Gentleman (1993 film)

Gentleman
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	S. Shankar
Written by	S. Shankar Uncredited: Balakumaran A. Venkatesh
Dialogues by	Balakumaran
Produced by	K. T. Kunjumon
Starring	Arjun Madhubala Subhashri
Cinematography	Jeeva
Edited by	B. Lenin V. T. Vijayan
Music by	A. R. Rahman
Production company	A. R. S. Film International
Distributed by	A. R. S. Film International
Release date	30 July 1993 (1993-07-30)
Running time	160 minutes[1]
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Gentleman is a 1993 Indian Tamil-language action heist film co-written and directed by S. Shankar in his directorial debut, and produced by K. T. Kunjumon. The film stars Arjun, Madhubala and Subhashri, with M. N. Nambiar, Manorama, Goundamani, Senthil, Charan Raj, Vineeth, and Rajan P. Dev in supporting roles. It revolves around a respected Madras-based businessman who moonlights as a thief who steals from the rich and gives to the poor for their education.

Gentleman was released on 30 July 1993, and distributed by Kunjumon himself as distributors were reluctant. Despite this, the film became a major success, running for over 175 days in theatres besides winning three South Filmfare Awards (including Best Film – Tamil and Best Director – Tamil), four Tamil Nadu State Film Awards (including Best Actor and Best Director) and five Cinema Express Awards. It was remade in Hindi as The Gentleman (1994). The film was a breakthrough for Arjun, and established him as one of the top actors in Tamil cinema.