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{{Infobox film <br />
| name = Action<br />
| image = Action Tamil Film.jpg<br />
| caption = Theatrical release poster<br />
| director = [[Sundar C.]]<br />
| producer = R. Ravindran<br />
| writer = Subha<br/> [[Badri (director)|Badri]] <br/> (''Dialogues'') <br />
| screenplay = Sundar C. <br/> Venkat Ragavan <br/> [[Subha (writers)|Subha]]<br />
| story = Sundar C.<br />
| starring = {{plainlist| <br />
* [[Vishal (actor)|Vishal]]<br />
* [[Tamannaah]]<br />
* [[Akanksha Puri]]<br />
* [[Aishwarya Lekshmi]]<br />
* [[Ramki]]<br />
* [[Chaya Singh]]<br />
* [[Yogi Babu]]<br />
* [[Kabir Duhan Singh]]<br />
}}<br />
| music = [[Hiphop Tamizha]]<br />
| cinematography = Dudley <br />
| editing = [[N. B. Srikanth]]<br />
| studio = [[Trident Arts]]<br />
| distributor =<br />
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2019|11|15}}<br />
| runtime = 157 minutes<br />
| country = [[India]] <br />
| language = Tamil<br />
}}<br />
'''''Action''''' is a 2019 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[action film]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ifco.ie/en/ifco/pages/CB513A82005291CB|title=Action (2019)|website=[[Irish Film Classification Office]]}}</ref> written and directed by [[Sundar C.]] and produced by R. Ravindran under his banner Trident Arts. The film stars [[Vishal (actor)|Vishal]] and [[Tamannaah]] as [[army officer]]s Subhash and Diya, who embark on a globetrotting mission to hunt down a terrorist. The film co-stars [[Akanksha Puri]], [[Aishwarya Lekshmi]], marking the debut in [[Tamil cinema]], [[Ramki]], [[Chaya Singh]], [[Yogi Babu]], and [[Kabir Duhan Singh]]. The music was composed by [[Hiphop Tamizha]]. It also marks Vishal's second collaborations with Sundar C. after ''[[Aambala]]'' and with Tamannaah after ''[[Kaththi Sandai]]''. Sundar C makes a cameo appearance.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/tamannaah-in-vishal-film-with-sundar-c-1335430-2018-09-08|title=Tamannaah to team up with Vishal again|website=India Today|access-date=5 September 2019|date=8 September 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sify.com/movies/vishal-plays-a-commando-in-sundar-c-s-action-news-tamil-tiptSjheachcb.html|title=Vishal plays a Commando in Sundar C's 'Action'!|date=15 August 2019|website=[[Sify]]|archive-url=https://archive.today/20190815144247/https://www.sify.com/movies/vishal-plays-a-commando-in-sundar-cs-action-news-tamil-tiptSjheachcb.html|archive-date=15 August 2019|url-status=dead|access-date=15 August 2022}}</ref><br />
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''Action'' was released theatrically on 15 November 2019 and received praise for action sequences, cast performances and soundtrack, but criticism directed towards the writing.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ibtimes.co.in/action-movie-review-ratings-live-updates-808696|title=Action movie review and ratings: Live updates|website=[[International Business Times]]|access-date=15 November 2022}}</ref> It was an ''average'' venture at the box office, but was a success in its Hindi-dubbed version, which was released in 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/why-hindi-dubbed-movies-are-growing/article32962562.ece|title=Not lost in translation: Why the Hindi dubbed versions of South Indian films are in demand|website=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=28 October 2020|quote=The Hindi-dubbed version of Tamil film Action starring Vishal and Tamannaah Bhatia — a film which underperformed critically and commercially upon release — has 74 million views on YouTube in under three weeks of its upload.}}</ref><br />
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==Plot==<br />
Subhash is a [[Colonel]] in the [[Indian Army]], whose father is the retired [[Chief Minister|CM]] of [[Tamil Nadu]], and is now succeeded by his elder son Saravanan. Subhash calls his whole family along with his lover, Meera for a short trip.[[Lieutenant]] Diya is revealed to be silently in love with Subhash. During a campaign involving the [[Prime Minister of India|Prime Minister]]ial candidate Guptaji, Saravanan finds out that his friend Deepak has fled after extracting {{INRConvert|40|c}} on loan. When he calls Deepak, Deepak tells him to leave the ceremony. On the other hand, Subhash tries to converse with Meera during the campaign and sends her a message. <br />
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Realizing that she left her phone in the car, Meera goes to the parking lot, where her phone gets exchanged with that of a killer. After noting the killer duo's vehicle number, Meera tries to escape but gets attacked and brutally stomped to death by a woman disguised as a [[police officer|cop]]. Retrieving the phone, she gives a call to the cell [[bomb]] placed in a cooler at the stage. The bomb goes off, knocking down Saravanan and his family while killing Guptaji. Subhash gets shattered to find Meera's corpse, while Saravanan gets framed for the assassination with the help of Deepak. <br />
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Having recorded a conversation with Deepak, Saravanan calls for a [[press conference]] at his house amidst violent protests, but is found hanging in his room thus making the media believe that he was involved. Subhash finds out about the killer woman through the vehicle number Meera noted on her palm. Looking at the tattoo on her neck in the CCTV footage at the vehicle store and her phone's screen, Subhash manages to track her, through further investigations finds that she is Kiara, who is a contract killer in [[London]]. With the help of a hacker named Jack, Subhash manages to trace Kaira and fights off her henchmen and kill her by hanging her in the same way she killed and hanged Saravanan to death. <br />
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Subhash then arrives in [[Istanbul]] and is joined by his brother-in-law and Diya. Targeting Deepak's account, they plan to extract the money. The mission goes as planned, and Subhash succeeds in retrieving the money from Deepak's account. However, the trio traces Deepak's location and finds him in ''Algornia'' where they find him dead and a chase ensues, resulting in a heroic escape. Subhash realises a cop, posing as a blind man has killed Deepak and framed him. They find that the cop is none other than the [[police commissioner]] of [[Istanbul]]. Using Diya as a bait, Subhash lures the cop and his henchmen into a trap and fights them off, where he threatens to kill the cop, who then reveals that Syed Ibrahim Malik, a [[Pakistan]]-based wanted terrorist is the real conspirator behind the explosion. <br />
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With the help of his [[Lieutenant general (India)|Lt. Gen.]] Rehman, Subhash decides to bring Malik to India on his own where Diya accompanies him, They reach [[Lahore]] illegally where a [[covert operative]] named Imran introduces him to Malik's location and armed forces. Learning of Malik's daughter's wedding, Diya enters the house with a fake [[Identity Card|ID card]] during the celebrations and secretly drops flammable balls which led to a fire accident during the sunrise. Malik is ordered by the [[Pakistan Army]] [[Army General|General]] Tahir Iqbal to accompany his officers to a safe house. Using the opportunity, Subhash chases after the vehicle and successfully takes Malik hostage. <br />
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Following a car chase, he manages to escape while Diya and Imran wait for him at the airport. However, Malik is left in the car. Tahir admits him to a hospital where he realises it's his body double who was ordered by Malik himself to accompany Tahir's army, due to being held on gunpoint by Subhash. The two engage in [[hand-to-hand combat]], following which Subash captured him. Both disguised, the gang board the plane. before Tahir intervenes and orders to stop it after the airport authorities identify Subhash. The flight to India is stopped and Tahir rushes inside, only to realise Subhash and his team took off in a flight to [[Nepal]]. Landing in Nepal, Subhash hands over Malik to the Indian Army.<br />
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During the posthumous honouring of Saravanan, more conspirators including Saravanan's senior and ex-PM candidate Varma are arrested, where it is revealed that Subhash killed Malik during a staged escape.<br />
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==Cast ==<br />
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* [[Vishal (actor)|Vishal]] as Col.Subash, Indian Army Intelligence officer, and Saravanan's younger brother <br />
*[[Vishal Meena]]<br />
* [[Tamannaah]] as Lt.Diya, Subhash's partner and second love interest <br />
* [[Akanksha Puri]] as Kaira (#killergirl), a professional killer who kills people for money. ([[Voiceover]] by [[Sakshi Agarwal]])<br />
* [[Aishwarya Lekshmi]] as Meera, Subhash's first love interest and Kayalvizhi's younger sister, who later killed by Kaira<br />
* [[Ramki]] as Saravanan, Subhash's elder brother, and Deputy CM, later killed by Kaira<br />
* [[Chaya Singh]] as Kayalvizhi, Saravanan's wife, Meera's elder sister, and Subash's sister-in-law<br />
* [[Aarav Chowdhary]] as Imran Khaleel, an Indian agent in Pakistan<br />
* [[Sayaji Shinde]] as Lt. General Rehman, Subash's chief<br />
* [[Kabir Duhan Singh]] as Syed Ibrahim Malik [Malik], a global terrorist who hides in Pakistan and his body double used for escape<br />
* [[Sha Ra]] as Maya Kannan, Subash's brother-in-law and college mate who works in Turkey for the Indian Embassy <br />
* [[Yogi Babu]] as Jack, an Indian hacker who helps Subhash<br />
* Rajasri Nair as Subhash's sister and Maya Kannan's wife<br />
* [[Pala. Karuppiah]] as Chief Minister, Subash's father<br />
* [[Vincent Asokan]] as Deepak Mehta, Saravanan's friend <br />
* [[Bharath Reddy (actor)|Bharath Reddy]] as Bharath Rao, police officer, Subhash's friend who helps in catching the contract Killer<br />
* [[Ashwanth Ashokkumar]] as Ashwanth, Kayalvizhi's son<br />
* [[Yuri Suri]] as Tahir Iqbal, Pakistan army general who takes the lead of Malik's house security <br />
*Ravi Venkatraman as Commissioner<br />
* [[Sundar C.]] as a passerby in a cameo appearance<br />
* [[Amin Hajee]] as Defence Minister<br />
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== Soundtrack ==<br />
{{Infobox album<br />
| name = Action<br />
| type = Soundtrack<br />
| artist = [[Hiphop Tamizha]]<br />
| cover = <br />
| alt = <br />
| released = 30 October 2019<br />
| recorded = 2019<br />
| venue = <br />
| studio = <br />
| genre = [[Feature film soundtrack]]<br />
| length = 18:36<br />
| language = [[Muzik247]]<br />
| producer = [[Hiphop Tamizha]]<br />
| chronology = <br />
| year = 2019<br />
| prev_title = [[Comali]]<br />
| prev_year = 2019<br />
| next_title = [[Naan Sirithal]]<br />
| next_year = 2020<br />
| misc = <br />
| audio1 = <br />
}}<br />
The soundtrack album is composed by [[Hiphop Tamizha]], collaborating with [[Vishal (actor)|Vishal]] and [[Sundar. C]] for their previous outing ''[[Aambala]]''. The lyrics were written by [[P. Vijay|Pa. Vijay]], Hiphop Tamizha, Arivu, Paul B Sailus, and Navz47.<br />
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The album features five tracks, and all of them were released as singles, before being released as an album on 30 October 2019.<br />
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The original version of the song, was performed by Hiphop Adhi and Paul B Sailus.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mirchi9.com/movienews/rana-daggubati-turns-rapper-for-vishal/|title=Rana Turns Rapper For Vishal!|date=2019-11-10|website=Mirchi9|language=en|access-date=2019-11-14}}</ref>{{tracklist<br />
| headline =<br />
| extra_column = Singer(s)<br />
| total_length = 19:25<br />
| title1 = Nee Sirichalum<br />
| lyrics1 = [[Pa. Vijay]]<br />
| extra1 = [[Sadhana Sargam]], [[Jonita Gandhi]], [[Srinisha Jayaseelan]]<br />
| length1 = 4:38<br />
| title2 = Lights Camera Action<br />
| lyrics2 = Hiphop Tamizha, Paul B Sailus<br />
| extra2 = [[Kaushik Krish]], Rajan Chelliah<br />
| note2 = Rap: [[Hiphop Tamizha]], Paul B Sailus<br />
| length2 = 3:01<br />
| title3 = Maula Maula<br />
| lyrics3 = Pa. Vijay<br />
| extra3 = [[Nikhita Gandhi]], Kutle Khan, Bamba Bakya<br />
| length3 = 3:51<br />
| title4 = Azhage<br />
| lyrics4 = Hiphop Tamizha<br />
| extra4 = [[Nakul Abhyankar]]<br />
| length4 = 4:49<br />
| title5 = Fiyah Fiyah<br />
| lyrics5 = Hiphop Tamizha, Navz47, Arivu<br />
| extra5 = Navz47<br />
| length5 = 3:06<br />
| all_writing = <br />
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{{tracklist <br/>1 November 2019 {{small|(Telugu)}}<br />
| headline = Telugu Tracklist<br />
| extra_column = Singer(s)<br />
| total_length = 19:20<br />
| title1 = Yetu Nadusthunna<br />
| lyrics1 = Chandrabose<br />
| extra1 = [[M. M. Manasi]]<br />
| length1 = 4:33<br />
| title2 = Maula Maula<br />
| lyrics2 = Bhuvanachandra {{small|(Tamil)}}<br />
| extra2 = Bamba Bakya, Nivas, M. M. Manasi<br />
| length2 = 3:52<br />
| title3 = Lights Camera Action<br />
| lyrics3 = Hiphop Tamizha, Bhuvanchandra, Paul B Sailus<br />
| extra3 = Kaushik / 18:32 Krish, Rajan Chelliah Tamil Tracklist<br />
| note3 = Rap: [[Rana Daggubati]], Hiphop Tamizha, [[Roll Rida]]<br />
| length3 = 2:57 The Telugu version was released on 1 November 2019.<br />
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Telugu actor [[Rana Daggubati]] making his debut as a singer, crooning the rap portion for the Telugu version of the song "Lights Camera Action", while<br />
| title4 = Fiyah Fiyah<br />
| lyrics4 = Rajshri Sudhakar<br />
| extra4 = Snigdha, Navz47<br />
| length4 = 3:07<br />
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==Release==<br />
The official [[Teaser campaign|teaser]] was released on 13 September 2019,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://youtube.com/watch?v=ETrVZG6jiuw|title=Action Teaser - Vishal, Tamannaah I Hiphop Tamizha - Sundar.C - Official|date=15 September 2019|website=YouTube|publisher=Lahari Music}}</ref> followed by the trailer which was released on 27 October 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74FI1-yNOOg|title=Action Official Trailer|website=YouTube|date=27 October 2022}}</ref> The film was theatrically released in India on 15 November 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sify.com/movies/vishal-s-action-pushed-to-november-news-tamil-tjtoJqbeahjag.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210813140600/https://www.sify.com/movies/vishal-s-action-pushed-to-november-news-tamil-tjtoJqbeahjag.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=13 August 2021| title=Vishal`s Action pushed to November! |work=Sify Movies |access-date=19 September 2019 |date=19 September 2022}}</ref> <br />
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== Critical reception ==<br />
Action received mixed reviews from critics.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ibtimes.sg/action-review-roundup-here-what-critics-say-about-vishal-tamannaah-starrer-34402|title=Action Review: Here is what critics say about Vishal and Tamannaah-starrer|date=2019-11-15|website=International Business Times, Singapore Edition|language=en|access-date=2020-04-26}}</ref> <br />
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''[[Firstpost]]'' gave 2 out of 5 stars stating "Vishal, Tamannaah starrer is a formulaic entertainer with no proper storyline. If only the film had a script with some logic and was a bit racier, it could have been a time pass entertainer".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/action-movie-review-vishal-tamannaah-starrer-is-a-formulaic-entertainer-with-no-proper-storyline-7658041.html|title=Action movie review: Vishal, Tamannaah starrer is a formulaic entertainer with no proper storyline.|website=Firstpost|date=2019-11-15|access-date=2019-11-16}}{{Rating|2|5}}</ref><br />
''[[The Times of India]]'' gave 2.5 out of 5 stars stating, "A handful of action set pieces, set in exotic locales, strung together by a semblance of a plot. If you dig the corniness of the lines and the OTT-ness of the stunts, then you might be able to enjoy the film".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/action/movie-review/72069574.cms|title=Action Movie Review|website=Times of India|date=2019-11-15|access-date=2019-11-16}}{{Rating|2.5|5}}</ref><br />
''Sify'' gave 2 out of 5 stars stating "Action is a below-average action thriller from Sundar C- Vishal combo".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sify.com/movies/action-review-a-below-average-action-thriller-review-tamil-tlpqOSdjdcefc.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191116054929/https://www.sify.com/movies/action-review-a-below-average-action-thriller-review-tamil-tlpqOSdjdcefc.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=16 November 2019|title=Action review: A below-average action thriller.|website=Sify|date=2019-11-15|access-date=2019-11-16}}{{Rating|2|5}}</ref> [[Baradwaj Rangan]] of Film Companion South wrote "Like any self-respecting popcorn entertainer, there are OTT moments aplenty. Killer mehndi cones? Bring ’em on. But there’s always a little surprise around the corner".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.filmcompanion.in/action-movie-review-baradwaj-rangan-sundar-c-vishal-tamannaah-aishwarya-lekshmi-chaya-singh/|title=Action Movie Review: Vishal And Sundar C Deliver What The Title Promises In An Enjoyably OTT Thriller|website=FilmCompanion.}}</ref><br />
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==Box office==<br />
''Action'' failed commercially; Made on a budget of [[Indian rupee|INR]] 44 crore, it collected INR 7.7 crore in Tamil Nadu box office and INR 4 crore in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. Having assured the producers he would bear the losses if the film did not collect a minimum of INR 20 crore and compensate by doing [[Chakra (2021 film)|a film for them]], the production company Trident Arts filed a petition against Vishal for making the film under his own banner. Following the petition, Vishal was ordered by the Madras High Court to compensate for the losses incurred.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/action-madras-hc-orders-actor-vishal-to-compensate-losses-incurred-1729823-2020-10-09|title=Action: Madras HC orders actor Vishal to compensate losses incurred|website=[[India Today]]|access-date=9 October 2022}}</ref><br />
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==Home media==<br />
The Satellite Rights of the film were sold to [[Star Vijay|Vijay TV]] and began streaming on [[Amazon Prime Video]] from 16 December 2019. The film was released on DVD in Taiwan on 23 October 2020 and in Japan on 4 November 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.curiouscope.jp/product/action-%e3%82%a2%e3%82%af%e3%82%b7%e3%83%a7%e3%83%b3%ef%bc%81%ef%bc%81/|title=ACTION アクション！！|website=Curiouscope.jp}}</ref> The film was later dubbed in [[Hindi]] and directly premiered on [[Sony Max]] and released on [[YouTube]] by Goldmines Telefilms on 4 October 2020.<ref>{{Citation|title=Action (2020) New Released Hindi Dubbed Full Movie {{!}} Vishal, Tamannaah, Aishwarya Lekshmi, Yogi Babu|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_3TWLY7h2k|language=en|access-date=2022-01-31}}</ref><br />
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