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Vettiyan
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Vettaiyan ( ) is a 2024 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film directed by T. J. Gnanavel and produced by Subaskaran Allirajah's Lyca Productions. The film stars an ensemble cast of Rajinikanth, Amitabh Bachchan (in his Tamil debut), Fahadh Faasil, Rana Daggubati, Manju Warrier, Ritika Singh, Dushara Vijayan, Rohini, Rao Ramesh, Abhirami and Ramesh Thilak. The film follows a senior police officer who accidentally shoots an innocent person during an encounter killing, while investigating the murder of a teacher.
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6.2A sought-after Supercop gets caught in a series of unexpected events when he encounters a suspect who is accused of being involved in a murder case.
Cast
- Rajinikanth as SP V. Athiyan IPS
- Amitabh Bachchan as Justice Dr. Sathyadev Bramhadutt Pandey
- Fahadh Faasil as Cyber Patrick 'Battery'
- Rana Daggubati as Natraj 'Nat' Shanmugam
- Manju Warrier as Thara
- Ritika Singh as Roopa Kiran
Themes
- encounter specialist
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Key facts
- Film.image
- Vettaiyan poster.jpg
- Film.caption
- Theatrical release poster
- Film.director
- T. J. Gnanavel
- Film.story
- T. J. Gnanavel
- Film.producer
- Subaskaran Allirajah
- Film.cinematography
- S. R. Kathir
- Film.editing
- Philomin Raj
- Film.music
- Anirudh Ravichander
- Film.studio
- Lyca Productions
- Film.distributor
- Red Giant Movies
- Film.runtime
- 163 minutes
- Film.country
- India
- Film.language
- Tamil
- Film.budget
- crore
- Film.gross
- crore
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Wikidata facts
- FilmAffinity ID
- 307496
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21 sectionsContents
- Plot
- Cast
- Production
- Development
- Pre-production
- Casting
- Filming
- Music
- Marketing
- Release
- Theatrical
- Distribution
- Home media
- Reception
- Critical response
- Box office
- Controversies
- Future
- Notes
- References
- External links
Vettaiyan ( ) is a 2024 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film directed by T. J. Gnanavel and produced by Subaskaran Allirajah's Lyca Productions. The film stars an ensemble cast of Rajinikanth, Amitabh Bachchan (in his Tamil debut), Fahadh Faasil, Rana Daggubati, Manju Warrier, Ritika Singh, Dushara Vijayan, Rohini, Rao Ramesh, Abhirami and Ramesh Thilak. The film follows a senior police officer who accidentally shoots an innocent person during an encounter killing, while investigating the murder of a teacher.
The film was officially announced in March 2023 under the tentative title Thalaivar 170, as it is the 170th film with Rajinikanth as lead actor, and the official title was announced in December 2023. Principal photography commenced in October 2023 and ended in August 2024. It was shot in several locations including Thiruvananthapuram, Tirunelveli, Chennai, Mumbai, and Hyderabad. The film has music composed by Anirudh Ravichander, cinematography handled by S. R. Kathir and editing by Philomin Raj.