Back Təmizxan (film, 2002) Azerbaijani তামিলন Bengali/Bangla Thamizhan Welsh Thamizhan Spanish تامیژان Persian Thamizhan ID Thamizhan Malay தமிழன் (திரைப்படம்) Tamil
| Thamizhan | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Majith |
| Screenplay by | S. A. Chandrasekhar |
| Story by | Majith |
| Produced by | G. Venkateswaran |
| Starring | Vijay Priyanka Chopra |
| Cinematography | N. K. Ekambaram |
| Edited by | V. T. Vijayan |
| Music by | D. Imman |
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Release date |
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Running time | 155 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
| Budget | ₹4 crore |
| Box office | ₹12 crore[1] |
Thamizhan is a 2002 Indian Tamil-language courtroom drama film directed by debutant Majith and produced by G. Venkateswaran. The film stars Vijay and debutant Priyanka Chopra. This is Chopra's debut, first and only Tamil film up to date.[2] Revathi, Nassar, Ashish Vidyarthi and Vivek also play pivotal roles in the film, while the film's score and soundtrack were composed by D. Imman.[3] The story involves solving several corruption cases by a lawyer named Surya in the process fighting against a criminal boss and finally making Indian law basics available as a free book to common people.
Thamizhan released on 12 April 2002. It received mixed reviews but was a commercial hit and it completed 100 days at the box office.[4][5][6]
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- ^ "'Thamizhan' superhit movie at the box office- 2002". The Times of India. 17 June 2020. Archived from the original on 16 February 2021. Retrieved 14 December 2020.