| Padikkadavan | |
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| Directed by | Rajasekhar |
| Story by | Kader Khan |
| Produced by | N. Veeraswamy Ravichandran |
| Starring | Sivaji Ganesan Rajinikanth Ambika |
| Cinematography | V. Ranga |
| Edited by | R. Vittal S. B. Mohan |
| Music by | Ilaiyaraaja |
Production company | Sri Eswari Productions |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
| Box office | est. ₹12.96 crore[1] |
Padikkadavan (transl. Uneducated Man) is a 1985 Indian Tamil-language action drama film, starring Sivaji Ganesan, Rajinikanth and Ambika. It is directed by Rajasekhar. The film was produced by Kannada actor Ravichandran along with his father N. Veeraswamy. It is a remake of the Hindi film Khud-Daar (1982).[2]
The story is about a man who strives hard to make his younger brother study. The two brothers are the step-brothers of Rajasekhar. The younger brother of Rajendran after distressing from him finally joins with him. All three of them finally join after certain conviction regarding a death. It was released on 11 November 1985 and became a commercial success at the box office.[3]
- ^ Raghu, Sunita (4 May 2014). "Setting the Cash Registers Ringing. The Top Ten Grossers So Far". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 3 June 2023. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
- ^ Ramachandran, Naman (2014) [2012]. Rajinikanth: The Definitive Biography. New Delhi: Penguin Books. p. 111. ISBN 978-0-14-342111-5.
- ^ கண்ணன், சுரேஷ் (15 June 2022). "படிக்காதவன்: சென்ட்டிமென்ட் - ஆக்ஷன் காம்போவில் கலக்கிய ரஜினி; டாக்ஸிக்கும் உயிர்கொடுத்த இயக்குநர்!". Ananda Vikatan (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 27 March 2023. Retrieved 26 November 2023.