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Padayappa (1999)

My Way Is The Ultimate Way. Do Not Cross Me On That Way.

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 2H 52M

Director : K. S. Ravikumar
Writer : K. S. Ravikumar

Synopsis

Padayappa, a mechanical engineer whose father gives up his property to his foster brother, and then dies of shock soon after. Neelambari initially loves Padayappa, but plans to humiliate him after his family humiliates her father. The rest of the plot deals with Padayappa overcoming all the obstacles placed by Neelambari.

Actors

Sivaji Ganesan
Sivaji Ganesan
Padayappa's Father
Rajinikanth
Rajinikanth
Padayappa
Ramya Krishnan
Ramya Krishnan
Neelambari
Soundarya
Soundarya
Vasundhara
Lakshmi
Lakshmi
Padayappa's Mother
Sithara
Sithara
Padayappa's Sister
Radha Ravi
Radha Ravi
Neelambari's Father
Nassar
Nassar
Suryaprakash
Manivannan
Manivannan
Padayappa's Father's Foster Brother
Senthil
Senthil
Azhagesan
Abbas
Abbas
Chandraprakash
Preetha Vijayakumar
Preetha Vijayakumar
Anitha
Anu Mohan
Anu Mohan
Chinnarasu
Ramesh Khanna
Ramesh Khanna
Padayappa's friend
Vadivukarasi
Vadivukarasi
Padayappa's Friend
Sathyapriya
Sathyapriya
Neelambari's Mother
Mansoor Ali Khan
Mansoor Ali Khan
Krishnasamy Mudaliar
Prakash Raj
Prakash Raj
Police Officer Subramaniam (Special Appearance)
Vasu Vikram
Vasu Vikram
Padayappa's cousin
Raja Ravindra
Raja Ravindra
Padayappa's cousin
Lavanya
Lavanya
Suryapraksh's Wife
Kanal Kannan
Kanal Kannan
Farmer told by Neelambari to kill the snake
Mohan Raman
Mohan Raman
Lawyer
Ravi Raghavendra
Ravi Raghavendra
Ravi Chellaiah
K. S. Ravikumar
K. S. Ravikumar
Special Appearance in "Kikku Yerudhey" Song
Kovai Senthil
Kovai Senthil
A village man
Robo Shankar
Robo Shankar
(uncredited)
Mahendran
Mahendran

Crews

Thanigachalam
Thanigachalam
Editor
H. Vittal Prasad
H. Vittal Prasad
Producer
K. S. Ravikumar
K. S. Ravikumar
Director
A. R. Rahman
A. R. Rahman
Original Music Composer
Sundaramoorthy
Sundaramoorthy
Makeup Artist
P.L. Thenappan
P.L. Thenappan
Co-Producer
K. Sathya Narayana
K. Sathya Narayana
Producer
M. V. Krishna Rao
M. V. Krishna Rao
Producer
K. S. Ravikumar
K. S. Ravikumar
Screenplay
K. S. Ravikumar
K. S. Ravikumar
Story
K. S. Ravikumar
K. S. Ravikumar
Dialogue
S. Murthy
S. Murthy
Director of Photography
Prasad
Prasad
Director of Photography
S. P. Balasubramaniam
S. P. Balasubramaniam
Playback Singer
Srinivas
Srinivas
Playback Singer
Nithyasree Mahadevan
Nithyasree Mahadevan
Playback Singer
Harini
Harini
Playback Singer
Savitha Reddy
Savitha Reddy
Playback Singer
Palghat Sriram
Palghat Sriram
Playback Singer
Febi Mani
Febi Mani
Playback Singer
Mano
Mano
Playback Singer
Vairamuthu
Vairamuthu
Lyricist

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