Back ভেট্টইয়ান Bengali/Bangla Vettaiyan French Vettaiyan ID Vettaiyan Malay வேட்டையன் (திரைப்படம்) Tamil వేట్టయన్ Tegulu ویتائیاں Urdu
| Vettaiyan | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | T. J. Gnanavel |
| Screenplay by |
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| Produced by | Subaskaran Allirajah |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | S. R. Kathir |
| Edited by | Philomin Raj |
| Music by | Anirudh Ravichander |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Red Giant Movies |
Release date |
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Running time | 163 minutes[2] |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
| Budget | est. ₹300 crore[3][4] |
| Box office | est. ₹230−250 crore[a] |
Vettaiyan (/veɪttəjən/ transl. Hunter) is a 2024 Indian Tamil-language action drama film directed by T. J. Gnanavel and produced by Subaskaran Allirajah's Lyca Productions. The film stars Rajinikanth as Athiyan, a senior police officer, who accidentally shoots an innocent person during an encounter killing, while investigating the murder of a teacher. The cast also features Amitabh Bachchan (in his Tamil debut), Fahadh Faasil, Rana Daggubati, Manju Warrier, Ritika Singh, Dushara Vijayan, Rohini, Rao Ramesh, Abhirami and Ramesh Thilak.
The film was officially announced in March 2023 under the tentative title Thalaivar 170, as it is the 170th film with Rajinikanth as lead actor, and the official title was announced in December 2023. Principal photography commenced in October 2023 and ended in August 2024. It was shot in several locations including Thiruvananthapuram, Tirunelveli, Chennai, Mumbai, and Hyderabad. The film has music composed by Anirudh Ravichander, cinematography handled by S. R. Kathir and editing by Philomin Raj.
Vettaiyan was released worldwide on 10 October 2024 in theatres, coinciding with Vijayadashami, to mixed reviews from critics who praised Rajinikanth's performance and technical aspects, while the storyline and pacing received criticism. The film failed to live up to the hyped expectations and underperformed at the box office. Recent reports state that the makers of the film, Lyca Productions, have asked Rajinikanth to compensate for the loss by doing another film with them and also asked the actor to reduce his pay in this next collaboration.[7][8][9]
- ^ "TJ Gnanavel on Rajinikanth's 'Vettaiyan': Art is a tool, a weapon... but it all comes down to who's wielding it". The Hindu. 9 October 2024. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
- ^ "Rajinikanth's 'Vettaiyan' censored U/A; final runtime revealed!". The Times of India. 1 October 2024. Archived from the original on 7 October 2024. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
- ^ Menon, Akhila (8 October 2024). "Vettaiyan budget: Director TJ Gnanavel makes a big revelation about Rajinikanth's film". OTTPlay. Archived from the original on 9 October 2024. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
- ^ "Vettaiyan box office collection: Rajinikanth-starrer crosses Indian 2's pre-booking collections before release, yet to overtake Jailer". The Indian Express. 9 October 2024. Archived from the original on 9 October 2024. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
- ^ Dixit, Mohit (28 October 2024). "Vettaiyan Final Box Office Collections Worldwide: Rajinikanth's cop action-drama set to end it's theatrical run at Rs 230 crore". Pinkvilla. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
- ^ Srinivasan, Latha (25 October 2024). "Vettaiyan OTT release: Rajinikanth-starrer all set to premiere on November 7?". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
- ^ "Has Rajinikanth been asked to compensate for Vettaiyan's underwhelming box office performance? Here's what we know". PINKVILLA. 19 October 2024. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
the makers of the film, Lyca Productions, have asked Rajinikanth to compensate for the loss by doing another movie with them.
- ^ "Will Rajinikanth compensate for Vettaiyan's box office performance? Here's what we know..." Times of India. 21 October 2024. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
- ^ "Vettaiyan box-office collection Day 10: Rajinikanth's thriller struggles, Lyca eyeing fee adjustment?". Business Today. 20 October 2024. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
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