Siva and John, two best friends, get separated due to the atrocities of a gangster. Siva becomes Tiger and fights injustice, while John is hired by a mafia leader to kill Siva.
Acting
Rajinikanth's transformation from everyman to mythic Tiger.
Direction
Ameerjan's operatic staging of friendship's funeral.
Score
Ilaiyaraaja's thunderous emotional manipulation.
Director
Ameerjan
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This is peak 'Rajinikanth as working-class deity' era—before he became the superstar who winks at physics.
Raghuvaran's John remains one of Tamil cinema's most devastating antagonists because he never stops loving Siva.
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