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Velaikkaran

  • 2017
  • Tous publics
  • 2h 40m
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
5K
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Velaikkaran (2017)
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A youngster from the slums battles against food adulteration by the company that employs him.A youngster from the slums battles against food adulteration by the company that employs him.A youngster from the slums battles against food adulteration by the company that employs him.

  • Director
    • Mohan Raja
  • Writers
    • Mohan Raja
    • D. Suresh
    • A.N. Balakrishnan
  • Stars
    • Sivakarthikeyan
    • Fahadh Faasil
    • Nayanthara
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.2/10
    5K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Mohan Raja
    • Writers
      • Mohan Raja
      • D. Suresh
      • A.N. Balakrishnan
    • Stars
      • Sivakarthikeyan
      • Fahadh Faasil
      • Nayanthara
    • 26User reviews
    • 8Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 8 nominations total

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    Sivakarthikeyan
    Sivakarthikeyan
    • Arivu
    • (as Siva Karthikeyan)
    Fahadh Faasil
    Fahadh Faasil
    • Aadhi
    Nayanthara
    Nayanthara
    • Mrinalini
    Prakash Raj
    Prakash Raj
    • Kasi
    Sneha
    Sneha
    • Kasthuri
    Rohini
    Rohini
    • Ponni
    Sathish
    Sathish
    • Hari
    RJ Balaji
    RJ Balaji
    • Sriram
    Vinodhini Vaidynathan
    Vinodhini Vaidynathan
    • Sivaranjani
    Thambi Ramaiah
    Thambi Ramaiah
    • Stella Bruce
    • (as Thambi Ramayya)
    Robo Shankar
    Robo Shankar
    • Chinna Thambi
    Mahesh Manjrekar
    Mahesh Manjrekar
    • Madhav Kurup
    Aruldoss
    Aruldoss
    • Ansari
    Mime Gopi
    Mime Gopi
    • Kishta
    Mansoor Ali Khan
    Mansoor Ali Khan
    • Kennedy
    Sharath Lohitashwa
    Sharath Lohitashwa
    • Doss
    Y.G. Mahendran
    Y.G. Mahendran
    • Narayanan
    Udhayabanu Maheshwaran
    Udhayabanu Maheshwaran
    • Naga Sudarshan
    • (as Uday Mahesh)
    • Director
      • Mohan Raja
    • Writers
      • Mohan Raja
      • D. Suresh
      • A.N. Balakrishnan
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    User reviews26

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    6AnandOne

    Mediocre Commercial Movie Substituted with a good Message

    The intend of the entire crew is good and the message tried to deliver is new and novel. Absolutely no doubt about the intentions and thought process is really admirable.

    Too many good characters but given very limited space. Siva's space should have been sliced out to other characters to throw more weight-age on the story telling. Unfortunately Director has failed on that aspect of planning. Moreover, movies should rely more on script, screenplay , story telling and content delivery. In those lines this is very mediocre typical commercial movie.

    I wanted to rate 7, but with the quality movies Tamil Cinema has been producing lately its tough to rate as a good movie.
    8themottamadireviewer

    A feel-good entertainer with a strong message embedded with it

    Director Mohan Raja has come up with another massive product after Thani Oruvan. From this film it is more than evident that Sivakarthikeyan has evolved into a better actor. There are too many good characters, thus reducing the screen-space of each actor that seem to be disabling the audiences to connect with those characters. Fahadh Faasil has done a fantabulous job but lies low as compared to Arvind Swami in Thani Oruvan. Velaikkaran lacks the cat & mouse game between the hero and the villain and focuses fully on social messages and facts. It is indeed stunning that the facts told can be easily related with our daily lives, and it sure changes our view towards malls and supermarkets. Nayanthara's role too wasn't as expected but it didn't turn out to be an obstacle for the movement of the story. Anirudh's bgms has been the backbone in elevating the impact of the scenes, and the songs to are fixed wherever it is necessary and not to drag time. In a typical Sivakarthikeyan movie, we expect comedy, fun, dance, romance etc., but for those who expected these things are sure to get disappointed and to enjoy the film, they must realise that it is a Mohan Raja film. The facts and cause steals the show, and has managed to involve the audiences. It has also left a huge impact on the audience and sure to become aware of the food adulteration that has been prevailing in our nation for decades. It is a more than one-time watchable film, and undoubtedly it deserves an 8/10 and probably one of best films of the year.
    7Santhosh_2002

    Velaikkaran

    Amazing movie. This is one of the best movie of Sivakarthikeyan. The movie has a good message and a good story. Songs and BGM were excellent in the movie. Everybody acted very well in the movie but Robo Shankar can be used more. The movie was so interesting in the 1st half but as there was many talk portions in the 2nd half the movie slightly lagged but at climax the movie was excellent.
    7vishalmellark

    Siva Karthikeyan's sensible performance till date

    THE MOVIE WAS INSPIRED FROM FEW DOCUMENTARIES , N THE ORIGINAL CUT IS 4 hours ! we got to see 2 hours n 30 mins hardly !This message oriented movie will engage n connect u , throughout , however some how lacks the punch in the end :) 7/10 music:8/10 choreo:8/10 acting:7/10 directing:9/10
    8postsenthil

    WORTH A WATCH !!

    If Thani Oruvan saw director Mohan "Remake" Raja reinvent himself as a fine director of a remake-worthy original feature, his sophomore attempt in this quest cements the credentials he had earned with his previous venture.

    Make no mistake. Despite getting packaged as an entertainer, Velaikaaran is a message movie that tends to get preachy. Yet, if it works for the most part, it is because of some smart writing and directing that sincerely attempts to raise the bar for the mundane masala flicks that are dumped on us on a weekly basis.

    Sivakarthikeyan fits the role like a glove with a convincing performance (perhaps, his best work yet) and this film should see him hit a new high in his rapidly soaring career graph. Rest of the ensemble cast including the excellent Fahad Fazil making his debut in Tamil (excellent diction), Nayantara, Sneha, Prakash Raj, Rohini, Charlie, RJ Balaji and others acquit themselves competently in their cameos.

    While it has its share of flaws including certain formulaic cliches, lectures and some flab in running time, the movie has its heart in the right place and tells a story with sincerity that strikes a chord with the viewers without succumbing to too many compromises or cheap thrills.

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    • Trivia
      The slum shown in this film is actually a set work done by the Ace Art Director T. Muthuraj done over 7.5 acres of land. And another interesting thing is that the over bridge shown behind the slum was actually built using the materials needed to build an exact original bridge- only thing being only a portion of the bridge was built and rest was filled up by CGI. And any trees found in the slum was actually brought and grown in the slum to give a realistic feel to the slum. Even the waste products and dumpings in the slum are real waste brought from a dumpyard to give the realistic feel.
    • Alternate versions
      The UK release was cut, the distributor chose to remove scenes of strong violence and injury detail in order to obtain a 12A classification. An uncut 15 classification was available.

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    • Release date
      • December 22, 2017 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • India
    • Official sites
      • Telugu version Jaago releasing on ZEE5
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    • Language
      • Tamil
    • Also known as
      • Трудяга
    • Production companies
      • 24AM Studios
      • Goldmines Telefilms
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $569,727
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    • Runtime
      2 hours 40 minutes
    • Color
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    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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