Vikram Vedha

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8.2/10

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Madhavan and Vijay Sethupathi in Vikram Vedha (2017)

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Vikram, a no-nonsense police officer, accompanied by Simon, his partner, is on the hunt to capture Vedha, a smuggler and a murderer. Vedha tries to change Vikram's life, which leads to a con... Read allVikram, a no-nonsense police officer, accompanied by Simon, his partner, is on the hunt to capture Vedha, a smuggler and a murderer. Vedha tries to change Vikram's life, which leads to a conflict.Vikram, a no-nonsense police officer, accompanied by Simon, his partner, is on the hunt to capture Vedha, a smuggler and a murderer. Vedha tries to change Vikram's life, which leads to a conflict.

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IMDb RATING

8.2/10

53K

YOUR RATING

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Awards
- 12 wins & 13 nominations total

Vikram
(as R. Madhavan)

Vijay Sethupathi

Vedha

Shraddha Srinath

Priya

Kathir

Pulli
(as Kadhir)

Varalaxmi Sarathkumar

Chandra

Prem Kumar

Inspector Simon
(as S. Premkumar)

Hareesh Peradi

Chetta

Achyuth Kumar

SP Surendhar

Vivek Prasanna

Ravi

Rajkumar

Half Boil
(as G. Rajkumar)

Jayaseelan

Sethu

Manikandan K.

Police Constable Santhanam
(as Manikandan)

Gowri Lakshmi

Anitha
(as Gowrilakshmi G.)

Babu

Sub-inspector Ansari

Gorge Vijay

Sub-inspector Prabhakar
(as Vijay George)

Kevin Augustine

Vellai
(as Augustine)

E. Karthik

Sub-inspector Pandian
(as Vaaladi E. Karthik)

E. Ramdoss

Head Constable Velraj

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10nirbhaysingh-86

A movie which shows the class of South Indian Cinema

First , I got to know about the movie from IMDB , which showed some posters for highest rated current Indian movies. Since, I got too late to the party I did not get to see the movie in theaters and after looking long and hard found the movie with eng subtitle which was great. (because I can only understand hindi and eng).

About the movie, amazing acting by Madhvan as always but the 'Betaal' (Vedha) of the move is awesome. His acting is so natural, he is the highlight of the movie. Though movie never tries to give any actor/character more time or importance but the guy just shins like a diamond. I must admit, I did not know anything about the actor before this movie and after writing this I will have to look him up..Also, his character's aging process in flashbacks are awesome as well (i don't know who to praise for that).

I got hooked from the first shot of the movie about Vikram & Betaal story , which i loved as a child by the way, and after 15 min in the movie you get the reason for the name.

I have seen few South Indian movies before which shows the real standing of this industry compare to Hindi cinema. If Hindi cinema is to copy trends from there, I believe it should be movies like this not the ninja fighting sequence where people hit villains like hulk and they fly for 10 meters.

Finally, this movie is a must watch for people who appreciate good cinema but beware "Hero do not fly in this movie and are not as powerful as Bahubali".

10mitkobozov

Tired of western cinema? Check out Indian movies

As a westerner I have grown extremely unsatisfied with the plot and charachter development in western cinema. I have been watching Indian movies and Vikram Vedha strikes a cord that misses in western cinema. It asks questions vital to our urge to rationalize the world arounf us. What is ethical and what is not? The screenwriter leaves the question to each of us in the ending standoff scene, so that it is up to us to decide on what is right and wrong. The cast is wonderful giving their best. There are no unrealistic action scenes and the cinematography is on a high level. The only thing that would make the movie better is some better music, the choice of songs was pretty poor.

10nragul

Oru katha sollatta...?!

What will happen when two star actors, who tend to give priority to stories more than their respective roles, join together in a movie...? Vikram Vedha happens...!

A usual cop-criminal story, which is presented with a unique screenplay inspired by Vikramadithan-Vedhalam stories of folklore, where Vedhalam (Vijay Sethupathi) asks a tough riddle to Vikramadithan (Madhavan) to evade encounter. The movie starts with a huge difference between the characters, with Vikram - as an honest cop; and Vedha - as a ruthless gangster. The differences fades away as the movie progresses and goes through a complete karmic cycle, from evil vengeance to redemption, with the support of riddled flashback stories narrated by Vedha. The idea remotely resembles Quentin Tarantino's Pulp Fiction in a rather simpler manner. But this movie is a masterpiece of unique kind.

When you find enough ingredients in the plot, setup and pace of the movie, the unexpected thrilling element that changes the entire course of the movie, at regular interval, will take you by surprise. The pace keeps you hooked and does not give you time to anticipate a twist. That's what have made this movie enjoyable to watch.

No one can fit into the role of Vikram Vedha better than Madhavan and Vijay Sethupathi. Especially the comical arrogance of Vijay Sethupathi have created wonders on screen. Even a small character in the movie have owned the role to perfection providing a flawless performances from all sides.

Yaanji song and BGM does the work it was expected to do.

The movie is a rich mixture of class and entertaining elements with astonishing story and narration. In all, this movie is a treat to watch and worth sparing some extra bucks post GST.

10rahuljayaram

An must watch Tamil movie !!!

Simply it is a movie which tells the story of an COP & GANGSTER with there own aspects in it,the great ending ,were the entire plot of the story turns and give the audience to give an buzz inside the head thinking of the story even after times of hour watching it.Should say its rare it Indian movies with such drastic twist in the climax which is seen in Hollywood movies.The performance of the two artist R.MADHAVAN & VIJAY SETHUPATHI naming as the title VIKRAM VEDHA is also an great impact to watch as the Tamil movies are best of making mass movies.

9sarathudaya-01098

Beautiful script and direction. Hats off ..!

One of the best thing happened to Kollywood after Thani Oruvan. Same punch but a great plot. Vikram and Vedha were absolutely phenomenal and casting was super cool. The main talking point of this movie is the direction. You can see some minute directorial brilliance through out the movie. Some of them were really cool.

1) When Vedha approached the police station to surrender . While walking he threw some snacks to the police dog out there. That scene was so cool which proclaims the Vedha's intention "Yeah. I am gonna give you some thing to boost up your little mind Police dog". That's exactly what he did to Madhavan on the following scenes.

2) We can notice Madhavan's Mentaility through his T shirts. Which was white on the beginning and became grey later.

There are many simple scenes throughout this movie.

That's what so cool about this movie. It will make you re watch the movie again and again.

My rating : 9/10

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Trivia
Madhavan and Vijay Sethupathi met for the 1st time on the sets of Vikram Vedha. It was a deliberate move to retain the play between them on their very first interaction scene.

Goofs
The bag which contains currency notes is filled with Currency Notes bearing Serial Number 00000000. Every Bundle is with the same serial number.

Quotes
Vedha: Can I tell you a story sir?
Vikram: The silence is too deafening, huh?
Vedha: You look really smart when you smile, sir.
Vikram: But you will look very pathetic if you smile without your front teeth! Don't laugh. Camera is switched off... I'll smash you! Just my arm will swell up a bit... nothing much!
Vedha: Sir, will you treat your guest this way? Vedha no violence sir!
Vikram: Why did you surrender?
Vedha: Just wanted to tell you a story, sir. My own story sir!
Vikram: Your kind of guys just have one story, right? I was down and out... like a mongrel on the mean streets. Did this and that... and grew to be a big man. It's that story, right?
Vedha: Wow! How did you do it sir? Did you watch my whole life unfurl in my own eyes?
Vikram: Can I tell you something about yourself? If I give you 10 crores today in exchange for you quitting your profession you will refuse the offer and walk out. Only to go home and plot a way to grab the money from me! That's you!
Vedha: The same 10 crores, if I give you in exchange for letting me go... Will you let me go sir? You will just send me away and plot to encounter me! That's you, right?
Vikram: Hah, good one!
Vedha: However, you see it, we are both one and the same!
Vikram: How will having just a tail make a cat and mouse the same?
Vedha: Sir, the cat has value only till there's rat problem in the house!
Vikram: But this mouse surrendered fearing the cat, right?
Vedha: But, will any mouse voluntarily walk into a trap?
Vikram: That's right. We're not talking about some simple mouse here, it's actually a bandicoot who has murdered 16!
Vedha: You are not such a simple cat yourself, sir. A cop cat who has encountered 15!
Vikram: 18.
Vedha: Sir, that last encounter... you killed the guys? OK sir. You are in the lead. Killed 18; Killed 16... Convinced?
Vikram: Nah... Criminal! Police... I'm on the right side of line; you on the other.
Vedha: OK sir, I accept. I'm the bad guy; you're the good one. But to project yourself as a good man, you do need a bad man like me!

Alternate versions
The UK release was cut, the distributor chose to remove stronger moments of violence in order to obtain a 12A classification. An uncut 15 classification was available.