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Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu is a film of genre Thriller directed by Gautham Vasudev Menon with Kamal Haasan

Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu (2006)

Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu
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Length 2h54
Genres Thriller,    Action
Rating78% 3.946093.946093.946093.946093.94609

Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu (English: Hunt and Play) is a 2006 Tamil crime-detective-thriller film written and directed by Gautham Menon. Starring Kamal Haasan, Jyothika, Kamalinee Mukherjee, Prakash Raj and Daniel Balaji in prominent roles, the film features music composed by Harris Jayaraj. It was one of the first Indian films to make use of Super 35mm technology.

The film was dubbed in Telugu as Raghavan and released on 17 August 2007 to positive reviews. In 2012, reports stated that Menon would direct the film's Bollywood remake, but these were later dismissed. It was dubbed in Hindi as The Smart Hunt.

Synopsis

Rani (Bidushi Dash Barde), the daughter of former Chennai police officer Arokiya Raj (Prakash Raj), tells her father over the phone that she will back home in 20 minutes. As she leaves the telephone booth, she is approached by someone. The screen then cuts to black and we find out that Rani does not come home. The following morning Arokiya Raj finds a finger hanging at his door. Police reports confirm that it is his daughter Rani's finger. He calls Raghavan (Kamal Hassan), his old friend, for investigation. Raghavan handles the case and they eventually find the body of Rani in a forest in the city outskirts. The doctor's report states that the killer bisected Rani’s body with a surgical knife, proving that the murderer has a strong medical background. Following the trauma of losing their only daughter, Arokiya Raj and his wife move to New York.

Actors

Kamal Haasan

(Raghavan)Jyothika

(Aradhana)Prakash Raj

(Arokiya Raj)Bidushi Dash Barde

(Rani Arokiya Raj)Rajashree

(Arokiya Raj's wife)
And :
Kamalinee Mukherjee
Daniel Balaji
Andrea Jeremiah
Mumait Khan
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