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Nayakan (1987) FR #183 | Movie | Crime, Drama | India | Tamil, Marathi
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Director Mani Ratnam
Writer Balakumaran, Rajasri, Mani Ratnam
Cast Kamal Haasan, Saranya Ponvannan, Delhi Ganesh
Plot A common man's struggles against a corrupt police force put him on the wrong side of the law. He becomes a don, who is loved and respected by many, but his growing power and influence exact a heavy toll.
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Baasha (1995) FR #402 | Movie | Crime, Action | India | Tamil, English
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Director Suresh Krishna
Writer Suresh Krishna, Balakumaran, Gopal Ram
Cast Rajinikanth, Nagma, Raghuvaran
Plot An auto driver, Manikam, desperately tries to hide his dark underworld side to keep his promise to his father.
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Pudhu Pettai (2006) FR #410 | Movie | Crime, Action | India | Tamil
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Director K. Selvaraghavan
Writer Balakumaran, K. Selvaraghavan
Cast Dhanush, Sneha, Sonia Agarwal
Plot After running away from his home, Kumar falls in with a gang and slowly rises through the ranks of the criminal underworld.
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Guna (1991) FR #3323 | Movie | Romance, Drama | India | Tamil
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Director Santhana Bharathi
Writer Balakumaran, John Edathattil
Cast Kamal Haasan, Roshini, Rekha
Plot A neurodivergent individual escapes the family he despises and the asylum he is kept in by creating fantasies.
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Gentleman (1993) FR #4575 | Movie | Action, Drama | India | Tamil
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Director S. Shankar
Writer Balakumaran, S. Shankar
Cast Arjun Sarja, Madhoo, Subhasri
Plot Due to a past tragedy , a small business owner by day becomes modern day Robin Hood by night takes from the rich to provide education for the poor.
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Editorial Best Movies/TV Shows Written by (or adapted from) Balakumaran collects the writer’s most important, popular and top regarded work. This list is built from the cataogue of 25000 core titles provided on FlickRatings, and showcases most important movies and TV shows as ordered by our score generated using public metadata. Combine this with our weekly updated OTT information to shortlist your next watch.
