Vettaikaaran (2009 film)
| Vettaikaaran | |
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| Directed by | B. Babusivan |
| Written by | B. Babusivan |
| Produced by | M. Balasubramanian Gurunath Meiyappan |
| Starring | Vijay Anushka Sanchita Padukone Sathyan |
| Cinematography | S. Gopinath |
| Edited by | V. T. Vijayan |
| Music by | Vijay Antony |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Sun Pictures (India) Ayngaran International(UK) Thameens(Kerala) FiveStar(Malaysia) Sri Sai Ganesh Productions(Andhra Pradesh) |
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Running time | 175 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Vettaikaaran (transl. Hunter) is a 2009 Indian Tamil-language action film directed by debutant B. Babusivan and produced by AVM Productions. The film stars Vijay and Anushka Shetty in the lead roles, while Srihari, Salim Ghouse, Sayaji Shinde and Ravi Shankar appear in supporting roles. Gopinath handled the cinematography while V. T. Vijayan was the film's editor. This was Vijay's first film with AVM Productions and the only film B. Babusivan ever directed.
Vettaikkaran received mixed reviews from critics, but was a commercial success and completed a 100-day theatrical run. The film has collected $1,399,911 at the overseas box office.