Chennai 600028

2007 2h 11m TA

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7.2

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7.9

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★7.2TMDB · 22★7.9IMDB · 2,598

Comedy

Synopsis

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A group of young men from Chennai find friendship, rivalry, and love through their passion for street cricket. As they face challenges both on and off the field, the game becomes more than just a pastime, shaping their bonds, conflicts, and coming-of-age journey.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Shiva
Karthi
Jai Sampath
Raghu
Premji Amaran
Cheenu
Aravind Akash
Aravind
Nithin Sathya
Pazhani
Vijay Vasanth
Gopi
Ajay Raj
Ezhumalai
Sampath Raj
Guna

Credits

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Director: Venkat Prabhu
Writers: Venkat Prabhu, Venkat Prabhu
Languages: Tamil
Countries: India

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MONEY

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Shot for just $0.5M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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MONEY

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Made its money back 8.1× over at the box office.

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ERA

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Released 19 years ago.

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4 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Chennai 600028 Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Venkat Prabhu, shot by Sakthi Saravanan. 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 Yuvan Shankar Raja. 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 B. Lenin shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Shiva and Jai Sampath and Premji Amaran carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Venkat Prabhu directs. Sakthi Saravanan behind the camera. Yuvan Shankar Raja scores. B. Lenin cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in India. Dialogue in Tamil.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $0.5M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Made its money back 8.1× over at the box office.
3Released 19 years ago.
4Part of the "Chennai 600028 Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Directed by Venkat Prabhu, shot by Sakthi Saravanan. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Yuvan Shankar Raja. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor B. Lenin shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Shiva and Jai Sampath and Premji Amaran carry the top of the cast.
9IMDB entry: tt1496380 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 22 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Sakthi Saravanan
Original score: Yuvan Shankar Raja
Editing: B. Lenin
Runtime: 131 min · 2h 11m
Status: Released
Budget: $470,000
Box office: $3,800,000
Return: 809% of budget
Original language: TA
IMDB: Chennai 600028 (2007)
IMDB rating: 7.9/10 · 2,598 votes

Awards

2 wins

Part of

Chennai 600028 Collection

Chennai 600028 is a Tamil-language sports comedy franchise created by Venkat Prabhu, centered on a street cricket team from a Chennai suburb and the friendships, love, and rivalries among its members. It began with Chennai 600028 (2007), Venkat Prabhu's directorial debut, which became a sleeper hit and went on to attain cult status among Tamil audiences. The story continued nearly a decade later with Chennai 600028 II: Second Innings (2016), reuniting most of the original cast — Jai, Shiva, Premji, Aravind Akash, Nithin Sathya and others — alongside newcomer Vaibhav, with Yuvan Shankar Raja returning to compose the music; the film released on 9 December 2016 and was a commercial success. A third part, Chennai 600028 III, has long been rumored and remains a hotly anticipated addition to the franchise for fans of the "Sharks" gang.