Aadukalam

2011 2h 40m TA

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7.7

BANGER

★7.7TMDB · 56

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Synopsis

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Pettaikaaran is famous in his town for an impeccable track record of successes in rooster fights. When one of his aides, Karuppu, goes against his word in a fight, it leads to an enmity between them.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Dhanush
K. P. Karuppu
Kishore
Durai
V. I. S. Jayapalan
Pettaikaran
Aadukalam Naren
Rathnasamy
Taapsee Pannu
Irene Claude
Meenal
Meena
Periya Karuppu Thevar
Ayub
V R Dinesh
Dinesh

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Vetrimaaran
Writers: Vetrimaaran, Vetrimaaran
Languages: Tamil
Countries: India

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RUNTIME

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Clocks in at 160 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.

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MONEY

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Shot for just $4.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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3 / 8

ERA

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Released 15 years ago.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Vetrimaaran, shot by R. Velraj. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by G. V. Prakash Kumar. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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7 / 8

CAST

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Dhanush and Kishore and V. I. S. Jayapalan carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1821317 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Vetrimaaran directs. R. Velraj behind the camera. G. V. Prakash Kumar scores. Kishore Te. cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in India. Dialogue in Tamil.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Clocks in at 160 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.
2Shot for just $4.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
3Released 15 years ago.
4Directed by Vetrimaaran, shot by R. Velraj. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by G. V. Prakash Kumar. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Kishore Te. shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Dhanush and Kishore and V. I. S. Jayapalan carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt1821317 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 56 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.