Gentleman (2023 film)

***Gentleman*** (pronounced [Naṟpaṇpukaḷ koṇṭavar]) is a 2023 Indian Tamil-language action drama film directed by Vamshi Paidipally who co-wrote it with Hari and Ashishor Solomon. Produced jointly by Dil Raju and Sirish under the banner of Sri Venkateswara Creations and PVP Cinema, the film stars Suriya and Keerthy Suresh, with an ensemble cast of S. J. Surya, Sathyaraj, Ambika, Nassar, Jayaram, Vineeth, Sandra Babu, Ajay Rathnam, Charan Raj, Riyaz Khan, R. Madhavan and Chaams in other pivotal roles. It focuses on a business magnate's youngest son being named the chairman of his father's business, much to the dismay of his two elder brothers.

The film was announced in October 2021 under the tentative title ***Suriya 43***, as it is Suriya's 43rd film in a leading role. Principal photography began in July 2022 and concluded in February 2023. The film was shot mostly in Chennai and Hyderabad, with sporadic schedules in Visakhapatnam, Bellary and Ladakh. The music is composed by Thaman S, cinematography is handled by Karthik Palani and editing by Praveen K. L.

*Gentleman* was released in theatres worldwide on 10 November 2023, in the week of Diwali, and received mixed reviews from critics. The film has grossed around ₹290–310 crore at the box office.

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## Plot

Suriya Krishnan, the youngest son of an eminent business magnate, Krishnan Dhinakaran, is disowned and thrown out of the house as he refused to join the family business, instead deciding to launch a food delivery startup. 20 years later, Krishnan is diagnosed with advanced-stage pancreatic cancer and has only about 5-7 months to live. He decides to reveal his terminal condition and make one of his two elder sons, Gopal or Ramesh, as the chairman of the company, before his impending death.

With this in mind, Krishnan plans to celebrate his 67th birthday in a grand manner, with the intention of announcing both matters during the celebration. Suriya is also invited at the behest of his mother Sujitha, who still considers him as her son. Suriya arrives only to find his house in disarray. Gopal is cheating on his wife, Kaveri, with another woman, Abhirami, and neglecting his family in the process, including his teenage daughter, Aishwarya. Ramesh owes a huge amount of money to Ajay Kapoor, a financier. When he is not able to repay the money, he offers to leak his company's secrets to his father's business rival, Radhakrishnan "RK"; the two elder brothers themselves do not speak with each other and constantly fight for being their father's successor.

Meanwhile, Suriya meets Meenakshi, Kaveri's younger sister, who has a crush on Suriya since her childhood. After a few incidents, the duo fall for each other. During, Krishnan's birthday celebration, RK and Ajay Kapoor reveal the duplicity of Gopal and Ramesh, which distraught the entire family, particularly Kaveri, who decides to file for divorce, as well as Krishnan, who has lost a business deal to RK due to Ramesh's duplicity. Rearising that he cannot rely on his elder sons to run his business empire, Krishnan reaches out to Suriya, who initially refuses, but later agrees to take over the business after learning about Krishnan's illness.

In jealousy and dismay, Gopal and Ramesh leave the house and join hands with RK and Ajay Kapoor to get rid of Suriya as the chairman, but Suriya manages to cross the hurdles and neatly handles the family business. After, Suriya rescues Aishwarya from human traffickers, Gopal realizes his mistakes and reconciles with Suriya, Kaveri, and the rest of the family. Suriya and Gopal team up to stop Ramesh from selling their company's shares to RK, where they make him realize his mistakes. With the whole family now reunited, they have a hearty meal together, much to the happiness of Krishnan and Sujitha. When Krishnan dies, the three brothers perform his funeral together and scatter his ashes in Chennai. Suriya ends the film by leaving a message that no family is perfect, but everyone has only one family.

## Cast

* Suriya as Suriya Krishnan, Krishnan's youngest son and Meenakshi's love interest.
* Keerthy Suresh as Meenakshi, Suriya's love interest and Kaveri's sister.
* S. J. Surya as Radhakrishnan "RK", Krishnan's main business rival and later Suriya's arch-rival.
* Sathyaraj as Krishnan Dhinakaran, Suriya's father.
* Ambika as Sujitha Krishnan, Suriya's mother.
* Jayaram as Gopal Krishnan, Krishnan's first son and Suriya's eldest brother.
* Vineeth as Ramesh Krishnan, Krishnan's second son and Suriya's elder brother.
* Sandra Babu as Kaveri, Gopal's wife and Meenakshi's sister.
* Subalakshmi Rangan as Abhirami, Ramesh's wife and Radhakrishnan's daughter.
* Tanisha Kuppanda as Aishwarya, Gopal and Kaveri's daughter.
* Ajay Rathnam as Rathnam, Ramesh's son and Radhakrishnan's brother.
* Rituparna Sengupta as Rituparna, Ramesh's daughter and Radhakrishnan's sister.
* Charan Raj as Azhagar Nambi, the union leader to help with Radhakrishnan and Ramesh's friend.
* Nassar as Dr. Michael Babu, Krishnan's best friend.
* Soori as Annachi, Krishnan's home servant and Suriya's aide.
* Myna Nandhini as Annachi's wife.
* Riyaz Khan as Ajay Kapoor, Radhakrishnan's survival and Ramesh's partner.
* Avantika Mishra as Avanthika, Ramesh's lover.
* Santhana Bharathi as Krishnamoorthy, Suriya's PA.
* Sathyan as Marvin, Suriya's friend.
* Yogi Babu as Chinna, Suriya's friend.
* Redin Kingsley as Radhakrishnan's assistant.
* R. Madhavan as Sai Kumar, Suriya's invisible friend.
* Charle as Oscar, Suriya's sidekick.
* Chaams as Rajadurai, Suriya's sidekick.
* Mayilsamy as Kumaran, Suriya's sidekick.
* Meesai Rajendran as Police Inspector.
* Sarita Birje as Herself.
* Benny Dayal (special appearance in the song "Yethi Yethi Yeththi").