Petta

2019 2h 52m TA

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7.2

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71%

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7.2

IMDB

★7.2TMDB · 97🍅71%Rotten Tomatoes★7.2IMDB · 15,276

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Synopsis

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A hostel warden becomes the target of a dreaded politician and his gangster son, but little do they realise that it is they who should fear him.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Rajinikanth
Petta 'Kaali' Velan
Nawazuddin Siddiqui
Singaar 'Singaaram' Singh
Vijay Sethupathi
Jithu
Sananth
Anwar
M. Sasikumar
Maalik
Bobby Simha
Michael
Simran
Mangalam
Trisha Krishnan
Saro

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Karthik Subbaraj
Writers: Karthik Subbaraj
Languages: Tamil
Countries: India

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RUNTIME

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Clocks in at 172 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.

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ERA

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Released 7 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Karthik Subbaraj, shot by S. Thirunavukkarasu. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Anirudh Ravichander. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Vivek Harshan shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Rajinikanth and Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Vijay Sethupathi carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt8959820 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 97 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Karthik Subbaraj directs. S. Thirunavukkarasu behind the camera. Anirudh Ravichander scores. Vivek Harshan cuts. A long sit — settle in. Produced in India. Dialogue in Tamil.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Clocks in at 172 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.
2Released 7 years ago.
3Directed by Karthik Subbaraj, shot by S. Thirunavukkarasu. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Anirudh Ravichander. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Vivek Harshan shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Rajinikanth and Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Vijay Sethupathi carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt8959820 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 97 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.