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| Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu | |
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| Directed by | Gautham Vasudev Menon |
| Written by | Gautham Vasudev Menon |
| Produced by | Manickam Narayanan |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Ravi Varman |
| Edited by | Anthony |
| Music by | Harris Jayaraj |
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Running time | 175 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
| Budget | ₹24 crore[1] |
| Box office | ₹50 crore[1] |
Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu (transl. Hunt and Play) is a 2006 Indian Tamil-language neo-noir action thriller film written and directed by Gautham Vasudev Menon. The film stars Kamal Haasan and Jyothika, while Kamalinee Mukherjee, Prakash Raj, Daniel Balaji, and Salim Baig play supporting roles. It revolves around DCP Raghavan, who tries to track down two serial killers Amudhan and Illamaran.
The music was composed by Harris Jayaraj with cinematography being handled by Ravi Varman and editing done by Anthony. The film is also one of the first Indian films to be made using Super 35.[2]
Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu was released on 25 August 2006 to positive reviews and became a box-office success.[3][4] Haasan won the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actor.
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