Kabali Movie (2016):
Kabali is a Tamil action film written and directed by Pa. Ranjith and produced by Kalaipuli S. Thanu under the banner of V Creations. The music for the film is composed by Santhosh Narayanan, with cinematography handled by Murali G, and editing done by Praveen K. L.
The film stars Rajinikanth in the titular role, with Radhika Apte, Sai Dhanshika, Winston Chao, Kishore, Dinesh, Kalaiyarasan and John Vijay in supporting roles. Kabali was released worldwide on 22 July 2016, in Tamil, and dubbed versions in Telugu and Hindi, with a premiere held in Malaysia on 21 July 2016, a day before its actual release. The film was released in Malay language on 29 July 2016, a week later.
Kabali Movie Information:
| Movie Name | Kabali |
|---|---|
| Genre | Action |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
| Release Date | 21 July 2016 (Malaysia) 22 July 2016 (India) |
| Running Time | 2hr 32min |
| Starring | Rajinikanth Radhika Apte Winston Chao Sai Dhanshika Kishore Vanessa Cruez |
| Directed by | Pa. Ranjith |
| Written by | Pa. Ranjith |
| Produced by | Kalaipuli S. Thanu |
| Cinematography by | Murali G. |
| Edited by | Praveen K. L. |
| Music by | Santhosh Narayanan |
| Production Company | V Creations |
| Distributed by | Gemini Film Circuit Maxlab Cinemas and Entertainments Fox Star Studios Malik Stream Corporations |
| Budget | ₹100 crore |
| Box Office Collection | ₹305 crore |
Kabali Movie Trailer:
Kabali Movie Storyline (Plot/Synopsis):
The film follows Kabali, an aged gangster who, once freed from prison, goes on to exact revenge upon his rivals while also looking for his wife Kumudhavalli and daughter Yogitha.
Kabali Movie Cast and Characters:
- Rajinikanth as Kabaliswaran (Kabali), the head of Malaysian Gangster group ’00’.
- Winston Chao as Tony Lee, head of Malaysian Gangster group ’43’.
- Rosyam Nor as Tony’s sidekick
- Radhika Apte as Kumudhavalli Kabaliswaran (Kumudha), Kabali’s wife
- Sai Dhanshika as Yogitha Kabaleeswaran (Yogi), Kabali’s daughter who is a contract killer in Thailand.
- Kishore as Veerasekaran, the second head of ’43’
- Dinesh as Jeeva, Kabali’s gang member.
- Kalaiyarasan as Tamizh Kumaran (Kumaran), Tamizh Nesan’s grandson and Tamizh Maran’s son. He is a teacher in Kabali’s school.
- John Vijay as Ameer, Kabali’s sidekick/trusted aide.
- Nassar as Tamizh Nesan, the founder of ’00’ to protect Malaysian Tamizhans (Guest Appearance)
- Riythvika as Meena, a drug-addicted girl who joins Kabali’s school for a reason to safe from drugs. Later, Kabali adopts her as his daughter.
- Sangili Murugan as Palace Owner
- Charles Vinoth as Tamizh Maaran, Tamizha Nesan’s son and Kabali’s best friend.
- Mime Gopi as Loganathan, ’43’ second main member to do drug supply.
- R. Amarendran as Velu/Venu, Veera’s henchman.
- Lijeesh as Seeni, ’43’ main member to do money laundry.
- Vanessa Cruez as Singari
- Visvanth as Jai
- Hari Krishnan as Tiger, a school student who encounters Kabali in the end.
- Gajaraj as Marthandam, Kabali’s teammate in young age but later works for Gang ’43’.
- Sampath Ram as Sampath, Kabali’s teammate.
- Rama as Mallika
- Uday Mahesh as Durai
- Gabriella Sellus
- Nandakumar as Anbu
- Ramesh Thilak as a Malaysian Tamil
- Soundarya Bala Nandakumar as Pub Singer in “Thendral Vanthu” song
- Darkey as singer in “Ulagam Oruvanukka” song
Interesting Facts About Kabali Movie:
- Principal photography for the film commenced on 21 August 2015 in Chennai. While filming mostly occurred in Malaysia, some scenes were shot in Bangkok and Hong Kong, with shoot being completed in February 2016.
- At the Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards, the film was nominated at five categories winning all of them.
- The film received two awards out of eight nominations at the 64th Filmfare Awards South, with one for Best Supporting Actress (Dhansika).
- The film received eight nominations at the IIFA Utsavam 2017, winning one of them.
- The film won five awards, at the Edison Awards, and two nominations at the 6th South Indian International Movie Awards.
- The film was a financial success and became the 45th highest grossing Indian film of all time. It was the highest grossing Tamil film at that point of time before being surpassed by another Rajinikanth film, 2.0 (2018).
- The teaser of the film was released on 1 May 2016. The teaser broke records with maximum views of 10 million in 3 days, becoming the highest viewed Indian film teaser.
- After the airline AirAsia India became an official partner for Kabali, an Airbus A320 owned by the airline was wrapped with the film’s title and an image of Rajinikanth depicted as Kabaleeshwaran. It was the first time a passenger jet had been wrapped for advertising an Indian film.
