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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Virudhagiri<br />
| image = Viruthagiri movie poster.jpg<br />
| alt = <br />
| caption = Poster<br />
| director = [[Vijayakanth]]<br />
| producer = L. K. Sudhish<br />
| writer = Vijayakanth<br />
| narrator = Vijayakanth<br />
| starring = Vijayakanth<br />[[Madhuri Itagi]]<br>[[Arun Pandian]]<br />
| music = [[Sundar C Babu]]<br />
| cinematography = K. Boopathy<br />
| editing = S. Saleem<br />
| studio = Captain Cine Creations<br />
| distributor = <br />
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2010|12|10}}<br />
| runtime = 143 minutes<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Tamil<br />
| budget = <br />
| gross = <br />
}}<br />
'''''Virudhagiri''''' is a 2010 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil-language]] [[action film]] written and directed by [[Vijayakanth]], making his directorial debut, besides playing the title character as well.<ref>[http://sify.com/movies/virudhagiri-gets-ua-certificate-news-tamil-kmejzNeabha.html.Virudhagiri gets 'UA' certificate]{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}. Sify.com. Retrieved on 2011-10-25.The film, co-starring [[Madhuri Itagi]], [[Arun Pandian]] and [[Mansoor Ali Khan (actor)|Mansoor Ali Khan]] among others, released on 10 December 2010.</ref> It was later dubbed in Hindi as ''Inspector Dabangg''.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCYQv9Jv9X8</ref> It is a remake of the English film ''[[Taken (film)|Taken]]''.<ref>[http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/south-review-virudhagiri/20101213.htm Captain's outing with Virudhagiri – Rediff.com Movies]. Rediff.com (2010-12-13). Retrieved on 2011-10-25.</ref><br />
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==Plot==<br />
Virudhagiri ([[Vijayakanth]]), a sincere police officer endeavors in safeguarding the societal peace. Gaining international recognition for accomplishing a security task in foreign countries, he returns to Chennai handling a serious case of transgenders being scourged to death for organ racketing. On an unexpected turn, his niece ([[Madhuri Itagi]]) undertakes a trip to Australia, where she gets kidnapped by a group of strangers. Using his high-skilled intelligence activities, Virudhagiri flies down to the foreign land for the rescue.<br />
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==Foul-ups==<br />
The portions in this movie that supposedly occur in Australia were actually shot in Malaysia.<br />
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==Cast==<br />
{{colbegin}}<br />
* [[Vijayakanth]] as Virudhagiri IPS<br />
* [[Arun Pandian]] as Franklin Australian police officer <br />
* [[Madhuri Itagi]] as Priya<br />
* [[Mansoor Ali Khan (actor)|Mansoor Ali Khan]] as Police inspector<br />
* [[Shanmugarajan]]<br />
* [[Santhana Bharathi]] as Police commissioner<br />
* [[Chaams]] as Saamy<br />
* Russell Geoffrey Banks as Chief police<br />
* [[Peeli Sivam]] as Virudhagiri's father<br />
* [[Kalairani]] as Virudhagiri's mother<br />
* [[Uma Padmanabhan]] as Priya's mother<br />
* K. C. Shankar as Mike Anderson<br />
* Aman Deep Singh<br />
{{colend}}<br />
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== Soundtrack ==<br />
The soundtrack was composed by [[Sundar C. Babu]].<br />
{{Infobox album<br />
| name = Virudhagiri<br />
| type = Soundtrack<br />
| longtype =<br />
| artist = [[Sundar C. Babu]]<br />
| cover =<br />
| border = yes<br />
| alt =<br />
| caption =<br />
| released = 2010<br />
| recorded =<br />
| venue =<br />
| studio =<br />
| genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]<br />
| length = 22:19<br />
| language = [[Tamil language|Tamil]]<br />
| label =<br />
| producer = Sundar C. Babu<br />
| prev_title = [[Agam Puram]]<br />
| prev_year = 2010<br />
| next_title = [[Aadu Puli]]<br />
| next_year = 2011<br />
}}<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"<br />
! No. !! Title !! Singer(s) !! Length (m:ss)<br />
|-<br />
| 1 || "Makkal Oru Puram" || [[Shankar Mahadevan]] || 05:07<br />
|-<br />
| 2 || "Devathai Ondru" || [[Hariharan (singer)|Hariharan]], [[Chinmayi]] || 04:11<br />
|-<br />
| 3 || "Mannavane Mandhirane" || Senthil Dass || 04:29<br />
|-<br />
| 4 || "Pookal Endrom" || [[Sadhana Sargam]] || 04:02<br />
|-<br />
| 5 || "Yezhaigal Thozhaa" || [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]] || 04:30<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{IMDb title|id=4324030}}<br />
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[[Category:2010 films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:2010s Tamil-language films]]<br />
[[Category:Films scored by Sundar C. Babu]]<br />
[[Category:Indian remakes of French films]]<br />
[[Category:2010 directorial debut films]]<br />
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