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Your dad's dying wish? Take him home to the family that exiled him 25 years ago. Awkward.
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King (2002)

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Overview

Drama

King story evolves around Raja, a business management student and professional magician living in Hong Kong with his single-father, Shanmugam, who he loves a lot. Then one day, they end up in a car accident, and when Shanmugam is in need of blood, he is given an unanalyzed amount of blood which was infected with multiple sclerosis.Dr. Cheenu suggests to Raja that he take his father to his old home in India, and to keep him happy for the last 2 months of his life. It is then that Raja finds out that Shanmugam was exiled from his home 25 years ago because he had...

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Standout Aspects

Acting

Vikram in full devastation mode—nobody cries on camera like him.

Direction

Prabhu Solomon's debut already knows how to weaponize sentiment.

Score

Music that will NOT let you leave this movie dry-eyed.

Best for:Solo: When you want to ugly-cry alone with zero witnesses.·Family: Bonding over generational trauma and Vikram's emotional destruction.
Heads up:Emotional: Terminal illness and parental death—keep tissues, not snacks.
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Director

Prabhu Solomon

ReleasedSep 6, 2002
Runtime2h 40m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Paceslow
Intensityhigh
Tonedark
Feelheavy

Top Cast

Vikram

Vikram

Raja

Sneha

Sneha

Tamil

Nassar

Nassar

Shanmugam

Janagaraj

Janagaraj

Vadivelu

Vadivelu

Santhana Bharathi

Santhana Bharathi

Dr. Cheenu

Java Sundaresan

Java Sundaresan

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Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

This was Prabhu Solomon's directorial debut before he became known for nature-heavy romances like Mynaa and Kumki.

Insight

Vikram reportedly took a pay cut for this film, believing in Solomon's vision—rare star faith in a debut director.

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