Kamal Haasan - Shankar Masterpiece Bharateeyudu Completes 28 Years

'Indian’ / 'Bharateeyudu' directed by Shankar and starring Kamal Haasan, completes 28 years of its release. When two films old director, Shankar has been announced as the Director for Kamal Haasan's film, entire industry got alerted as Shankar has already proved to be a Pathbreaking director in blending social message with commercial elements and crafting them on a grand manner on big screens. When such talent joins with legend like Kamal Haasan, magic is bound to happen. Bharateeyudu is such magic which is backed by AM Rathnam under his prestigious banner Sri Surya Movies. 

Kamal Haasan breathed fire to Shankar's idea of a common man fughting corruption. But ‘Bharateeyudu’ / Indian was the first film that showed us Shankar’s heroes could kill for ‘justice’. Kamal Haasan effortlessly played dual role in the film where one is a co temporary youth while the other is a principled and many of morals, values, iconic Senapathy. Adding freedom struggle angle to the modern day corruption is a master stroke from Shankar.

Corruption is still a way of life in the country and the film’s themes are very relatable. Two aspects fuelled the film’s blockbuster success. Firstly, it’s the idea that an aged freedom fighter gunning down dishonest people. Secondly, Shankar’s packaging of his product with sheer grandeur. Both of them blended very well and the audience instantly connected with the film. Indian / Bharateeyudu turned out to be a massive success not only in its original Tamil version but also in Telugu and Hindi. Infact 'Indian' is considered as the first major Pan India success that became a blockbuster in Bollywood with a dubbed version.

The film is very advanced in making, be it the grandeur, usage of VFX and the outstanding music by AR Rahman. Everything created a stunning cinematic experience for the audience. Manisha Koirala, Urmila Matondkar and Sukanya played leading ladies to Kamal Haasan. Today, April 9, 2024 marks the completion of 28 years of this timeless classic. Bharateeyudu 2 / Indian 2 is getting ready to hit the screens this June where Kamal Haasan is returning as Senapathy once again with 'Zeto Tolerence' towards anything that hampers his country's growth.