V. Satya Narayana V. Sudhir Kumar V. Sumanth Kumar
Starring
Ajith Kumar Shalini
Cinematography
A. Venkatesh
Edited by
Suresh Urs
Music by
Bharadwaj
Production company
Venkateswaralayam
Release date
15 August 1999 (1999-08-15)
Running time
155 minutes
Country
India
Language
Tamil
Amarkalam (pronunciationⓘ transl. First class)[1] is a 1999 Indian Tamil-language romantic action film written and directed by Saran. The film stars Ajith Kumar and Shalini, with Raghuvaran, Radhika and Nassar in supporting roles.
Amarkalam was Ajith's 25th film. The film released on 15 August 1999 to positive reviews from critics and became a commercial success.[2] The film was remade in Telugu as Leela Mahal Center and in Kannada as Asura.
^Rajitha (10 February 2000). "'The only thing I wanted to do was direct films'". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 22 April 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
^Pillai, Sreedhar (31 May 2002). "The age of rage". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 4 July 2003. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
Amarkalam (pronunciation transl. First class) is a 1999 Indian Tamil-language romantic action film written and directed by Saran. The film stars Ajith...
"Shalini returns in this film with a good performance". For the movie Amarkalam (1999), Saran initially approached Shalini, who was studying at the time...
in films such as Mahanadhi (1994), Baashha (1995), Ratchagan (1997), Amarkalam (1999), and Dheena (2001). The success of the former film meant that he...
(1998), and established himself as an action hero starting with the film Amarkalam (1999). Ajith's dual portrayal of twin brothers—where one is deaf-mute—in...
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original on 22 March 2012. Rajendran, Sowmya (24 April 2020). "Revisiting 'Amarkalam', the film that brought Ajith and Shalini together". The News Minute....
action-packed climax". IndiaGlitz wrote:" Though certainly not in the category of Amarkalam or Vasoolraja, Saran's Idhaya Thirudan is a sure attraction for youths"...
his film shoots. Ajith requested Manish to play a minor acting role in Amarkalam (1999) after the original actor did not turn up, and thus Manish made...
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with Bharadwaj (on popular soundtracks such as Kaadhal Mannan, Pooveli, Amarkalam, Rojavanam, Parthen Rasithen, Rojakootam, Gemini, Jay Jay, Attagasam,...
"Pillayarpatti Hero" from Vaanmathi (1996) and "Maha Ganapathi" from Amarkalam (1999). Stills from the song were leaked into the internet. The team moved...
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collaborated for the third time after the successes of Kaadhal Mannan (1998) and Amarkalam (1999). Between then and 2004, the pair began shooting for another project...