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The Sword of Tipu Sultan

  • TV Series
  • 1990–
IMDb RATING
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The Sword of Tipu Sultan (1990)
HindiBiographyDramaHistoryWar

A father-son tale of resistance as Haider Ali and Tipu Sultan lead their forces against British expansion in southern India, fighting to preserve their sovereignty until the Battle of Sriran... Read allA father-son tale of resistance as Haider Ali and Tipu Sultan lead their forces against British expansion in southern India, fighting to preserve their sovereignty until the Battle of Srirangapatna.A father-son tale of resistance as Haider Ali and Tipu Sultan lead their forces against British expansion in southern India, fighting to preserve their sovereignty until the Battle of Srirangapatna.

  • Stars
    • Malvika Tiwari
    • Mukesh Rishi
    • Ananth Mahadevan
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.0/10
    301
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    • Stars
      • Malvika Tiwari
      • Mukesh Rishi
      • Ananth Mahadevan
    • 9User reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • Episodes60

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    Malvika Tiwari
    • Wife of Tipu Sultan
    • 1990
    Mukesh Rishi
    Mukesh Rishi
    Ananth Mahadevan
    Ananth Mahadevan
    • Pandit Purnaiya
    Sanjay Khan
    Sanjay Khan
    • Tipu Sultan
    Shahbaaz Khan
    Shahbaaz Khan
    • Hyder Ali (1989)
    Deepika Chikhalia
    Deepika Chikhalia
    • Tipu's mother
    Maya Alagh
    Maya Alagh
    • Tipu's Grandmother
    Firoz Ali
    Firoz Ali
    • Young Tipu…
    • 1990
    Satyendra Kapoor
    Satyendra Kapoor
      • 1990
      Bob Christo
      Bob Christo
      • General Matthews
      • 1990
      Shashi Sharma
      Shashi Sharma
      • 1990
      Rishabh Shukla
      Rishabh Shukla
      • 1990
      Sudhir Pandey
      Sudhir Pandey
      • 1990
      Shahid Khan
      • Fateh Mohammed
      • 1990
      Malavika
      • 1990
      Majeela Begum
      • 1990
      Ali Khan
      Ali Khan
      • Villain
      • 1990
      Premnath Gulati
      • Badruzaman
      • 1990
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      vonminx

      True story

      The film is a dramatised version of a book by Baghwan.S.Gidvani with the same title. Another film version also uses the title "the adventures of Tipu (Tippoo) Sultan". The story is based on the 18th Century ruler of the kingdom of Mysore in southern India. He was a most eccentric character and is one of India's most famous Indian independence fighters or Patriots.

      Most of the book and film is based on historical facts and it is well known that the Sultan Tipu (Tippoo) was a very brave leader who fought not only the British East India company but many of their allies as well. His reputation for courage and leadership is legendary as is his treatment of his subjects. Due to the historical nature of the film, it is very violent and involves scenes which are certainly unsuitable for children. That said it is a must see film, especially if you are fond of war films or Historical dramas.
      1TheDimri

      Tipu was not a Hero. Read history again.

      He massacred on a very high scale. They presented him like a warrior but the truth is .....

      When your Tipu came face to face with 800 Travancore Nairs, all his bravery turned to dust.

      His forces were utterly routed. His soldiers killed.

      When Travancore reinforcements came, Tipu was saved by his Chelas. He fled the battlefield.

      Turned cripple due to injuries.
      1ankit-singh92

      The facade of tipu sultan

      A man fighting merely to keep his tiny kingdom independent of british influence is made into a freedom fighter of national significance. A man who had made it his life's mission to eliminate "infidels" is displayed as genuinely secular and as race blind as Lincoln.

      John Ford had once said "Once a legend becomes fact, PRINT IT". And tipu sultan's actual legend lay only in the mass massacres he committed across the western coast of present day Karnataka, Kerela and occasionally Maharashtra.

      Selling lies to people doesn't solely lay a cinematic responsibility I guess, television does it's part too.
      9ayon-de

      Well Made Series.

      The Sword of Tipu Sultan , is a fine attempt to show the view point of the Indian rulers to the people across the globe. good attention paid to every detail, and though it may appear that the series has shown large amount of violence, but it is just the way history needs to be told.

      Britishers , in that era, did many inhumane things to Indian rulers and their children and relatives,

      for example in the case of Tipu Sultan ,son of Hader Ali, ...Tipu's two sons were shot dead by the British. and Mysore Ransaked. so it needs to be shown, just the way it happened.

      Sanjay Khan's acting is as always phenomenal.

      a well Made Series over all.
      1mayurrawat

      Far from the actual history.

      After reading the actual history it becomes clear that the intention of the creator of the series was to whitewash the atrocities commited by Tipu Sultan on Hindus. The fact that Tipu converted lakhs of Hindus and hundreds of Christians to Islam has been cleverly removed from this version.

      The initial words of inscription on sword of Tipu are - "My victorious sabre is lightning for the destruction of the unbelievers. Haidar, the Lord of the Faith, is victorious for my advantage. And moreover, he destroyed the wicked race who were unbelievers."

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        This series holds the record for the largest number of fatalities on a film set - 62.

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