Red (2002): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2002, Red is an action, thriller, drama and crime film directed by Singampuli, running about 157 minutes.

What it’s about. Ajith is Red (it stands for Revolution, Education, Development), an orphan who has since grown up to be the local don in Madurai. Naturally he possesses a heart of gold and when not bashing up bad guys, he spends his time forcing schools to accept students without donations and taking care of orphans. Cheeni(Salim Ghouse) is his biggest enemy. Red falls for Gayatri(Priya Gill), the daughter of his friend and confidante Narayanan(Manivannan) and helps her without her knowledge. She too likes him but wants him to give up his life of violence. Meanwhile a reporter(Rajesh) for Ananda Vikatan begins to serialise Red's story under the name Aadi and it becomes quite the rage among readers

Who’s in it. Red stars Ajith Kumar as Red, Priya Gill as Gayathri, Manivannan as Narayanan and Raghuvaran as Newspaper editor, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 5.1/10, Red has proved divisive with audiences. It went on to earn $500K at the box office.

Where to watch. In US you can stream it on Sun Nxt and rent or buy it from Google Play Movies and YouTube. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Red page.

If you liked it. Fans of Red tend to enjoy The Dark Knight, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Inception and The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.