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Vettai (2012)

Vettai poster
Original title
வேட்டை
Directed by
N. Lingusamy
Genre
action film
Country
India
Runtime
2h 30m
Rating
6.4 of 10 from 23 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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A timid police constable and his fearless younger brother, also a policeman, work together. The shy brother often gets credit for arrests while the bold one does the actual work behind the scenes.

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What happens

Vettai (transl. Hunt) is a 2012 Indian Tamil-language masala film co-produced, written and directed by N. Lingusamy. The film stars Arya and R. Madhavan in the lead roles, while Sameera Reddy, Amala Paul, Ashutosh Rana, Nassar and Thambi Ramaiah appear in supporting roles. The story follows Guru Murthy (Madhavan), a timid and peace-loving constable who lacks confidence, and his younger brother Guna (Arya), a bold, aggressive and fearless policeman. Despite being less capable in the field, Guru often gets credit for arrests, while Guna does the real work behind the scenes. The music was composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja, and cinematography and editing handled by Nirav Shah and Anthony. The film was announced shortly after the release of Lingusamy's Paiyaa, with Dayanidhi Alagiri's Cloud Nine Movies agreeing to produce the film, following a successful collaboration during the director's previous film. During a lengthy pre-production phase, the film underwent changes in its main cast and Cloud Nine Movies pulled out of the project. Linguswamy's own banner Thirupathi Brothers took up the film. Filming was initially planned to begin by mid-2010, but was delayed until March 2011. Vettai was released on 14 January 2012, coinciding with Pongal festival, and became a commercial success at the box office. The film was remade in Telugu as Tadakha (2013) and in Hindi as Baaghi 3 (2020). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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