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Musthaffaa (1996)
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Add to a movie listMusthaffaa is a 1996 Tamil action drama film directed by R. Aravindraj. The film features Napoleon and Ranjitha in the lead roles, with Goundamani, Mansoor Ali Khan, K. Prasanna, Lakshmi, Kazan Khan, Alex, Sooriya, Rajeshkumar, Babloo Prithiveeraj, Ganeshkar and Charmila playing supporting roles. The film, produced by P. G. Shrikanth, had musical score by Vidyasagar and was released on 16 February 1996. The film was later remade into Hindi as Ghulam-E-Mustafa (1997) starring Nana Patekar and Raveena Tandon in the lead roles and was also remade in Bengali as Rehmat Ali (2010) with Mithun Chakraborty.
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Musthaffaa (Napoleon) is the trusted henchman of the godfather Periyavar (Sooriya). When politicians need help, they notify Periyavar and Musthaffaa in turn solves the problem with his sidekick Chellappa (Goundamani). Musthaffaa considers Periyavar as his own father and he calls him Vappa (father in Tamil Muslim) whilst he considers Chellappa as his own elder brother.Actors
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