---
title: 'Thalapathi (1991)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Mani Ratnam'
released: '1991-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 137
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Crime'
countries:
  - 'India'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/thalapathi-1991'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0101649/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Thalapathi (1991)

1991 · 137 min · Drama, Crime · India

Original title: தளபதி

## Synopsis

Thalapathi (transl. Commander) is a 1991 Indian Tamil-language crime drama film written and directed by Mani Ratnam, and produced by G. Venkateswaran. The film stars Rajinikanth and Mammootty with Arvind Swamy in his feature-film debut, Jaishankar, Amrish Puri, Srividya, Bhanupriya, Shobana and Geetha in supporting roles. It is about a courageous slum dweller who befriends a powerful gangster and the attempts of a district collector to thwart them.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Mani Ratnam](https://cinepixo.com/people/mani-ratnam)
- **Screenplay:** [Mani Ratnam](https://cinepixo.com/people/mani-ratnam)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Ilaiyaraaja](https://cinepixo.com/people/ilaiyaraaja)
- **Producer:** [G. Venkateswaran](https://cinepixo.com/people/g-venkateswaran)
- **Director of Photography:** [Santosh Sivan](https://cinepixo.com/people/santosh-sivan)
- **Editor:** [Suresh Urs](https://cinepixo.com/people/suresh-urs)

## Cast

- [Rajinikanth](https://cinepixo.com/people/rajinikanth)

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