Darbar

"To battle monsters, become a monster."

2020 2h 39m TA

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5.9

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★5.9TMDB · 58

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Synopsis

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Aaditya, the commissioner of Mumbai Police, sets out to catch Ajay, a drug peddler. However, he uncovers a deeper controversy linked to an international drug lord and must mete out justice.

“To battle monsters, become a monster.”

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Cast

Rajinikanth
Aadithya Arunachalam IPS
Nayanthara
Lilly
Suniel Shetty
Hariharan 'Hari' Chopra
Nivetha Thomas
Vallikkannu
Yogi Babu
Kaushik
Prateik Smita Patil
Ajay Chopra a.k.a. Ajay Malhotra
Nawab Shah
Vinod Malhotra
Shamata Anchan
A Police Inspector

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: A. R. Murugadoss
Writers: A. R. Murugadoss, A. R. Murugadoss
Languages: Tamil
Countries: India

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RUNTIME

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Clocks in at 159 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 6 years ago.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by A. R. Murugadoss, shot by Santosh Sivan. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

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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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Sreekar Prasad 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 Nayanthara and Suniel Shetty carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "To battle monsters, become a monster.".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt9635540 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

A. R. Murugadoss directs. Santosh Sivan behind the camera. Anirudh Ravichander scores. Sreekar Prasad cuts. Produced in India. Dialogue in Tamil.

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Things worth knowing

1Clocks in at 159 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.
2Released 6 years ago.
3Directed by A. R. Murugadoss, shot by Santosh Sivan. 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 Sreekar Prasad shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Rajinikanth and Nayanthara and Suniel Shetty carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "To battle monsters, become a monster.".
8IMDB entry: tt9635540 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 58 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.