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Padikathavan (2009)
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Add to a movie listFor the 1985 Tamil movie of the same name, see Padikkadavan (1985 film)
Padikkadavan (English: Uneducated Man) is a 2009 Indian Tamil-language action-comedy film written and directed by Suraaj. It stars Dhanush, Tamannaah Bhatia, Vivek, Sayaji Shinde, Pratap Pothan, Suman and Atul Kulkarni in the lead roles and features a huge supporting cast in small pivotal and cameo roles. The film released on 14 January 2009 during Pongal receiving huge positive Response. The film was successful grossing ₹17 crore in Tamil Nadu and established Dhanush as one of top five saleable heroes of Tamil cinema then.
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Radhakrishnan (Dhanush) alias Rocky is a 10th grade dropout youngster who is looked down upon by his father (Pratap Pothen), because of his sharp contrast to the rest of the family, who are well qualified in education. Rocky spends most of his time in a mechanic shop with his colleagues (Mayilsami, Nellai Siva and Suman Shetty). Rocky's friends advise him to love and marry a well educated girl so that his name will be added with her name after marriage i.e., indirectly he gets a degree after his name.Actors
Dhanush
(Radhakrishnan (Rocky))
Tamannaah Bhatia
(Gayathri)
Suman
(Samarasimha Reddy)
Sayaji Shinde
(Rami Reddy)
Vivek
(Assault Arumugam)
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