Summary
Five people from varied strata of society – a slum dweller who works as a cable operator, a runaway prostitute, a desperate woman drowning in debt, a rising musician, and a grief-stricken Muslim man – end up together in the same hospital, at a time when it is attacked by terrorists.
Good for
- Friends night
- Teens
- Drop-in friendly
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 76GoodWatch 71
Audience score77%
IMDb7.4
Running time
2 h 33 min
Longer than 9 in 10 action movies, +45 min on the typical 108
typical 108153Half of all action movies run 96–127 min.
Reach
Streams in 120 countries
+110Released
2011
April 29, 2011
15 years ago
Genres
ActionCrimeDramaLanguage
Tamil
Original language
Made in
- India
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesModerate
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPartner WatchSolo WatchTeensDrop-in FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
Directing · 1
- Krish Jagarlamudi Director, Screenplay, Original Story
Writing · 2
- Na. Muthukumar Lyricist
- S. Gnanagiri Dialogue
Production · 3
- VTV Ganesh Producer
- M R Ganesh Producer
- R. Ravindran Producer
Camera · 2
- Gnana Shekar V. S. Director of Photography
- Nirav Shah Director of Photography
Editing · 2
- Anthony Editor
- T. S. Suresh Editor
Sound · 2
- Yuvan Shankar Raja Original Music Composer
- Andrea Jeremiah Playback Singer
Other crew · 2
- Ram Chella Stunt Coordinator
- Lakshman Chella Stunt Coordinator
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