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{{Infobox film
| name = Gentleman
| image = Gentleman 1993 poster.jpg
| border = no
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[S. Shankar]]
| producer = [[K. T. Kunjumon]]
| writer = S. Shankar
{{Infobox | decat = yes | child = yes | label1= Dialogue by | data1 = [[Balakumaran]]}}
| starring = [[Arjun Sarja|Arjun]]<br />[[Madhoo|Madhubala]]<br />[[Subhashri]]
| music = [[A. R. Rahman]]
| cinematography = [[Jeeva (director)|Jeeva]]
| editing = [[B. Lenin]]<br />[[V. T. Vijayan]]
| studio = A. R. S. Film International
| distributor = A. R. S. Film International
| released = {{Film date|1993|07|30|df=y}}
| runtime = 160 minutes{{sfn|Dhananjayan|2011|p=153}}
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}
'''''Gentleman''''' is a 1993 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[Vigilante film|vigilante]] [[action film]] co-written and directed by [[S. Shankar]] in his directorial debut, and produced by [[K. T. Kunjumon]]. The film stars [[Arjun Sarja|Arjun]], [[Madhoo|Madhubala]] and [[Subhashri]], with [[M. N. Nambiar]], [[Manorama (Tamil actress)|Manorama]], [[Goundamani]], [[Senthil]], [[Charan Raj]], [[Vineeth]], and [[Rajan P. Dev]] in supporting roles. It revolves around a respected [[Chennai|Madras]]-based businessman who moonlights as a thief who steals from the rich and gives to the poor.

''Gentleman'' was released on 30 July 1993. The film became a box office success, running for over 175 days in theatres besides winning three [[Filmfare Awards South|South Filmfare Awards]] (including [[Filmfare Award for Best Film – Tamil|Best Film – Tamil]] and [[Filmfare Award for Best Director – Tamil|Best Director – Tamil]]), four [[Tamil Nadu State Film Awards]] (including [[Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]] and [[Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Director|Best Director]]) and five [[Cinema Express Awards]]. The film was remade in [[Hindi]] as ''[[The Gentleman (film)|The Gentleman]]'' (1994).

== Plot ==
In [[Ooty]], Krishnamoorthy alias Kicha and his sidekick Mani perform a swashbuckling heist of money of several [[crore]]s while being in disguise diverting the attention of police, and escape in [[Nilgiri Mountain Railway]], much to the frustration of a chasing police officer named Ratnam.

Kicha is a respected citizen who runs a home-based [[papadam]] business along with Mani in [[Chennai|Madras]]. Susheela, one of Kicha's many female employees, has a crush on him and is constantly demanding his attention. Another thing adding to her woes is the arrival of her jovial cousin Sugandhi. She makes the place so lively and playful with silly fights between Mani and Babloo. Sugandhi later develops a crush on Kicha, especially after being saved by him from some molesting goons. Kicha tells to her that he has no such feelings for her and wants her to find a suitable husband. Before leaving Madras, Sugandhi steals Kicha's ring as a souvenir.

After several unsuccessful attempts at nabbing the thief, a disgraced police officer Azhagar Nambi shaves his head and is left with a ring mark on his face, after a scuffle with the thief. He investigates the design of the mark, believing it was formed by a ceremonial ring worn by [[Brahmin]] priests, but to his vain, finds that such a design is uncommon to Brahmin priests, but rather resembles a [[mangala sutra]].

Nambi is forced by his parents into getting married and by coincidence to Sugandhi, from whom he gets the particular ring that he was tracking and finds out that it belongs to Kicha. In an attempt to trap and arrest Kicha, Nambi plots an attempt at Kicha's house where they were invited for a wedding dinner, hosted by Kicha, where he shoots Kicha, but the latter narrowly escapes with a bullet injury in his hand, along with Mani. Susheela follows them to their hideout, where Susheela finds the duo and accuses Kicha of his deed.

After Susheela threatens to commit suicide, Kicha reveals his past: as a student, he was a district-level topper along with his best friend Ramesh, and when they both were denied their desired medical college seats due to bribery, that led to the suicides of Kicha's mother and Ramesh. Since then, Kicha became a thief to build a college of his own, where he desires to make education available to the deserved, regardless of income, caste, or religion.

In order to fund the final stages of the college building, aware of the police trap, Kicha makes one last attempt to steal money from the [[List of chief ministers of Tamil Nadu|Chief Minister]], resulting in success, but Nambi gains the upper hand in arresting him. In the courtroom, Kicha demands that the State CM should come to the courtroom, who was previously the Education Minister who demanded the bribe from him. Though the CM is exposed to the public, he is still let off, which infuriates a youth who was inspired by Kicha's testimony. The youth kills the minister in a suicide bombing.

Six years later, Kicha and Mani, having completed their jail sentence, inaugurate Kicha's college.

== Cast ==
{{colbegin}}
* [[Arjun Sarja|Arjun]] as Krishnamoorthy (Kicha){{sfn|Dhananjayan|2011|p=153}}
* [[Madhoo|Madhubala]] as Susheela<ref name="IE review" />
* [[Subhashri]] as Sugandhi<ref name="IE review" />
* [[M. N. Nambiar]] as Ramesh's father<ref>{{Cite web |last=Srinivasan |first=Pavithra |date=27 September 2010 |title=Shankar's landmark films before Endhiran/Robot |url=http://movies.rediff.com/slide-show/2010/sep/27/slide-show-1-south-looking-at-shankars-best-films.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200714040500/http://movies.rediff.com/slide-show/2010/sep/27/slide-show-1-south-looking-at-shankars-best-films.htm |archive-date=14 July 2020 |access-date=11 August 2020 |website=[[Rediff.com]]}}</ref>
* [[Manorama (Tamil actress)|Manorama]] as Kicha's mother<ref>{{Cite news |last=Yamunan |first=Sruthisagar |date=12 October 2015 |title=When the camera rolled, she lived the character' |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/when-the-camera-rolled-she-lived-the-character/article7751052.ece |access-date=31 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210331064426/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/when-the-camera-rolled-she-lived-the-character/article7751052.ece |archive-date=31 March 2021}}</ref>
* [[Goundamani]] as Mani<ref name="filmcompanion" />
* [[Senthil]] as Babloo<ref name="filmcompanion" />
* [[Charan Raj]] as Azhagar Nambi<ref name="IE review" />
* [[Gautami]] (special appearance in the song "Chikku Bukku Rayile")<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kumar |first=Pradeep |date=3 April 2020 |title=Prabhudheva's best dance sequences: From 'Chikku Bukku' to 'Guleba' |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/prabhudhevas-best-dance-sequences-from-chikku-bukku-to-guleba/article31246248.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200409191759/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/prabhudhevas-best-dance-sequences-from-chikku-bukku-to-guleba/article31246248.ece |archive-date=9 April 2020 |access-date=11 August 2020 |website=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref>
* [[Prabhu Deva]] (special appearance in "Chikku Bukku Rayile")<ref name="PrabhuDevaRaju" />
* [[Raju Sundaram|Raju]] (special appearance in "Chikku Bukku Rayile")<ref name="PrabhuDevaRaju" />
* [[Vineeth]] as Ramesh<ref name="IE review" />
* [[Rajan P. Dev]] as the chief minister<ref name="IE review" />
* [[Ajay Rathnam]] as Ratnam<ref>{{Cite web |title=Gentleman Cast and Crew |url=https://www.moviefone.com/movie/gentleman/LOC70qZiO9j1GEt7qUgf35/credits/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210509063044/https://www.moviefone.com/movie/gentleman/LOC70qZiO9j1GEt7qUgf35/credits/ |archive-date=9 May 2021 |access-date=9 May 2021 |website=[[Moviefone]]}}</ref>

* [[Raghava Lawrence]] (uncredited dancer in "Chikku Bukku Rayile")<ref>{{Cite web |date=30 October 2018 |title=Haven't you watched Raghava Lawrence's amazing dances yet? |url=https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/2018/10/30/raghava-lawrence-amazing-dance-videos.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200811073329/https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/2018/10/30/raghava-lawrence-amazing-dance-videos.html |archive-date=11 August 2020 |access-date=11 August 2020 |website=[[Malayala Manorama|Manorama Online]]}}</ref>
* [[Rajendran]] as a henchman (uncredited)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sudha |date=29 December 2020 |title=ஜென்டில்மேன் திரைப்படத்தில் மொட்டை ராஜேந்திரன் நடித்துள்ளார் தெரியுமா தெரியுமா.? அதுவும் இந்தக் காட்சியில்தான் எப்படி இருக்கிறார் பார்த்தீர்களா.! |url=https://www.tamil360newz.com/gentleman-movie-act-mottai-rajendran-latest-old-photos/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210331062553/https://www.tamil360newz.com/gentleman-movie-act-mottai-rajendran-latest-old-photos/ |archive-date=31 March 2021 |access-date=4 January 2021 |website=Tamil 360 Newz |language=ta}}</ref>
{{colend}}

== Production ==
=== Development ===
After scoring back-to-back successes like ''[[Vasanthakala Paravai]]'' (1991) and ''[[Surieyan]]'' (1992), producer [[K. T. Kunjumon]] of A. R. S. Film International wanted to collaborate again with director [[Pavithran (Tamil film director)|Pavithran]] and actor [[R. Sarathkumar]]; however since they went on to do other projects, the collaboration did not happen. Photographer Stills Ravi and editor [[V. T. Vijayan]] suggested the name of [[S. Shankar]] who worked as an assistant in these two films. Shankar had prepared a story, but it was rejected by many producers. After listening to the story, an impressed Kunjumon decided to produce the film which would later be titled ''Gentleman'', but on the condition that Shankar accept any changes he suggest, to which Shankar agreed. While Shankar also wrote the screenplay, Kunjumon selected [[Balakumaran]] to write the dialogues.<ref name="hi" /> Cinematography was handled by [[Jeeva (director)|Jeeva]], editing by Vijayan and [[B. Lenin]], and art direction by Maghi,{{sfn|Dhananjayan|2011|p=153}} while [[Vikram Dharma]] was the action choreographer.<ref name="IE review" />

=== Casting and filming ===
Shankar wanted [[Kamal Haasan]] to play the lead role, but he refused because of the politics shown in the story and felt "it was not the right position to take on the subject".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Thirumurthy |first=Priyanka |date=2 September 2019 |title='Orey Oru Gramathiley' to 'Pariyerum Perumal': Caste-based reservation in Tamil films |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/orey-oru-gramathiley-pariyerum-perumal-caste-based-reservation-tamil-films-108220 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200811053112/https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/mamangam-star-and-basketball-player-prachi-tehlan-s-wedding-pictures-go-viral-130455 |archive-date=11 August 2020 |access-date=11 August 2020 |website=[[The News Minute]]}}</ref> He also suggested [[Rajasekhar (actor)|Rajasekhar]] to Kunjumon, but they were unsuccessful in casting him.<ref name="hi" /> When [[Arjun Sarja|Arjun]] was approached, he was reluctant. According to him, no directors wanted to make a film with him until the success of ''[[Sevagan]]'' (1992) which was directed by Arjun himself. Therefore when Shankar approached him with the script of ''Gentleman'', he decided to decline without listening to the script just as he did to a few other directors. But he listened to the script after much persuasion and, impressed by the story, decided to do it.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kumar |first=S. Shiva |date=20 January 2012 |title=Silver screen's valiant hero |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/silver-screens-valiant-hero/article13372451.ece |url-status=live |access-date=30 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160114054709/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/silver-screens-valiant-hero/article2815490.ece |archive-date=14 January 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Rajpal |first=Roktim |date=22 June 2017 |title=Action King Arjun reveals why he initially turned down Shankar's Gentleman |url=https://regional.pinkvilla.com/tamil/news/action-king-arjun-reveals-initially-turned-shankars-gentleman/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200411163428/https://regional.pinkvilla.com/tamil/news/action-king-arjun-reveals-initially-turned-shankars-gentleman/ |archive-date=11 April 2020 |access-date=27 February 2020 |website=[[Pinkvilla]]}}</ref> The climax scene where a student kills the antagonist in a suicide bombing was inspired from the assassination of the [[President of Sri Lanka|Sri Lankan president]] [[Ranasinghe Premadasa]].<ref name="hi" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=12 May 2020 |title=Tuesday Trivia: Assassination of Sri Lanka President inspired the climax of Shankar's Gentleman |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/tuesday-trivia-assassination-of-sri-lanka-president-inspired-the-climax-of-shankar-s-gentleman-1677164-2020-05-12 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200525093852/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/tuesday-trivia-assassination-of-sri-lanka-president-inspired-the-climax-of-shankar-s-gentleman-1677164-2020-05-12 |archive-date=25 May 2020 |access-date=15 June 2020 |website=[[India Today]]}}</ref> Kunjumon insisted Shankar to rewrite the climax by adding this element, much to the dissatisfaction of Arjun, who felt that his heroism would get diluted. However, Kunjumon was adamant about the climax and it was shot as per his wish.<ref name="hi" />

== Soundtrack ==
{{Infobox album
| name = Gentleman
| type = soundtrack
| artist = [[A. R. Rahman]]
| cover =
| alt =
| caption = Front cover
| released = 1993
| recorded = [[Panchathan Record Inn and AM Studios|Panchathan Record Inn]]
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Soundtrack
| length = 23:53
| label = Pyramid
| producer = [[A. R. Rahman]]
| prev_title = [[Pudhiya Mugam]]
| prev_year = 1993
| next_title = [[Kizhakku Cheemayile]]
| next_year = 1993
| misc =
}}
The score and soundtrack were composed by [[A. R. Rahman]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Gentleman |url=https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/gentleman/jj8wsYPNoKI_ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190823084757/https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/gentleman/jj8wsYPNoKI_ |archive-date=23 August 2019 |access-date=23 August 2019 |website=[[JioSaavn]]}}</ref> [[Vairamuthu]] wrote the lyrics for all songs except "Parkathey", which [[Vaali (poet)|Vaali]] wrote.<ref name="hi" /> The songs were recorded at [[Panchathan Record Inn and AM Studios|Panchathan Record Inn]], and the soundtrack was released under the Pyramid label.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Gentleman Tamil Audio Cassettes By A.R Rahman |url=https://banumass.com/shop/gentleman-tamil-audio-cassettes-by-a-r-rahman/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210512153251/https://banumass.com/shop/gentleman-tamil-audio-cassettes-by-a-r-rahman/ |archive-date=12 May 2021 |access-date=12 May 2021 |website=Banumass}}</ref> The film and soundtrack were dubbed and released in [[Telugu language|Telugu]] with the same name. The lyrics were penned by [[Rajashri]] for this version.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Gentleman |url=https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/gentleman/wNLT2rx6OI0_ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190823084546/https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/gentleman/wNLT2rx6OI0_ |archive-date=23 August 2019 |access-date=23 August 2019 |website=[[JioSaavn]]}}</ref>

The song "Ottagathai Kattiko" is often thought to have been lifted from the 1991 Telugu song, "Eddem Ante Teddam Antav", composed by [[Raj–Koti]] and sung by [[Malgudi Subha]] from the album ''Chik Pak Chik Bam''; in reality, Rahman, who was an arranger in Raj–Koti's team, helped them in composing the original song.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Anand |first=S. |date=3 August 2009 |title=Medley Messiah |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/magazine/story/medley-messiah/260071 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190823084951/http://www.outlookindia.com/magazine/story/medley-messiah/260071 |archive-date=23 August 2019 |access-date=23 August 2019 |website=[[Outlook (Indian magazine)|Outlook]]}}</ref> "Parkathey" is based on "Kilele" by [[Osibisa]].<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Paneerselvam Umamaheswaran |last2=Shravan Ramachandran |last3=Shivadas D S |date=2020 |title=Retrospective Analysis of Plagiaristic Practices within a Cinematic Industry in India – a Tip in the Ocean of Icebergs |url=https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10805-020-09360-7/tables/1 |url-status=live |journal=Journal of Academic Ethics |volume=18 |issue=2 |pages=143–153 |doi=10.1007/s10805-020-09360-7 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200517150746/https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10805-020-09360-7/tables/1 |archive-date=12 May 2021 |access-date=12 May 2021 |doi-access=free}}</ref> "Ottagathai Kattiko" is set in the [[Carnatic raga]] known as [[Dharmavati]],<ref>{{Cite news |last=Mani |first=Charulatha |author-link=Charulatha Mani |date=9 November 2012 |title=Twice as nice |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/twice-as-nice/article4081104.ece |url-status=live |access-date=12 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210504040102/https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/twice-as-nice/article4081104.ece |archive-date=4 May 2021}}</ref>{{sfn|Sundararaman|2007|p=151}} "En Veetu Thotathil" is set in Chenchurutti,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Mani |first=Charulatha |author-link=Charulatha Mani |date=23 November 2012 |title=Folksy flavours |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/Folksy-flavours/article12373946.ece |url-status=live |access-date=12 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200827061314/https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/Folksy-flavours/article12373946.ece |archive-date=27 August 2020}}</ref> "Parkathey" is set in [[Mohanam]],<ref>{{Cite news |last=Mani |first=Charulatha |author-link=Charulatha Mani |date=16 September 2011 |title=A Raga's Journey – Magical Mohanam |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/a-ragas-journey-magical-mohanam/article2459174.ece |access-date=23 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190823084232/https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/a-ragas-journey-magical-mohanam/article2459174.ece |archive-date=23 August 2019}}</ref>{{sfn|Sundararaman|2007|p=151}} and "Usalampatti Penkutti" is also set in Dharmavati.{{sfn|Sundararaman|2007|p=164}} "Ottagathai Kattiko" was reused by [[Anu Malik]] in ''Gentlemen''{{'}}s [[Hindi]] remake ''[[The Gentleman (film)|The Gentleman]]'' (1994) as "Roop Suhana Lagta Hai".<ref>{{Cite web |date=17 May 2020 |title=Indian Idol judge Neha Kakkar's brother scores big with Kevin Pietersen days after Oscar-winner AR Rahman found himself in awe of former England cricketer |url=https://www.jantakareporter.com/entertainment/indian-idol-judge-neha-kakkars-brother-scores-big-with-kevin-pietersen-days-after-oscar-winner-ar-rahman-found-himself-in-awe-of-former-england-cricketer/290816/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210116032338/http://www.jantakareporter.com/entertainment/indian-idol-judge-neha-kakkars-brother-scores-big-with-kevin-pietersen-days-after-oscar-winner-ar-rahman-found-himself-in-awe-of-former-england-cricketer/290816/ |archive-date=16 January 2021 |access-date=9 May 2021 |website=Janta Ka Reporter}}</ref> It was later remixed by the French rap group [[La Caution]] as "Pilotes Automatique".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Urvasi Urvasi ripped off by Will.i.am & Cody Wise! |url=https://www.sify.com/movies/urvasi-urvasi-ripped-off-by-william--cody-wise-imagegallery-kollywood-ohcsS0hhdbbjg.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210426074108/https://www.sify.com/movies/urvasi-urvasi-ripped-off-by-william--cody-wise-imagegallery-kollywood-ohcsS0hhdbbjg.html |archive-date=26 April 2021 |access-date=12 May 2021 |website=[[Sify]] |page=8}}</ref>

{{tracklist
| headline = Tamil
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| title1 = En Veetu Thotathil
| lyrics1 = [[Vairamuthu]]
| extra1 = [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], [[Sujatha Mohan]]
| length1 = 3:56
| title2 = Usalampatti Penkutti
| lyrics2 = Vairamuthu
| extra2 = [[Shahul Hameed]], [[Swarnalatha]]
| length2 = 4:41
| title3 = Chikku Bukku Rayile
| lyrics3 = [[Vaali (poet)|Vaali]]
| extra3 = [[Suresh Peters]], [[G. V. Prakash Kumar]]
| length3 = 5:24
| title4 = Parkathey
| lyrics4 = [[Vaali (poet)|Vaali]]
| extra4 = [[Minmini]], [[Srinivas (singer)|Srinivas]], Noel James
| length4 = 4:29
| title5 = Ottagathai Kattiko
| lyrics5 = Vairamuthu
| extra5 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, [[S. Janaki]], [[Sujatha Mohan]], [[Minmini]]
| length5 = 5:15
| extra_width = 35%
| lyrics_width = 25%
}}

{{tracklist
| headline = Telugu
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| title1 = Kontegaadni Kattuko
| extra1 = [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], [[S. Janaki]]
| length1 = 5:15
| title2 = Chikubuku Raile
| extra2 = [[Suresh Peters]], [[G. V. Prakash Kumar|G. V. Prakash]]
| length2 = 5:24
| title3 = Naa Inti Mundunna
| extra3 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, [[Sujatha Mohan]]
| length3 = 3:51
| title4 = Maavele Maavele
| extra4 = [[Minmini]], [[Srinivas (singer)|Srinivas]], Noel James
| length4 = 4:29
| title5 = Mudinepalli
| extra5 = [[Shahul Hameed]], [[Malgudi Subha]], [[Swarnalatha]]
| length5 = 4:40
}}

== Release ==
''Gentleman'' was released on 30 July 1993.<ref>{{Cite news |date=30 July 1993 |title=Gentleman |pages=3 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |url=https://news.google.co.in/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19930730&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |url-status=live |access-date=13 April 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210512153224/https://news.google.co.in/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19930730&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |archive-date=12 May 2021}}</ref> Kunjumon had to distribute the film on his own since no distributors were willing to buy this film as they felt "it looked like a dubbed film". Despite this, it became a major commercial success,<ref name="hi" /> running for over 175 days in theatres.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Selvaraj |first=N. |date=20 March 2017 |title=வெள்ளி விழா கண்ட தமிழ் திரைப்படங்கள் |trans-title=Tamil films that completed silver jubilees |url=http://puthu.thinnai.com/?p=34587 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.is/20170329085911/http://puthu.thinnai.com/?p=34587 |archive-date=29 March 2017 |access-date=11 August 2020 |website=Thinnai |language=ta}}</ref>

=== Critical reception ===
Writing for ''[[The Indian Express]]'' on 6 August 1993, Malini Mannath said, "Shankar makes a promising debut infusing his script with action, sentiment, comedy and even some titillating scenes for added measure and tries to give something different within the parameters of commercial cinema. Jeeva's camera is effective in capturing the well choreographed stunt scenes (Vikram Dharma)."<ref name="IE review" /> K. Vijiyin of ''[[New Straits Times]]'' wrote on 14 August 1993, "Sankar .. has provided thought-provoking story [..] build up the story well, making us eager to find out why the hero is committing all those robberies."<ref>{{Cite news |last=Vijiyin |first=K. |date=14 August 1993 |title=Catchy songs pep up Gentleman's story |page=25 |work=[[New Straits Times]] |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=7DpOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=9RMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7060,1415989}}</ref> On 22 August 1993, ''[[Ananda Vikatan]]'' rated the film 50 out of 100.<ref>{{Cite web |date=22 August 1993 |title=சினிமா விமர்சனம்: ஜென்டில்மேன் |trans-title=Movie Review: Gentleman |url=https://www.vikatan.com/arts/nostalgia/36680--2 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200811054449/https://www.vikatan.com/arts/nostalgia/36680--2 |archive-date=11 August 2020 |access-date=11 August 2020 |website=[[Ananda Vikatan]]}}</ref>

=== Accolades ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Event
!Category
!Recipient
!{{Tooltip|Ref.|References}}
|-
| rowspan="3" |[[41st Filmfare Awards South]]
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Film – Tamil|Best Film – Tamil]]
|[[K. T. Kunjumon]]
| rowspan="3" style="text-align: center;"|<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=November 1994 |title=41st Filmfare Awards |url=https://archive.org/details/41stFilmfareTamilBestDirectorMusicFilm |magazine=[[Filmfare]]}}</ref>
|-
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Director – Tamil|Best Director – Tamil]]
|[[S. Shankar|Shankar]]
|-
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Music Director – Tamil|Best Music Director – Tamil]]
|[[A. R. Rahman]]
|-
| rowspan="4" |1993 [[Tamil Nadu State Film Awards]]
|[[Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]
|[[Arjun Sarja|Arjun]]
| rowspan="4" style="text-align: center;"|{{sfn|Dhananjayan|2011|pp=154–155}}
|-
|[[Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Director|Best Director]]
|Shankar
|-
|[[Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Music Director|Best Music Director]]
|A. R. Rahman
|-
|[[Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Female Playback|Best Female Playback Singer]]
|[[Sujatha Mohan|Sujatha]] (for "En Veetu Thotathil")
|-
| rowspan="5" |[[14th Cinema Express Awards]]
| Best Picture (Special Award)
| K. T. Kunjumon
| rowspan="5" style="text-align: center;" |<ref>{{Cite news |date=13 March 1994 |title=''Kizhakku Cheemayile'' adjudged best film |page=3 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |agency=Express News Service |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=v2FlAAAAIBAJ&sjid=G5QNAAAAIBAJ&pg=339%2C511626}}</ref>
|-
| Best Actor (Special Award)
| Arjun
|-
| Best New Face Director
| Shankar
|-
| Best Music Director
| A. R. Rahman
|-
|Best Stunt Master
|[[Vikram Dharma]]
|}

== Legacy ==
In the 2019 Tamil film ''[[Hero (2019 Tamil film)|Hero]]'', Arjun reprises his role as Sathyamoorthy (whose name is similar to Krishnamoorthy), a man who takes away money from the rich to build a school that is free for everyone.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Suganth |first=M |date=20 December 2019 |title=Hero Movie Review : Fairly good vigilante film, middling superhero movie |work=[[The Times of India]] |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/hero/movie-review/72895272.cms |url-status=live |access-date=11 August 2020 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200811065208/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/hero/movie-review/72895272.cms |archive-date=11 August 2020}}</ref> The upcoming film ''[[Dikkiloona]]'' was titled after the word used by Goundamani and Senthil in ''Gentleman''.<ref>{{Cite news |date=7 September 2019 |title=Santhanam's triple action film titled Dikkilona |work=[[The Times of India]] |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/santhanams-triple-action-film-titled-dikkilona/articleshow/71024436.cms |url-status=live |access-date=31 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190912113709/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/santhanams-triple-action-film-titled-dikkilona/articleshow/71024436.cms |archive-date=12 September 2019}}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist|refs=
<ref name="filmcompanion">{{Cite web |last=Mohan |first=Ashutosh |date=24 March 2020 |title=Top 10 Tamil Films Where Senthil Got The Better Of Goundamani |url=https://www.filmcompanion.in/top-10-tamil-films-where-senthil-got-the-better-of-goundamani/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200410190143/https://www.filmcompanion.in/top-10-tamil-films-where-senthil-got-the-better-of-goundamani/ |archive-date=10 April 2020 |access-date=11 April 2020 |website=[[Film Companion]]}}</ref>
<ref name="hi">{{Cite news |last=Menon |first=Vishal |date=21 July 2018 |title=KT Kunjumon and 25 years of 'Gentleman' |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/kt-kunjumon-and-25-years-of-gentleman/article24482821.ece |access-date=23 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190823082049/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/kt-kunjumon-and-25-years-of-gentleman/article24482821.ece |archive-date=23 August 2019}}</ref>
<ref name="PrabhuDevaRaju">{{Cite news |date=8 December 2017 |title=Raju Sundaram talks about Chal Maar on Kings of Dance |work=[[The Times of India]] |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/tamil/raju-sundaram-talks-about-chal-maar-on-kings-of-dance/articleshow/61981557.cms |url-status=live |access-date=11 August 2020 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200811062503/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/tamil/raju-sundaram-talks-about-chal-maar-on-kings-of-dance/articleshow/61981557.cms |archive-date=11 August 2020}}</ref>
<ref name="IE review">{{Cite news |last=Mannath |first=Malini |date=6 August 1993 |title=Daring and caring |page=6 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19930806&printsec=frontpage&hl=en}}</ref>
}}

== Bibliography ==
* {{Cite book |last=Dhananjayan |first=G. |title=The Best of Tamil Cinema, 1931 to 2010: 1977–2010 |publisher=Galatta Media |year=2011 |isbn=978-81-921043-0-0 |author-link=G. Dhananjayan}}
* {{Cite book |last=Sundararaman |title=Raga Chintamani: A Guide to Carnatic Ragas Through Tamil Film Music |publisher=Pichhamal Chintamani |year=2007 |edition=2nd |oclc=295034757 |orig-year=2005}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|id=0482389}}
* {{Rotten Tomatoes|gentleman}}
* {{CITWF title|129359}}

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