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Vettaikaaran

  • 2009
  • 2h 46m
IMDb RATING
5.2/10
5.9K
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Joseph Vijay and Anushka Shetty in Vettaikaaran (2009)
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Ravi, a student aspiring to become a police officer, becomes the target of a politician. He turns vigilante with the identity of "Police Ravi" to secure justice.Ravi, a student aspiring to become a police officer, becomes the target of a politician. He turns vigilante with the identity of "Police Ravi" to secure justice.Ravi, a student aspiring to become a police officer, becomes the target of a politician. He turns vigilante with the identity of "Police Ravi" to secure justice.

  • Director
    • Babu Sivan
  • Writers
    • Mayank Jain
    • Babu Sivan
  • Stars
    • Joseph Vijay
    • Anushka Shetty
    • Salim Ghouse
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.2/10
    5.9K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Babu Sivan
    • Writers
      • Mayank Jain
      • Babu Sivan
    • Stars
      • Joseph Vijay
      • Anushka Shetty
      • Salim Ghouse
    • 17User reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 5 wins & 9 nominations total

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    Joseph Vijay
    Joseph Vijay
    • 'Police' Ravi
    Anushka Shetty
    Anushka Shetty
    • Susheela
    Salim Ghouse
    Salim Ghouse
    • Vedhanayagam
    P. Ravi Shankar
    P. Ravi Shankar
    • Chella Vedhanayagam
    Sayaji Shinde
    Sayaji Shinde
    • Kattabomman
    Srihari
    Srihari
    • Devaraj IPS
    Sathyan
    Sathyan
    • Ravi's friend
    Sukumari
    Sukumari
    • Susheela's grandmother
    Srinath Alnath
    • Valayapathi
    • (as Srinath)
    Cochin Hanifa
    Cochin Hanifa
    • Complex owner
    Delhi Ganesh
    Delhi Ganesh
    • Ravi's father
    Manobala
    Manobala
    • Reporter
    Manicka R. Vinayagam
    • Uma's Father
    Ravi Prakash
    • Commissioner
    Lakshmy Ramakrishnan
    Lakshmy Ramakrishnan
    • Ravi's mother
    • (as Lakshmi Ramakrishnan)
    Sanchita Padukone
    Sanchita Padukone
    • Uma
    Imman Annachi
    Imman Annachi
    • Marriage guest
    • (as Imman)
    Jason Sanjay
    • Special Appearance
    • Director
      • Babu Sivan
    • Writers
      • Mayank Jain
      • Babu Sivan
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews17

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    10shyam-amdgs

    vettaikaran...not good as the original...yet racy...

    vettaikaran is typical mass masala entertainer from vijay..the story and the plot have been used million times in tamil cinema...

    the first half is racy and has lot of fun...vijay's screen presence is magnificent...rarely we can see a hero doing such a great effort in variety of areas like dance, fight, comedy and definitely vijay is one among them..he has the sole responsibility to satisfy the people and his fans..as i said ..he is doing it quite good.. the second half is a total mess, but the songs are awesome.

    i recommend this movie if you are looking for some fun and entertainment..
    6aswinraj-75074

    Logic..?

    I think Y The peoples Looking for The logic in this movie.. it's a rural mass masala film..Vijay Swag,+ Screen presence Was πŸ‘Œ Such A entertaining Movie.. Just Enjoyed it..
    6leabi_imh

    A few drawbacks but better than Vijay's previous two films

    This movie was good and though it has not deviated from the masala style, Vijay has acted well enough to make it entertaining. The comedy in the first half, especially the one between Vijay and Anushka is good. If Vivek or Vadivelu had been inserted, it would have been more entertaining. Salim Ghouse has acted well enough to be a typical Villain in a Vijay film. But the few drawbacks are there which could have been taken care of. The villain doesn't over react or get tensed when he is facing even his son's death! Also, Anushka's acting is typical Telugu style which spoils the movie. The whole movie was made like a Telugu one, which should have been changed.
    1viisva

    want to become mad, search logic in this movie

    Stop wasting money in this type of movie and spend money for poor people.

    100% Kadikarran.

    Vettaikaran title did not suit for this movie, since Bagavathy movie story already used in diff way,they might have chosed Bagavathy 2 or hero character name.

    Many people asked same question in this movie, How come a gangster head suddenly become a Political minister without winning in election?????

    gangster-head met some person, no idea who is he, but he has rights to make him minister without political party meeting or what ever it is.

    movie 1st half no story, just done with heroin. why because producer paid much for her. 2nd half, no one was not able to understand why all those new scenes are coming in action. like villain said, in 3 months hero become big gangster. next to this scene, hero got enthu song where all people will pray for hero and looking help.

    Movie seems like they made lengthy movie but don't know how to work on editing section. all frames are like artificially attached, it doesn't has normal flow to understand.

    as like everyone words, vijai cant success on original stories, he has to be always remake hero from other language movies.

    questions : 1- in which college we are getting 1st year degree admission for aged people ? 2- can any gangster become Political Minister without winning election ? 3- in which police station,officers can have haircoloring by their junior police officer ? 4- Encounter specialist can shoot villains, but when he saw gangster in his, why cant he shoot them ? 5- in chennai which 4 corner road doesn't have traffic police in rush area ? 6- is people still there to believe all 0% logical movies ?

    ----------- Most wanted question :

    Can we use our car remote locking, when car is completely under water ? also if we lock car from outside, outsider cant go inside but people who are inside can come out from car right. but our hero did a brilliant( his brain) job in it, he locked car from outside, so that villain cant come out from car, bcos its locked :).

    even if hero doesn't lock , villain will die in water bcos he don't know swimming. but he died inside the car in 0% no water , why bcos our hero already locked car from outside ( note : all windows and doors locked ) .

    ----------

    English movie director shows their imagination power in screen, always they make story and select

    suitable hero's. Tamil movie director's was making movies with message where public should understand life nature. but now few director making movie for hero and writing suitable story without any logical way and makes public fool.

    Movies like " Nadodigal " has 100% logical story. that movie has no popular face, all new actors, that made huge success.

    Since this movie 2nd half actions dint have continues line and it seems like trailer, why bcos all scenes are like attached artificially.

    Kindly wait for few months, you can watch this movie on popular TV channels during festival time.
    1Santhosh_2002

    Vettaikaaran

    The movie was worst. Nobody acted good in the movie. Nothing was good in the movie. Songs and BGM were also worst in the movie. The movie was so boring.

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      This was the first movie for Vijay's son Jason Sanjay as a cameo appearance.
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    • Release date
      • December 18, 2009 (India)
    • Country of origin
      • India
    • Language
      • Tamil
    • Also known as
      • ΠžΡ…ΠΎΡ‚Π½ΠΈΠΊ
    • Production company
      • A.V.M. Productions
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    • Budget
      • β‚Ή350,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross worldwide
      • $1,399,911
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    • Runtime
      • 2h 46m(166 min)
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