Amidst gang warfare and police crackdowns, mob hitman Tamizh falls for Shruthi, a nice girl unaware of his true identity. But she may not be the only one Tamizh is hiding secrets from...
Acting
Vijay's dual performance: smoldering lover and ice-cold professional.
Direction
Prabhu Deva's kinetic action staging and iconic song picturizations.
Writing
The third-act reveal that recontextualizes every prior scene.
Director
Prabhu Deva
Vijay
Tamizh
Asin Thottumkal
Shruthi
Prakash Raj
Ali Bhai
Napoleon
Mohammed Moideen Khan
Nassar
Shanmughavel
Sriman
Saravanan
Mukesh Tiwari
Inspector Govindan
Vadivelu
Body Soda
Subbaraju
Korattur Loggu
Vincent Asokan
Guru
Anandaraj
Narasimhan
Master Bharath
Shruthi's younger brother
Sriranjini
Lakshmi
Ajay Rathnam
Police Inspector
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This remake of Telugu hit 'Pokiri' cemented Vijay's transition from romantic hero to mass action superstar, defining the 'Thalapathy' persona for a generation.
The train fight and 'Aadungada' intro remain reference points for Tamil meme culture; the handkerchief reveal caused documented theatre stampedes in 2007.
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