Gentleman (1993 film)

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Gentleman is a 1993 Indian Tamil-language heist action film written and directed by Shankar in his directorial debut, and produced by K. T. Kunjumon. The film stars Arjun Sarja and Madhubala while Subhashri, M. N. Nambiar, Manorama, Goundamani, Senthil, Charan Raj, Vineeth, and Rajan P. Dev play supporting roles. In the film, a respected Madras-based businessman moonlights as a thief to steal from the rich and give to the poor for their education. Gentleman was released on 30 July 1993 and became a major commercial success, running for over 175 days in theatres. It won three South Filmfare Awards (including Best Film – Tamil and Best Director – Tamil), four Tamil Nadu State Film Awards (including Best Actor and Best Director) and five Cinema Express Awards. The film was a breakthrough for Arjun and Shankar and established them as among the top actors and directors, respectively, in Tamil cinema. It was remade in Hindi as The Gentleman (1994).

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