Indian is a film.
Indian ( Tamil : இந்தியன் ) is a 1996 Indian Tamil vigilante crime thriller film written and directed by Shankar and produced by A. M. Rathnam . The film 's score and soundtrack are composed by A. R. Rahman , while cinematography was handled by Jeeva . Indian was selected by India as its entry for the Best Foreign Language Film for the Academy Awards in 1996 , but was not nominated . It was also the highest grossing Tamil film upon its release , until surpassed by Padayappa , three years later .