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Vetri Vizha (1989)

Vetri Vizha poster
Original title
வெற்றி விழா
Directed by
Prathap K. Pothan
Genre
action film
Country
India
Runtime
2h 25m
Rated
A
Rating
7.6 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man with amnesia tries to piece together his identity. He gets caught in a web of crime and violence while searching for the truth.

fast-pacedaction-packedsuspensefulmasculinegrittyexplosivetensedramatic

What happens

Vettri Vizhaa (transl. Ceremony of Victory) is a 1989 Indian Tamil-language action film directed by Prathap K. Pothen. It stars Kamal Haasan, Prabhu, pairing with Sasikala and Khushbu as lead heroine along with Amala in guest appearance. The film was a blockbuster and completed 175-day run at the box office. It is loosely based on the novel The Bourne Identity by Robert Ludlum. Vettri Vizhaa was released on 28 October 1989 during the Diwali holiday. Santhi Narayanasamy and T. Manohar produced Vettri Vizhaa under the production company Sivaji Productions. The story was written by K. Rajeshwar and Shanmugapriyan. Cinematography was handled by Ashok Kumar, the editing was by B. Lenin and V. T. Vijayan, and the art direction was by B. Salim. The first film in which Kamal Haasan and Prabhu co-starred. Filming took place primarily in Goa and Chennai. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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