Name: Padayappa (1999)
Genre: Action, Drama
Released: 1999-04-10
Cast: Rajinikanth, Ramya Krishnan, Soundarya, Lakshmi, Radha Ravi

After returning to his ancestral village, an engineer becomes entangled in a long-standing feud rooted in pride, power, and vengeance. As family honor and land disputes reignite old rivalries, he is forced into a battle of will against an adversary driven by obsession. The conflict unfolds across personal loss, moral resolve, and the struggle to restore balance.

Padayappa (1999)

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An Indian actor and politician, Rajinikanth (real name: Shivaji Rao Gaekwad) is one of the biggest and most successful superstars of the Indian film industry. He made his debut with 1975 release, Apoorva Raagangal. Primarily seen in Tamil cinema, he has acted out in various languages. The veteran actor has been awarded numerous awards including Padma Bhushan (2000) and Padma Vibhushan (2016). He is one of the few actors of his time who enjoy a humongous fan following. He is best known for his films such as Baasha (1995), Sivaji (2007), Enthiran (2010), Muthu (1995), Kabali (2016), Hum (1991), Kaala (2018), 2.0 (2018) and ChaalBaaz (1989).

Rajinikanth

Celebrated for her work in South Indian cinema, Ramya Krishnan is an award-winning actress. She has worked in films like the Baahubali saga, Ore Kadal, Padayappa, Kante Koothurne Kanu, Aambala and Konchem Ishtam Konchem Kashtam. Her work has earned her the Nandi Awards, the Filmfare and IIFA among other accolades and honors.

Ramya Krishnan

Soundarya

Lakshmi

Radha Ravi

Nassar is a popular actor, producer, writer, director, lyricist and singer. He appears in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada and Hindi cinema. Nassar made his acting debut with Kalyana Agathigal in 1985. He rose to fame with his performance as a police officer in the movie Nayakan. He appeared in movies like Roja, Thevar Magan, Bombay and Kuruthipunai. In 1995, the actor turned director with the movie Avatharam.

Nassar

Prakash Raj is a celebrated thespian, TV presenter, film actor and filmmaker who has made his mark in Hindi as well as South Indian films. He is mostly known for playing antagonists and character roles in moves like Singham (Hindi), Dabangg 2 (Hindi), Thoonga Vanam (Tamil-Telugu) and Bharat Ane Nenu (Telugu)  to name a few. He has been honoured with several accolades and awards like the IIFA, Filmfare, Nandi and also, the National Film Awards multiple times. He owns his own production company called Duet Movies.

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