A hostel warden becomes the target of a dreaded politician and his gangster son, but little do they realise that it is they who should fear him.
Acting
Rajinikanth playing three eras of himself with effortless swagger.
Direction
Karthik Subbaraj's patient build before absolute carnage.
Score
Anirudh's soundtrack that weaponizes nostalgia into adrenaline.
Director
Karthik Subbaraj
Rajinikanth
Petta 'Kaali' Velan
Nawazuddin Siddiqui
Singaar 'Singaaram' Singh
Vijay Sethupathi
Jithu
Sananth
Anwar
M. Sasikumar
Maalik
Bobby Simha
Michael
Simran
Mangalam
Trisha Krishnan
Saro
Megha Akash
Anu
Malavika Mohanan
Poongodi
J. Mahendran
Rajapandi
Muthukumar
Devaaram
Guru Somasundaram
District Collector
Aadukalam Naren
Micheal's Father
Y. G. Mahendran
College Principal
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The film opens with a tribute to Rajinikanth's 1977 debut Apoorva Raagangal, with Petta's title card styled exactly like the original.
The hostel setting deliberately mirrors Mundasupatti and Mullum Malarum, with Kaali functioning as Rajinikanth's most morally complex warden since the 1978 original.
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