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Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu (2006)

Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu poster
Original title
வேட்டையாடு விளையாடு
Directed by
Gautham Vasudev Menon
Genre
action film, LGBTQ-related film
Country
India
Runtime
2h 40m
Rated
UA
Rating
7.1 of 10 from 51 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A police officer named Raghavan hunts down two serial killers. He pursues them across different locations.

tensegrittynoirfast-paceddarksuspensefulstylishintense

What happens

Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu (transl. Hunt and Play) is a 2006 Indian Tamil-language neo-noir action thriller film written and directed by Gautham Vasudev Menon. The film stars Kamal Haasan and Jyothika, while Prakash Raj, Daniel Balaji, and Salim Baig play supporting roles with Kamalinee Mukherjee in her Tamil debut. It revolves around DCP Raghavan, who tries to track down two serial killers Amudhan and Illamaran. Harris Jayaraj composed the music, cinematography was handled by Ravi Varman and editing by Anthony. It is one of the first Indian films to be made using Super 35. Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu was released on 25 August 2006 to positive reviews and became a box-office success. Kamal Haasan won the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actor. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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