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Vada Chennai

  • 2018
  • Not Rated
  • 2h 44m
IMDb RATING
8.4/10
22K
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Dhanush, Ameer Sultan, Andrea Jeremiah, Samuthirakani, and Aishwarya Rajesh in Vada Chennai (2018)
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A young carrom player in north Chennai becomes a reluctant participant in a war between two warring gangsters.A young carrom player in north Chennai becomes a reluctant participant in a war between two warring gangsters.A young carrom player in north Chennai becomes a reluctant participant in a war between two warring gangsters.

  • Director
    • Vetrimaaran
  • Writers
    • Gautam Siddhartha
    • Vetrimaaran
  • Stars
    • Dhanush
    • Ameer Sultan
    • Radha Ravi
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    8.4/10
    22K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Vetrimaaran
    • Writers
      • Gautam Siddhartha
      • Vetrimaaran
    • Stars
      • Dhanush
      • Ameer Sultan
      • Radha Ravi
    • 166User reviews
    • 18Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 9 wins & 8 nominations total

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    Top cast22

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    Dhanush
    Dhanush
    • Anbu
    Ameer Sultan
    Ameer Sultan
    • Rajan
    Radha Ravi
    Radha Ravi
    • Muthu
    Daniel Balaji
    Daniel Balaji
    • Thambi
    Kishore Kumar G.
    Kishore Kumar G.
    • Senthil
    Samuthirakani
    Samuthirakani
    • Guna
    Pavan
    Pavan
    • Velu
    Andrea Jeremiah
    Andrea Jeremiah
    • Chandra
    Aishwarya Rajesh
    Aishwarya Rajesh
    • Padma
    Subramaniam Siva
    • Mani
    Vincent Ashokan
    • Police Officer
    G. Marimuthu
    Sai Dheena
    • Jawa Pazhani
    Hari Krishnan
    • Senthil's Gangmember
    • (as Hari)
    Pavel
    • Guna's Gangmember
    Suryakanth
    • Padma's Father
    Sendrayan
    Sendrayan
    Saran Shakthi
    • Padma's Brother
    • Director
      • Vetrimaaran
    • Writers
      • Gautam Siddhartha
      • Vetrimaaran
    • All cast & crew
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    User reviews166

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    10uvaraj-79946

    Positive

    movie is very interesting and very detailed
    10rahulcj

    #VadaChennai At Its Best

    Vetrimaaran And Dhanush Are best Combo. saNa BGM osm same fire as Kaala. Everyone has done their acting well. My Fav Us Anbu The Anchor
    9manitejayadav

    Routine story line with a grippy awesome screenplay

    A perfect film is the one that can involve the audiences into the story.Vada chennai is one such blended masterpiece.Every scene will have reality in it.Every scene teaches something to the audience, eg:the lives of prisoners .With non linear screenplay,we try to connect the scenes to have clarity which makes us not to get bored and suspense remains throughout the film.Since i am a non tamilians,i couldn't get the feel of dialogues.No need of review the performance of actors.They did as if they were made for that.The director didn't even try to elevate the hero as in normal movies but the story itself elevated the hero.I got stunned by watching Andrea in that role.Music and bgm by Santhosh Narayan makes the movie more emotional.
    10Shashiishere

    Indian Godfather

    This movie has been in the making for a decade or more and its totally worth it and understandable! Every character, scene, dialogue means something and its so well etched that you have to accept it sets a benchmark for regional cinema. It is comparable to all the great gangster dramas that world has produced like the untouchables, godfather, and our own nayagan, satya and gangs of wasseypur. Amusing that directors find their best work in describing crime from its origin to effect.

    Yes, this movie describes a reluctant young man's journey through the slums surrounded by crooks eventually into a leader and ganglord and is inspired by all those movies listed above. What stood out were few things among many, how the director has given attention to detail right from cinematography to dialogue to time period it feels as if the tale is unscripted, the superb acting from all the cast led by Dhanush, the editing which deserves multiple awards for carrying out non linear story telling with aplomb, the music which is not jarring and giea with the flow and above all the direction which is a cut above the rest taking the best out if his crew Vetri maaran gives his best work here.

    Enjoy the intensity, political satire (for eg when a character asks if rajiv gandhi succeeded mgr as prime minister) the lawlessness, the dilemma of who or what is right and wrong, is it all by design or free will and many other uncomfortable questions.

    You will definitely root for the lead character and have many moments with tears in your eyes and lump in your throat!
    10bmgun

    VADACHENNAI

    The story starts with a murder without revealing the victim.The huge plus of the movie was it's screenplay.Top notch performance by every character in the film.Dhanush had lived the character of Anbu.All the changes in Anbu were so real.This story makes you a part of it in which you have to decide your side.All actors in the movie had given their best of their career.This movie gives you a feel like "why did it end".

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    • Trivia
      This will be the first Tamil film to be made in three parts. 'Vada Chennai' has been projected as a trilogy, with the first installment set to hit theatres this year.
    • Alternate versions
      The Hindi dubbed version starts with the spoiler introduction of Ameer Sultan's character.
    • Connections
      Features Annamalai (1992)

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    • Release date
      • October 17, 2018 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • India
    • Official sites
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      • Stream vada chennai officially on Hotstar Singapore
    • Language
      • Tamil
    • Also known as
      • Северный Ченнаи
    • Production companies
      • Goldmines Telefilms
      • Grass Root Film Company
      • Lyca Productions
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $472,865
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    • Runtime
      2 hours 44 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Atmos
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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