Battery (film)

Battery is a 2022 Indian Tamil-language crime thriller film directed by Mani Bharathi and starring Senguttuvan, Ammu Abhirami and Deepak Shetty. Based on the subject of medical corruption, it was released across Tamil Nadu on 29 July 2022.^[1][2]

Battery
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Mani Bharathi
Written by	Ravivarma Pachaiyappan
Produced by	Madhaiyan
Starring	Senguttuvan Ammu Abhirami Deepak Shetty
Cinematography	K. G. Venkatesh
Edited by	Rajesh Kumar
Music by	Siddharth Vipin
Production company	Sri Annamalaiyar Movies
Release date	29 July 2022 (2022-07-29)
Running time	123 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Cast

• Senguttuvan as Sub Inspector of Police Pugazh
• Ammu Abhirami as Asha
• Deepak Shetty as Assistant Commissioner of Police Victor
• Yog Japee as Inspector Rathnam
• Nagendra Prasad as Arjun
• M. S. Bhaskar as Pugazh’s Grandfather
• Rajkumar as Constable Saravanan
• George Maryan as Constable
• Abhishek Vinod as David Santhosh

Production

The film began production in 2019, with filmmaker Mani Bharathi - a former journalist.^[3] Senguttuvan, who also produced the film, was cast in the lead role, alongside Ammu Abhirami. A song for the film was shot in Kullu Manali.^[4]

Actor Soori attended the audio release of the film after Mani Bharathi's friend, director N. Linguswamy, requested that the actor appear at the event as the chief guest.^[5]

Reception

The film was released on 29 July 2022. A critic from Dina Malar concluded that the film was "low on charge", criticising the script.^[6] A reviewer from Dina Thanthi gave the film a middling review.^[7]