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Directed by | Suresh Krissna |
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Story by | Javed Akhtar |
Based on | Arjun (1985) |
Produced by | Kamal Haasan |
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Cinematography | S. M. Anwar |
Edited by | N. R. Kittu |
Music by | Ilaiyaraaja |
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Running time | 147 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Tamil |
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.