Darbar (film)

Darbar
Theatrical release poster
Directed byAR Murugadoss
Written byAR Murugadoss
Produced byAllirajah Subaskaran
Starring
CinematographySantosh Sivan
Edited byA. Sreekar Prasad
Music byAnirudh Ravichander
Production
company
Distributed byReliance Entertainment
Release date
  • 9 January 2020 (2020-01-09)
Running time
150 minutes[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil
Budget₹190–240 crore[a]
Box officeest. ₹202—250 crore[6][7]

Darbar (/ðərbɑːr/ transl. Court) is a 2020 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film written and directed by AR Murugadoss, and produced by Allirajah Subaskaran under the banner Lyca Productions. The film stars Rajinikanth, Suniel Shetty, Nayanthara and Nivetha Thomas. It follows Aaditya Arunasalam (Rajinikanth), the commissioner of Mumbai Police, who sets out to curb the city's rampant drug-trafficking and prostitution. When he uncovers a deep controversy linked to an international drug lord, however, he tries to fulfill his secret agenda.

The film is Rajinikanth's first role as a police officer in 27 years following Pandiyan (1992). The project's working title was Thalaivar 167 and the title Darbar was officially announced on 9 April 2019. Principal photography commenced the same month, mostly in Mumbai, and was completed in October 2019. Anirudh Ravichander composed the music for the film. The cinematographer was Santosh Sivan and the editor was A. Sreekar Prasad.

Darbar was released theatrically in India on 9 January 2020, coinciding with the Pongal festival. The film met with mixed reviews upon release and grossed ₹202–250 crore crore at the box office,[7][6] making it the highest-grossing Tamil film of 2020. Despite this, it was considered a poor performer, which caused distributors to threaten hunger strikes and demand Rajinikanth recoup their losses.

  1. ^ "Darbar (2019)". British Board of Film Classification. Archived from the original on 3 January 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
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  4. ^ "How will 'Darbar' fare at the box office?". The Hindu. 8 January 2020. Archived from the original on 13 October 2022. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
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