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Vada Chennai
Vada Chennai

7.8

Vada Chennai

NR·2018·166m

Summary

A skilled carrom player’s life takes an unexpected turn when a local thug threatens his peaceful love life. Seeking protection, he becomes entangled with a powerful gangster, leading him deeper into the city's underworld. As he navigates shifting alliances and rising tensions, he finds himself caught in a battle that could change his fate forever.

Crew

Director, Screenplay, Story

Vetrimaaran

Lyricist

Gaana Bala

Lyricist

Vivek

Lyricist

Arivu

Lyricist

Rokesh

Lyricist

Sindhai Rev Ravi

Lyricist

Dholak Jegan

Reviews

b

badelf

August 16, 2023

9

This script makes Hollywood gangster movies look like Saturday morning cartoons for kids. I count at least six gangsters, all of whom would have been at the top of their class at Harvard Business if they'd had that opportunity. And that isn't counting the 1 or 2 more brilliant operatives that are just in for revenge. All of them are fully developed characters in multi-way negotiations and struggle. It's complicated!

I don't know if it's because I'm getting old or because I don't have enough face time with Indians, but I had trouble keeping all those characters straight. The first 30–40 minutes, I felt like I was chasing the bus. When I caught it, though ... wow.

Yes, it's Tamil, and yes, it has shitty Hindi dub. I wish they'd stop doing that. "Come! Lay down here on this couch, Oedipus, and tell me why you think you have to dub it for mainland India."

Media

Status:

Released

Original Language:

Tamil

Budget:

$0.00

Revenue:

$0.00

Keywords

gangster
gang war
historical fiction
criminal underworld
gang warfare
prison fight
north chennai
factionism