Velaikkaran (1987 film)

Velaikkaran
Theatrical release poster
Directed byS. P. Muthuraman
Screenplay byK. Balachander
Based onNamak Halaal
Produced byRajam Balachander
Pushpa Kandaswamy
StarringRajinikanth
Sarath Babu
Pallavi
Amala
CinematographyT. S. Vinayagam
Edited byR. Vittal
C. Lancy
Music byIlaiyaraaja
Production
company
Release date
  • 7 March 1987 (1987-03-07)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Velaikkaran (pronounced [ʋeːlaɪkkaːɾan] transl. Servant) is a 1987 Indian Tamil-language masala film directed by S. P. Muthuraman, starring Rajinikanth, Sarath Babu, Amala and Pallavi. It is a remake of the 1982 Hindi film Namak Halaal.[1] The film was released on 7 March 1987 and became a box office success.

  1. ^ Sharma, Devesh (22 July 2016). "King of remakes". Filmfare. Archived from the original on 9 November 2019. Retrieved 18 May 2018.