Sathyaa

Sathyaa
Theatrical release poster
Directed bySuresh Krissna
Screenplay by
Story byJaved Akhtar
Based onArjun (1985)
Produced byKamal Haasan
Starring
CinematographyS. M. Anwar
Edited byN. R. Kittu
Music byIlaiyaraaja
Production
company
Release date
  • 29 January 1988 (1988-01-29)
Running time
147 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil
Box office₹8 crore[1]

Sathyaa is a 1988 Indian Tamil-language gangster film[2] directed by Suresh Krissna in his directorial debut and produced by Kamal Haasan under Raaj Kamal Films International. A remake of the 1985 Hindi film Arjun, the film stars Kamal Haasan, Amala Akkineni, Rajesh, Janagaraj, Bahadoor and Kitty.

Sathyaa was released on 29 January 1988 and became one of the highest-grossing Tamil films of the year. Kitty won the Cinema Express Award for Best Villain Actor. A spiritual successor titled Dha Dha 87 was released in 2019.

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  2. ^ Pillai, Sreedhar (31 May 2002). "The age of rage". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 17 December 2018. Retrieved 16 February 2021.