Padayappa
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Padayappa is a 1999 Indian Tamil-language masala film written and directed by K. S. Ravikumar. It stars Rajinikanth in the titlular lead, with Sivaji Ganesan, Ramya Krishnan and Soundarya sharing other lead roles while, Lakshmi, Radha Ravi, Nassar, Abbas and Preetha play supporting roles. The soundtrack album and background score were composed by A. R. Rahman. The plot revolves around the titular character, Aarupadayappan, and his family being targeted in a generations-long revenge by his cousin Neelambari, a vamp who was left humiliated after Padayappa rejected her love proposal as he was in love with her good-natured home worker Vasundhara.
Theatrical release poster
The scene where Padayappa pulls down a swing for him to sit on was based on a sequence in the Indian epic Ramayana, where Hanuman makes a chair for himself to sit on.
K. S. Ravikumar
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K. S. Ravikumar is an Indian film director, film producer, screenwriter and actor, primarily working in Tamil cinema.
K. S. Ravikumar at the first look launch of Policegiri (2013)