Vikram Vedha
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Vikram Vedha is a 2017 Indian Tamil-language neo-noir action thriller film[4] directed by Pushkar–Gayathri and produced by YNOT Studios. The film stars R. Madhavan and Vijay Sethupathi in the titular anti-hero roles, alongside Shraddha Srinath, Kathir, Varalaxmi Sarathkumar, Prem, Achyuth Kumar, Hareesh Peradi and Vivek Prasanna. It is Inspired by the Indian folktale Baital Pachisi, which is known internationally as Vikram-Vetala. The film follows Vikram, a police inspector, who sets out to track down and kill Vedha, a gangster. After Vedha voluntarily surrenders himself, he tells Vikram three stories which change his perceptions of good and evil.
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Directed by | Pushkar–Gayathri |
Written by | Pushkar–Gayathri |
Dialogues by | K. Manikandan |
Produced by | S. Sashikanth |
Starring | R. Madhavan Vijay Sethupathi Shraddha Srinath Kathir Varalaxmi Sarathkumar |
Cinematography | P. S. Vinod |
Edited by | A. Richard Kevin |
Music by | Sam C. S. |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Trident Arts |
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Running time | 147 minutes[1] |
Country | India |
Language | Tamil |
Budget | ₹11 crore[2] |
Box office | ₹60 crore[3] |
In January 2015, Sashikanth revealed that he would be producing a film directed by the husband and wife duo, Pushkar and Gayathri. Following a year of development on the script throughout 2015, Madhavan and Sethupathi were selected to play the lead roles in February 2016. Principal photography began in November of the same year and was completed by January 2017. The film was shot mainly in North Chennai, with the area being used as its backdrop. Sam C. S. composed the soundtrack and score, P. S. Vinod performed the cinematography, and the film's editor was A. Richard Kevin.
Vikram Vedha was released on 21 July 2017 to critical acclaim with critics praising its major technical aspects, music, screenwriting, narrative style, visuals, and cast's performances (particularly Madhavan and Sethupathi). Made on a budget of ₹110 million (about US$1,661,631 in 2017), the film performed well at the box office, grossing ₹600 million (about US$9,063,444 in 2017) worldwide despite experiencing difficulties due to the changes resulting from the implementation of the Goods and Services Tax. Vikram Vedha won four Filmfare, Vijay and Norway Tamil Film Festival awards each. Additionally, it received three Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards, two Techofes Awards and an Edison Award. In 2022, the film was remade in Hindi under the same title by the same directors.