Baasha
1995 · Movie · 145 min · ★ 7.7 · 81% critics
A gentle auto rickshaw driver is determined to stay away from violence and live a quiet life. But when local thugs start threatening his family, he’s pushed to confront his past and protect the people he loves.
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Details
- Original title
- பாட்ஷா
- Years
- 1995
- Release date
- 1995-01-12
- Language
- TA
- Runtime
- 145 min
- Critic score
- 81/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.7/10 (71 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a family-driven action drama about a reluctant fighter forced back into conflict, with big confrontations and emotion; Not for you if you dislike violence or familiar revenge-style arcs like Indian.
Pros: strong emotional stakes; satisfying hero moments; tense confrontations | Cons: familiar story beats; some melodrama; violence may be intense
Themes
- gangster
- flashback
- archvillain
Cast & crew
Rajinikanth
as Manikkam / Manik Baashha
Nagma
as Priya
Raghuvaran
as Mark Anthony
Janagaraj
as Gurumurthy
Devan
as Kesavan
Vijayakumar
as Rangasamy
Anandaraj
as Indiran
Shashikumar
as Shiva
- SA
Sathyapriya
as Vijayalakshmi
Yuvarani
as Geetha
Directed by Suresh Krissna