Sathuranga Vettai

Sathuranga Vettai
Theatrical release poster
Directed byH. Vinoth
Written byH. Vinoth
Produced byManobala
Sanjay Rawal
N. Subash Chandrabose
StarringNatraj
Ishaara Nair
Ponvannan
Ilavarasu
Piraisoodan
CinematographyK. G. Venkatesh
Edited byS. P. Raja Sethupathi
Music bySean Roldan
Production
companies
Manobala's Picture House
SR Cinema
Thirrupathi Brothers Film Media
Distributed byThirrupathi Brothers Film Media
Release date
  • 18 July 2014 (2014-07-18)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil
Budget₹ 5 Crore

Sathuranga Vettai (transl. Chess Hunt) is a 2014 Indian Tamil-language heist film written and directed by debutant H. Vinoth, starring Natraj and Ishaara Nair in the lead roles, while Ponvannan, Ilavarasu, and Piraisoodan, among others, play supporting roles.[1] Produced by Manobala, it features music by Sean Roldan and cinematography by K. G. Venkatesh.[2] The film, touted to be an "indianized con movie", was released by Thiruppathi Brothers Film Media on 18 July 2014[3] and received positive reviews from critics.[4] It has been remade in Telugu as Bluff Master and is being remade in Kannada as Jagath Khiladi.[5][6] A sequel titled Sathuranga Vettai 2 starring Arvind Swamy and Trisha began production in October 2016 and wrapped in March 2017, but has not released as of 2023.

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  3. ^ "Sathuranga Vettai on July 18". Silverscreen.in. 10 July 2014. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  4. ^ Seshagiri, Sangeetha (18 July 2014). "'Sathuranga Vettai' Review Roundup: Well-Made Film; Worth Watching". Ibtimes.co.in. Archived from the original on 21 July 2014. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  5. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 18 December 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. ^ Kumar, Asha Kiran. "'Bluff Master': It's a wrap for the Satyadev Kancharana and Nandita Swetha starrer". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 8 November 2018. Retrieved 16 October 2018.