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Directed by | Karthik Subbaraj |
Written by | Karthik Subbaraj |
Produced by | Kalanithi Maran[1] |
Starring | Rajinikanth Vijay Sethupathi Nawazuddin Siddiqui M. Sasikumar |
Cinematography | Tirru |
Edited by | Vivek Harshan |
Music by | Anirudh Ravichander |
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Distributed by | Sun Pictures |
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Running time | 170 minutes[2] |
Country | India |
Language | Tamil |
Budget | ₹160 crore[3] |
Box office | est. ₹219–250 crore[4][5][6][7] |
Petta (/peɪttə/ transl. Hood) is a 2019 Indian Tamil-language action drama film[8] directed by Karthik Subbaraj and produced by Kalanithi Maran under Sun Pictures. The film stars Rajinikanth in the titular role, alongside Vijay Sethupathi, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, M. Sasikumar, Simran, Trisha, Megha Akash, Malavika Mohanan, Mahendran, Bobby Simha, Guru Somasundaram, Aadukalam Naren, Munishkanth and Sananth. It follows Kaali, a newly hired hostel warden, who gets dragged into war after an old enemy, Singaaram, resurfaces.
The film was officially announced in February 2018 under the tentative title Thalaivar 165, as it is Rajinikanth's 165th film as it is the lead actor, and the official title was announced in September 2018. Principal photography commenced in June 2018. It was shot in several locations including Darjeeling, Uttar Pradesh, and wrapped by late-October 2018. The film has music composed by Anirudh Ravichander, cinematography handled by Tirru and editing by Vivek Harshan.
Petta was released on 10 January 2019 in theatres to mixed reviews from critics, with praise for Rajinikanth's performance, the technical aspects, screenplay, and action sequences while criticism was drawn against the pacing and writing. The film grossed ₹219-250 crore against a budget of ₹160 crore, thus becoming one of the highest-grossing Tamil films of all time, the second highest-grossing Tamil film of 2019 and the fourth highest grossing South Indian film of 2019.[9][10]
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was invoked but never defined (see the help page).Rajinikanth joined hands with Karthik Subbaraj for the action-drama 'Petta', and the film was made on a budget of Rs 160 crore.
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