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Directed by | Anjana |
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Screenplay by | Anjana |
Story by | Anjana |
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Cinematography | Om Prakash |
Edited by | Anthony |
Music by | Joshua Sridhar |
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Distributed by | Photon Kathaas |
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Running time | 135 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Tamil |
Veppam (transl. Heat) is a 2011 Indian Tamil-language crime action film[1] written and directed by newcomer Anjana Ali Khan,[2] starring Nani, Nithya Menen, Karthik Kumar, and Bindu Madhavi. The film marks Nani's Tamil debut. The story narrates events from the slum areas of Chennai, showcasing characters and their struggles. The film, jointly produced by Gautham Vasudev Menon's Photon Kathaas and R. S. Infotainment,[3] had been in production for over one year.[4] The film released on 29 July 2011, while a dubbed Telugu version, titled Sega, released simultaneously in Andhra Pradesh.[5] Veppam received mixed reviews.