- HD 1080
- Runtime: 157m.
- Status: Released
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- Languages: ta
- Country: India
- Director: Mani Ratnam
- Stars: Rajinikanth, Mammootty, Arvind Swamy, Srividya, Jaishankar
- keywords: friendship, based on novel or book, gangster, motherly love, orphan, lost son, abandoned baby, long lost son
- Production_studio: G. V. Films
- The Thalapathi is featured in the top rankings of 1991
- #7 in Top Drama Movies of 1991
- #2 in Top Action Movies of 1991
- #4 in Top Crime Movies of 1991
Surya, a courageous man who was raised in the slums, fights for the rights of the poor and befriends Deva, who hires him as his commander and changes his life completely.