Beast (2022)

Original title

பீஸ்ட்

Directed by

Nelson Dilipkumar

Genre

action film

Country

India

Runtime

2h 36m

Rated

R

Rating

5.2 of 10 from 84 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An ex-RAW agent tries to rescue hostages trapped in a shopping mall that has been taken over by terrorists. He uses his skills to fight the attackers while dealing with the chaotic situation inside.

fast-pacedaction-packedhumoroustenseboldenergeticlight-hearted

What happens

Beast (Hindi title Raw) is a 2022 Indian Tamil-language action comedy film written and directed by Nelson Dilipkumar. It is produced by Kalanithi Maran under Sun Pictures. The film stars Vijay and Pooja Hegde in the lead roles, alongside Selvaraghavan, Shaji Chen, VTV Ganesh, Ankur Vikal, Aparna Das, Sathish Krishnan, Shine Tom Chacko, Yogi Babu and Redin Kingsley. It is about an ex-RAW agent who seeks to rescue hostages in a shopping mall which has been hijacked by terrorists. Sun Pictures acquired the production rights for Vijay's 65th film in January 2020. A. R. Murugadoss was initially signed to direct it; however, he was ousted from the film, after he refused to cut his remuneration. Nelson was subsequently brought on board, with announcement in December 2020 under the tentative title Thalapathy 65, and the official title was announced in June 2021. Principal photography commenced in April 2021. It was shot in several locations including Chennai, Delhi and Georgia, and wrapped by mid-December 2021. The film has music composed by Anirudh Ravichander, cinematography was handled by Manoj Paramahamsa and editing by R. Nirmal. Beast was released on 13 April 2022 in theatres to mixed reviews from critics. The film was a commercial success, grossing ₹216–300 crore worldwide. It set several box office records for a Tamil film, emerging as the third highest-grossing Tamil film of 2022, tenth highest-grossing Indian film of 2022 and was one of the highest-grossing Tamil films of all time. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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