Though David is loyal to Suryaprakash, a politician, he rapes and kills David's wife and sends him to jail. David comes back from jail, after serving life imprisonment, to exact his revenge
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Kamal Haasan
David / James alias Shankar
Known for
Vikram
Vishwaroopam
Radha
Rosy
Also in
Mudhal Mariyathai
Rajathi Raja
K. Bhagyaraj
Known for
Thupparivaalan
Bharathiraja
Known for
Thiruchitrambalam
Maharaja
Revathi
Sharadha
Known for
Margarita with a Straw
2 States
Vinu Chakravarthy
S. P. Viswanathan
Also in
Gemini
Annamalai
GM Kumar
Vijayan
Dr. Unnikrishnan
Known for
Nayakan
Malaysia Vasudevan
Suryaprakasam
Also in
Thiruda Thiruda
Poove Unakkaga
Janagaraj
Velappan
Known for
Nayakan
Baasha
Ra. Sankaran
Also in
Mouna Raagam
Sathi Leelavathi
Veera Raghavan
Also in
Moondram Pirai
Marupakkam
Bharathiraja Director · K. Bhagyaraj Story Ilaiyaraaja Composer
First release January 14, 1985 · Produced in India · Original title ஒரு கைதியின் டைரி
Production
Janani Art Creations
Production
India
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Original title
ஒரு கைதியின் டைரி
Original language
Tamil
Spoken on screen
Tamil
Release dates
India · January 14, 1985
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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