# Indian (film series)

Indian is an Indian Tamil-language vigilante action thriller film series created by S. Shankar and produced by Sri Surya Movies, Lyca Productions and Red Giant Movies. The series stars Kamal Haasan in the titular role, alongside an ensemble cast. Set in different timelines, it follows Senapathy, an aging freedom fighter turned vigilante who fights against corruption, known as 'Indian Thatha'.
The first installment, Indian, was released worldwide on 9 May 1996 to positive reviews - subsequently becoming one of the highest grossing Tamil films. The sequel Indian 2 was released on 12 July 2024, and received highly negative reviews. A direct sequel to Indian 2, Indian 3 is scheduled to release on 11 April 2025.

## Films
### Indian (1996)

Senapathy, a honest veteran Indian freedom fighter and the member of INA led by Subhas Chandra Bose, having served in the Indian Army, decides to teach corrupt officials a lesson. He targets officials, ministers, and bureaucrats to make them work diligently without accepting bribes. Senapathy's revolution brings him into conflict with his son, Chandrabose Senapathy, a bureaucrat who lives by corruption.

### Indian 2 : Zero Tolerance (2024)

Senapathy, who disappeared from India for over two decades, returns from Taipei to aid a young man Chitra Aravindan who has been exposing corrupt politicians in the country through videos on the internet.

### Indian 3 : War Mode (2025)

Senapathy introduces his parents, Veerasekaran Balram and Dhakshayini, to his followers, who like him, who were freedom fighters in the British India in the 1890s.

## Cast and crew

This table lists the main characters who appear in the Indian Franchise.
This section includes characters who will appear or have appeared in Indian film series.
* An empty grey cell indicates the character was not in the film, or that the character's official presence has not yet been confirmed.
* $^A$ indicates an appearance through archival footage or audio.
* $^C$ indicates a cameo role.
* $^V$ indicates a voice-only role.
* $^Y$ indicates a younger version of the character.
| Character | Films | Films | Films |
| Character | Indian (1996) | Indian 2 (2024) | Indian 3 (2025) |
| Veerasekaran Senapathy "Indian" | Kamal Haasan | Kamal Haasan | Kamal Haasan |
| Chandrabose Senapathy "Chandru" | Kamal Haasan | Kamal Haasan | Kamal Haasan |
| Aishwarya | Manisha Koirala | | |
| Sapna | Urmila Matondkar | | |
| Amrithavalli | Sukanya | | Sukanya |
| Kuppamma | Manorama | | |
| Subbaiah | Goundamani | | |
| Panneerselvam | Senthil | | |
| Krishnaswamy IPS | Nedumudi Venu | Nedumudi Venu | Nedumudi Venu |
| Kasturi Senapathy | Kasthuri | | |
| Corrupt doctor | Nizhalgal Ravi | | |
| Freedom fighter | Ajay Rathnam | | |
| Kondithoppu "Kada" Kumar | Ponnambalam | | |
| Treasury department officer | Bala Singh | | |
| TBA | Chokkalinga Bhagavathar | | |
| Lorry driver | Omakuchi Narasimhan | | |
| Parthasarathy | Crazy Mohan | | |
| TBA | Vikram Dharma | | |
| Customer | Kovai Senthil | | |
| TBA | Mahanadhi Shankar | | |
| Dancer | Praveen Kumar Sobti | | |
| TBA | S. V. Venkatraman | | |
| Chitra Aravindhan Varadharajan | | Siddharth | Siddharth |
| "Sakalakala Vallavan" Sarguna Pandian | | S. J. Suryah | S. J. Suryah |
| Disha | | Rakul Preet Singh | Rakul Preet Singh |
| Aarthi Thangavel | | Priya Bhavani Shankar | Priya Bhavani Shankar |
| Pramod Krishnaswamy | | Bobby Simha | Bobby Simha |
| Elango | | Vivek | Vivek |
| Varadharajan | | Samuthirakani | Samuthirakani |
| Thambesh | | Jagan | Jagan |
| Madanlal Mehta | | Akhilendra Mishra | Akhilendra Mishra |
| Harish | | Rishikanth | Rishikanth |
| Nilesh Krishnaa | | Kalidas Jayaram | |
| Kirubakaran | | Vinod Sagar | |
| Nanjunda Moorthy | | Manobala | |
| Krishna Mohan | | Delhi Ganesh | |
| Thambesh's sister | | Deepa Shankar | |
| Amit Agarwal | | Gulshan Grover | |
| Darshan Bhai | | Zakir Hussain | |
| Kishan Singh | | Piyush Mishra | |
| Thangavel | | Thambi Ramaiah | |
| Harish's uncle | | Imman Annachi | |
| Chokkalingam | | G. Marimuthu | |
| Amit's bodyguard | | Yograj Singh | |
| Kanagalatha Thangavel | | Renuka | |
| Chitra Varadharajan | | Kalyani Natarajan | |
| Muthuraj | | C. Ranganathan | |
| K Kathiravel | | Ravi Venkatraman | |
| Police officer | | Cheranraj | |
| Model | | Demi-Leigh Tebow | |
| Veerasekaran Balram | | Kamal Haasan | Kamal Haasan |
| Dhakshayini | | Kajal Aggarwal | Kajal Aggarwal |
| Captain McKenzie | | | Benedict Garrett |
| Colonel Dudley | | | Jason Lambert |
| Langton | | | Mark Bennington |
| British Army Officer | | | Nikolai Musalkov |
| Villager in pre–independence era | | | George Maryan |

### Crew

| Occupation | Film | Film |
| Occupation | Indian (1996) | Indian 2 (2024) and Indian 3 (2025) |
| Director | S. Shankar | S. Shankar |
| Producer | A. M. Rathnam | Subaskaran Allirajah, Udhayanidhi Stalin |
| Writer | S. Shankar | S. Shankar |
| Dialogues | Sujatha | S. Shankar, B. Jeyamohan, Kabilan Vairamuthu, Lakshmi Saravana Kumar |
| Cinematography | Jeeva | Ravi Varman, R. Rathnavelu |
| Editor | B. Lenin V. T. Vijayan | A. Sreekar Prasad |
| Music | A. R. Rahman | Anirudh Ravichander |
| Art | Thotta Tharani | T. Muthuraj |
| Lyrics | Vaali, Vairamuthu | Pa. Vijay, Thamarai, Kabilan Vairamuthu, Arivu, Rokesh |
| Stunt | Vikram Dharma | Anbariv, Peter Hein, Anal Arasu, Stunt Silva, EK Thyagarajan, Ramazan Bulut |
| Choreography | Raju Sundaram, Saroj Khan | Baba Bhaskar, Bosco-Caesar |
| Costume Design | Sarika, Manish Malhotra | Amritha Ram, Pallavi Singh, Rocky, Gavin Miguel, S. B. Satheesan, V. Sai |
| Production Company | Sri Surya Movies | Lyca Productions, Red Giant Movies |

## Release and reception

Box office
| Film | Release date | Budget | Box office revenue |
| Indian | 9 May 1996 | ₹20 crore (US$5.65 million) | ₹65 crore (US$18.35 million) |
| Indian 2 | 12 July 2024 | ₹350 crore (US$40 million) | ₹151 crore (US$17 million) |
| Indian 3 | 23 January 2025 | ₹350 crore (US$40 million) |
| Total | Total | ₹370 crore (US$34 million) | ₹216 crore (US$24 million) | ₹216 crore (US$24 million) |
Critical reception
| Film | Rotten Tomatoes |
| Indian | N/A (1 reviews) |
| Indian 2 | 15% (4/10 average rating) (13 reviews) |