Petta (2019)

Original title

பேட்ட

Directed by

Karthik Subbaraj

Genre

action film

Country

India

Runtime

2h 52m

Rated

M

Rating

7.2 of 10 from 92 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A laid-back hostel warden is forced to confront his violent past when an old enemy reappears. He must protect his loved ones and settle old scores.

fast-pacedstylishmasculinenostalgicviolentenergeticcrowd-pleasing

What happens

Petta (; transl. Extramural suburb) is a 2019 Indian Tamil-language action drama film written and directed by Karthik Subbaraj and produced by Kalanithi Maran under Sun Pictures. The film stars Rajinikanth, alongside Vijay Sethupathi, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Sasikumar, Simran, Trisha, Megha Akash, Malavika Mohanan, Mahendran, Bobby Simha, Guru Somasundaram, Aadukalam Naren, Munishkanth, Sananth and Vivek Prasanna. It follows a hostel warden who gets dragged into war after his old nemesis resurfaces. The film was officially announced in February 2018. Principal photography commenced in June 2018. It was shot in several locations including Darjeeling and Uttar Pradesh, and wrapped by late-October 2018. The film's music was composed by Anirudh Ravichander, while cinematography and editing were handled by Tirru and Vivek Harshan. Petta was released on 10 January 2019, the week of Pongal. The film grossed over ₹200 crore against a budget of ₹160 crore, thus becoming one of the highest-grossing Tamil films of all time and the second highest-grossing Tamil film of 2019. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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