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| Amaidhipadai | |
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| Directed by | Manivannan |
| Written by | Manivannan |
| Produced by | K. Balachandran U. K. Senthil Kumar K. N. Ilamurugan |
| Starring | Sathyaraj Ranjitha Kasthuri Sujatha |
| Cinematography | D. Shankar |
| Edited by | P. Venkateshwara Rao |
| Music by | Ilaiyaraaja |
Production company | M. R. Films International |
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Running time | 160 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Amaidhipadai (transl. Peacekeeping Force) is a 1994 Indian Tamil-language political satire film, written and directed by Manivannan. The film stars Sathyaraj (in a dual role), Ranjitha, Kasthuri and Sujatha. It revolves around a politician who builds his career through unethical means, while his son, an honest law enforcer, seeks to take him down.
Amaidhipadai was released on 13 January 1994. It went on to run more than 25 weeks and was a silver jubilee hit. The film has since developed a strong cult following. It was remade in Telugu as M. Dharmaraju M.A. (1994), and in Hindi as Jallaad (1995). A spiritual successor, Nagaraja Cholan MA, MLA was released in 2013, with Sathyaraj returning.