Kabali

For other uses, see Kabali (disambiguation).

Kabali
Theatrical release poster
Directed byPa. Ranjith
Written byPa. Ranjith
Produced byKalaipuli S. Thanu
StarringRajinikanth
Radhika Apte
Winston Chao
Dhansika
CinematographyMurali G.
Edited byPraveen K. L.[1]
Music bySanthosh Narayanan
Production
company
V Creations
Distributed by
Release dates
  • 21 July 2016 (2016-07-21) (Malaysia)[2]
  • 22 July 2016 (2016-07-22) (India)
Running time
150 minutes[3]
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil
Budget₹100 crore[4]
Box office₹286—499 crore[5] (see box office)

Kabali is a 2016 Indian Tamil-language action drama film directed by Pa. Ranjith and produced by Kalaipuli S. Thanu under V Creations.[3][6] The film stars Rajinikanth, alongside Winston Chao, Radhika Apte, Sai Dhanshika, Kishore, Dinesh Ravi, Kalaiyarasan, John Vijay, Rosyam Nor, Nassar and Mime Gopi. In the film, Kabali, an aged gangster released from prison, sets out to exact revenge on his rivals while searching for his wife Kumudhavalli and daughter Yogitha who were presumed dead.

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.[7] The music was composed by Santhosh Narayanan, while cinematography and editing were handled by Murali G., and Praveen K. L..

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.[8][9][10]

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 (Sai Dhanshika).[11] 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.[12]

  1. ^ "Earned lot of respect while working on Kabali says editor K L Praveen". The Indian Express. IANS. 19 July 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
  2. ^ "Rajinikanth starrer Kabali's first premiere to be held in Malaysia". Catch News. 5 July 2016. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Kabali". British Board of Film Classification. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
  4. ^ "'Darbar' to 'Kabali': Reported budget of the last five films of Superstar Rajinikanth". The Times of India. 3 November 2020. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
  5. ^ Cain, Rob (24 November 2017). "Vijay Nails Another Career Milestone With ₹250 Crore/$38.5M Worldwide Gross By 'Mersal'". Forbes. Retrieved 29 June 2023. Kabali collected a massive total of ₹499 crore/$79 million, the fourth-highest among all Indian films ever released (it should be noted that there is a great deal of controversy over this figure, with some claiming a total as low as ₹286 crore)..
  6. ^ Indo-Asian News Service (2 June 2016). "Kabali: Music album of Rajinikanths gangster film to be launched on June 11". India Today. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
  7. ^ "Kabali (2016)". Retrieved 13 May 2017.
  8. ^ "'Kabali' Malay version to release on July 29". Sify. Archived from the original on 6 July 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  9. ^ "Makers launch Kabali app even as its release is delayed by two weeks". 11 June 2016. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
  10. ^ "Superstar Rajinikanth's 'Kabali' releases, sends fans into frenzy from 4 a.m — The Economic Times". Retrieved 22 July 2016.
  11. ^ "Filmfare Awards South 2017 Tamil Nominations | Filmfare". filmfare.com. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  12. ^ "SIIMA 2017 Nomination List – Tamil". South Indian International Movie Awards. Archived from the original on 31 May 2017. Retrieved 31 May 2017.