Summary
The story, set in the backdrop of Nallore, a small town in Thoothukudi District, revolves around Sub-Inspector Durai Singam, a brave and just policeman who serves in his hometown primarily to fulfill his father’s wish.
Good for
- Date night
- Family movie night
- Friends night
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 68GoodWatch 68
IMDb7.0
Audience score66%
Box office
4.4×its budget
- Budget
- $2 M
- Worldwide
- $10 M
Worldwide it earned $8 M more than it cost.
Running time
2 h 34 min
Longer than 9 in 10 action movies, +46 min on the typical 108
typical 108154Half of all action movies run 96–127 min.
Reach
Streams in 120 countries
+110Released
2010
May 28, 2010
16 years ago
Genres
ActionDramaLanguage
Tamil
Original language
Made in
India
Rated
No age rating yet.
Yes: its content advisories are violence, and the viewing guide lists it for family nights.
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesMild
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFamily Movie NightFriends NightParty VibeIntergenerationalPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBackground WatchBinge-FriendlyDrop-in FriendlyPure EscapismNot listed for kids.
24 of 25
SuriyaDurai Singam
Anushka ShettyKavya
Prakash RajMayil Vaaganam
VivekErimalai
Adithya MenonVaikuntam
VijayakumarHome Minister Ramanathan
Nizhalgal RaviAsst. Commissioner Rajendran
Radha RaviSoundarapandi
NassarMahalingam
SumithraKalyani Soundarapandi
Janaki SabeshBharathi Mahalingam
Priya AtleeDivya Mahalingam
YuvaraniDhanalakshmi
ManoramaPattamma
Delhi KumarGanesan
Ajay RathnamPolice Commissioner K. Sekar IPS
Bose VenkatSub-Inspector Ravi
ManobalaMayil Vaaganam's Lawyer
Kaajal PasupathiPolice officer
PanduMaarichaamy
ThiyaguHarbour Shanmugam
Crane ManoharPalani- VVanajaSumathi
- SCSubash ChanderVengai Swami
Directing · 1
- Hari Director, Story, Screenplay
Writing · 2
- Na. Muthukumar Lyricist
- Viveka Lyricist
Production · 1
- K. E. Gnanavelraja Producer
Camera · 1
- Priyan Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- V. T. Vijayan Editor
Sound · 1
- Devi Sri Prasad Original Music Composer
Art · 1
- K Kathir Art Direction
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