Osthe

Osthe
Movie poster of Osthe in a red shirt and dark glasses
Theatrical release poster
Directed byDharani
Screenplay byDharani
Dialogues by
Story byAbhinav Kashyap
Dileep Shukla
Based onDabangg (2010)
Produced byThandra Ramesh
Renny Johnson
Starring
CinematographyS. Gopinath
Edited byV. T. Vijayan
Music byThaman S.
Production
company
Balaji Real Media
Distributed byReliance Entertainment
Release date
  • 8 December 2011 (2011-12-08)
Running time
155 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil
Budget20 crore (US$2.4 million)

Osthe (The Best) is a 2011 Indian Tamil-language action comedy film directed by S. Dharani, a remake of the 2010 Bollywood film Dabangg. It stars Silambarasan, Richa Gangopadhyay, Sonu Sood, Jithan Ramesh, Santhanam, VTV Ganesh, Nassar and Revathi.[1][2] Osthe tells the story of a fearless police officer, "Osthi" Velan (Silambarasan), and his troubled relationship with his stepfather and half-brother as he embarks on a mission to take down a corrupt politician. Sonu Sood reprised his role from Dabangg.

Produced by Balaji Real Media, Renny Johnson and distributed by Reliance Entertainment, the film was launched at AVM Studios in Chennai in May 2011; principal photography began in Mysore the following month. Its music was composed by Sai Thaman, with cinematography by Gopinath and editing by V. T. Vijayan. The film was released worldwide on 8 December 2011 to mixed reviews from critics. It was a lukewarm box-office hit.[3][4]

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  2. ^ "Richa to share screen space with STR!", IndiaGlitz, 7 May 2011, archived from the original on 7 November 2017, retrieved 29 August 2011
  3. ^ Osthe / Osthi Movie Review, Rating, KollyInsider, 8 December 2011, archived from the original on 10 January 2012, retrieved 8 December 2011
  4. ^ "Who will buy STR film?". Behindwoods. 30 July 2011. Archived from the original on 1 February 2012. Retrieved 30 July 2011.