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{{Infobox film
| name = Independence Day
| image =
| caption =
| director = [[A. R. Ramesh]]
| producer = Madhusudhana Reddy
| writer = [[E. Ramdoss]] (Tamil dialogues) S. S. David (Kannada dialogues)
| screenplay = [[A. R. Ramesh]]
| starring = [[Saikumar (actor, born 1960)|Sai Kumar]] [[C. Arunpandian|Arun Pandian]] [[Roja Selvamani|Roja]] [[Ranjitha]]
| music = [[Deva (composer)|Deva]]
| cinematography = A. Ramesh Kumar
| editing = M Saikumar
| studio = Saraswathi Film Division
| distributor =
| released = 15 August 2000
| runtime =125 minutes
| country = India
| language = Kannada Tamil
}}

'''''Independence Day''''' is a 2000 Indian [[action drama film]] shot in Tamil and Kannada, directed by [[A. R. Ramesh]]. The film stars [[Saikumar (actor, born 1960)|Sai Kumar]], [[C. Arunpandian|Arun Pandian]], [[Roja Selvamani|Roja]] and [[Ranjitha]] in the lead roles. Music for the film was composed by [[Deva (composer)|Deva]] and the film opened to mixed reviews in August 2000.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b806ed97e |title=INDEPENDENCE DAY (1997) | BFI |publisher=Explore.bfi.org.uk |date=2015-07-02 |access-date=2015-10-27}}{{dead link|date=July 2020|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

==Cast==
* [[Saikumar (actor, born 1960)|Sai Kumar]]
* [[C. Arunpandian|Arun Pandian]]
* [[Roja Selvamani|Roja]]
* [[Ranjitha]]
* [[Rockline Venkatesh]]
* [[Anandaraj]]
* [[Chandrasekhar (Tamil actor)|Chandrasekhar]]
* [[Vinaya Prasad]]
* [[Mukhyamantri Chandru]]
* [[Alphonsa (actress)|Alphonsa]]
*[[Pandu (actor)|Pandu]]
*[[Nancy Jennifer|Baby Jennifer]]

==Production==
The film was launched in 1997 as a bilingual and progressed slowly through production, having a delayed release.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indolink.com/tamil/cinema/Specials/97/Oct/a-z/atoz-2.htm |title=A-Z (Ii) |publisher=Indolink.com |access-date=2015-10-27 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150128025921/http://www.indolink.com/tamil/cinema/Specials/97/Oct/a-z/atoz-2.htm |archive-date=28 January 2015 |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/soc.culture.tamil/1nocNAuDseU |title=Google Groups |date= |access-date=2015-10-27}}</ref> A Telugu version was also considered in 1998, but the venture was later dubbed into the language.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/entertai/1998/oct/28ss.htm |title=Rediff On The NeT, Movies: Gossip from the southern film industry |work=Rediff.com |date=1998-10-28 |access-date=2015-10-27}}</ref>

==Release==
The film had a delayed release in Tamil and Kannada during August 2000, and performed poorly at the box office. The failure of the film led to complications in the release of the Telugu film, ''[[Badrinath (film)|Badrinath]]'' (2011), as the distributor Ramu claimed that the producer Madhusudhan Reddy had breached his trust during the release of ''Independence Day'' (2000).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/decks-cleared-for-badrinath-s-release-news-kannada-lgkpkthchijsi.html |title=Decks cleared for Badrinath's release |publisher=Sify.com |date=2011-06-10 |access-date=2015-10-27}}</ref>

==Soundtrack==
The film's soundtrack was composed by [[Deva (composer)|Deva]].
{{Track listing|lyrics_credits=|music_credits=|extra_column=Singer(s)|title1=College College|length1=|extra1=[[K. S. Chithra]]|title2=Kudi Meeseya Saradara |length2=|extra2=[[Mano (singer)|Mano]], [[Anuradha Sriram]]|title3=Dilse Dilpar|length3=|extra3=[[Anuradha Sriram]]|title4=Namma Thaayi Mother India |extra4=[[K. S. Chithra]], Deepika, [[Swarnalatha]]|total_length=|note1=|writer1=|note2=|writer2=|note3=|writer3=|note4=|writer4=|all_lyrics=R N Jayagopal, S Keshava Murthy}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:2000 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:2000s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Indian multilingual films]]
[[Category:2000s Kannada-language films]]
[[Category:Indian action drama films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Deva (composer)]]
[[Category:2000 action drama films]]
[[Category:2000s multilingual films]]
[[Category:Films directed by A. R. Ramesh]]

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