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Virudhagiri
| Virudhagiri | |
|---|---|
| File:Viruthagiri movie poster.jpg Poster | |
| Directed by | Vijayakanth |
| Produced by | L. K. Sudhish |
| Written by | Vijayakanth |
| Starring | Vijayakanth Madhuri Itagi Arun Pandian |
| Narrated by | Vijayakanth |
| Music by | Sundar C Babu |
| Cinematography | K. Boopathy |
| Edited by | S. Saleem |
Production company | Captain Cine Creations |
Release date |
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Running time | 143 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Virudhagiri is a 2010 Indian Tamil-language action film written and directed by Vijayakanth, making his directorial debut, besides playing the title character as well.[1] It was later dubbed in Hindi as Inspector Dabangg.[2] It is a remake of the English film Taken.[3]
Plot[edit]
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.
Foul-ups[edit]
The portions in this movie that supposedly occur in Australia were actually shot in Malaysia.
Cast[edit]
- Vijayakanth as Virudhagiri IPS
- Arun Pandian as Franklin Australian police officer
- Madhuri Itagi as Priya
- Mansoor Ali Khan as Police inspector
- Shanmugarajan
- Santhana Bharathi as Police commissioner
- Chaams as Saamy
- Russell Geoffrey Banks as Chief police
- Peeli Sivam as Virudhagiri's father
- Kalairani as Virudhagiri's mother
- Uma Padmanabhan as Priya's mother
- K. C. Shankar as Mike Anderson
- Aman Deep Singh
Soundtrack[edit]
The soundtrack was composed by Sundar C. Babu.
| Virudhagiri | ||||
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| Soundtrack album by | ||||
| Released | 2010 | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Length | 22:19 | |||
| Language | Tamil | |||
| Producer | Sundar C. Babu | |||
| Sundar C. Babu chronology | ||||
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| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length (m:ss) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Makkal Oru Puram" | Shankar Mahadevan | 05:07 |
| 2 | "Devathai Ondru" | Hariharan, Chinmayi | 04:11 |
| 3 | "Mannavane Mandhirane" | Senthil Dass | 04:29 |
| 4 | "Pookal Endrom" | Sadhana Sargam | 04:02 |
| 5 | "Yezhaigal Thozhaa" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 04:30 |
References[edit]
- ↑ gets 'UA' certificate[dead link]. Sify.com. Retrieved on 2011-10-25.The film, co-starring Madhuri Itagi, Arun Pandian and Mansoor Ali Khan among others, released on 10 December 2010.
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCYQv9Jv9X8
- ↑ Captain's outing with Virudhagiri – Rediff.com Movies. Rediff.com (2010-12-13). Retrieved on 2011-10-25.
External links[edit]
- Virudhagiri on IMDb
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