Vada Chennai
Seen it?2018 | 166 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Sunday Safe Betearly ratingWhy it’s a Sunday Safe Bet
It was critically acclaimed, though it had soft box office. A safe bet when you want something reliable.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Tailor-made for fans of mob stories and fans of prison dramas. A look inside a world of loyalty, money and betrayal. Same wavelength as Public Enemies or Scarface. The walls close in, and so does the tension.
- The mood
- Tense, dark and gritty.
- The pace
- Unhurried and epic, at 2 hr 46 min.
- What might put you off
- It's long: 2 hr 46 min.
- It's in Tamil, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Skip it if you like your heroes clean-cut.
Anbu, a young carrom player in North Chennai becomes inadvertently involved in an ongoing conflict between two local gangsters.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsStrong
Critically acclaimed
- AudiencesSolid
Our audience score: 65%
- AwardsSolid
20 wins and 7 nominations from smaller awards and festivals
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 240K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Vetrimaaran
- DhanushAnbu
- Andrea JeremiahChandra
- AmeerRajan
- Aishwarya RajeshPadma
- SamuthirakaniGuna
- Daniel BalajiThambi
- KishoreSenthil
- PawanVelu
- Subathra RobertMaari
- Boxer Dheena'Jawa' Pazhani