliftingfunny
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Quick Facts
- Theatrical Release
- 9 April 1999
- Director
- K. S. Ravikumar
- Language
- Tamil
- Runtime
- 2h 52m 0
Storyline
A young engineer's father gives away their family property to his foster brother and dies from the shock. A woman named Neelambari, who once loved him, now seeks revenge for her father's humiliation. The story follows the engineer as he faces and overcomes the many challenges she creates.
“A man's rise against the woman sworn to ruin him.”
Film Details
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172Minutes
TamilLanguage
UCertificate
Release Date9 April 1999
Release Typetheatrical
Also Known Asபடையப்பா · Padaiyappa · Narasimha
Parental Guide
Violence
Moderate
Language
Low
Sex / Nudity
Mild
Drugs
Mild
Intensity
Moderate
Vibe & Tags
Mood
emotionalupliftingfunny
Themes
revengefamilyjusticelove
Toneintense
Pacingepisodic
Complexitymoderate
Audiencemass
Best Withfamily
Violence3
Emotion4
Humor4
Rewatchability5
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Trivia
- The film was originally planned with Kamal Haasan in the lead role, but he declined and Rajinikanth later accepted.
- The famous 'Ninaithu Ninaithu' song was shot in just two hours due to heavy rain and time constraints.
- The character Neelambari was partly inspired by the mythological figure Kannagi from the Tamil epic Silappathikaram.
- The climax fight scene involving a giant wheel was filmed using a real, custom-built mechanical wheel, not CGI.
- The film's iconic 'Vasool Raja' dialogue was improvised by Rajinikanth during shooting and became a major catchphrase.
- The movie was a huge box office success, running for over 200 days in many theaters across Tamil Nadu.
- Actress Ramya Krishnan, who played Neelambari, learned classical dance for years to perform her own dance sequences in the film.






