Baashha is a 1995 Indian Tamil-language action film written and directed by Suresh Krissna.The film stars Rajinikanth and Nagma in lead roles with Raghuvaran, Janagaraj and Vijayakumar playing supporting roles. The plot revolves around the life of an autodriver Manikkam, who stays away from violence but forced to show his violent side after his sister is attacked and his past life as a gangster is revealed. The film was released on 12 January 1995 to positive feedback and became one of the highly successful films in the career of Rajinikanth. Rajinikanth won Filmfans Association Award and Cinema Express Award for the Best Actor for his performance in the film.At the time of its release, it became the highest grossing Tamil cinema movie