Vikram Vedha
Seen it?2017 | 147 min | Action, Thriller, Crime, Adventure
Saturday SpecialWhy it’s a Saturday Special
It was critically acclaimed and it drew serious awards attention, despite a box office flop. A strong pick for the weekend.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime fans, anyone who likes to be kept guessing and action fans. Critics rate it higher than audiences do, so it rewards patience more than it chases thrills.
- The mood
- Tense, gritty.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 2 hr 27 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Tamil, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Audiences were cooler on it than critics.
A notorious gangster Vedha surrenders himself to encounter specialist Vikram whom he challenges every step of the way by narrating his life events in the form of riddles that needs to be solved in order to capture him.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsStrong
Critically acclaimed
- AudiencesSolid
7.3 out of 10
- AwardsStrong
23 wins and 24 nominations from smaller awards and festivals
- Box office & staying powerWeak
$9 million worldwide
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 157K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Pushkar, Gayathri
- R. MadhavanVikram
- Vijay SethupathiVedha
- Shraddha SrinathPriya
- KathirPulli
- Varalaxmi SarathkumarChandra
- PremSimon
- Hareesh PeradiChetta
- Achyuth KumarSP Surendar
- Vivek PrasannaRavi
- ManikandanSanthanam