Virudhagiri
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. This was also his final film in his cinematic career before his full-fledged career into politics.[1] It was later dubbed in Hindi as Inspector Dabangg.[2] It is a remake of the English language French film Taken.[3][4][5][6]
Virudhagiri | |
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Directed by | Vijayakanth |
Written by | Vijayakanth |
Produced by | L. K. Sudhish |
Starring | Vijayakanth Madhuri Itagi Arun Pandian |
Narrated by | Vijayakanth |
Cinematography | K. Boopathy |
Edited by | S. Saleem |
Music by | Sundar C Babu |
Production company | Captain Cine Creations |
Release date |
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Running time | 143 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Tamil |
Although this movie is supposed to occur in Australia, it was actually shot in Malaysia.
Plot
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, when his niece Priya (Madhuri Itagi) was undertaking a trip to Australia, she gets kidnapped by a group of strangers. Using his high-skilled intelligence activities, Virudhagiri flies down to the foreign land for the rescue.
Cast
- Vijayakanth as Virudhagiri IPS
- Arun Pandian as Franklin, Australian police officer
- Madhuri Itagi as Priya
- K. C. Shankar as Mike Anderson
- 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 as Priya's mother
- Aman Deep Singh
Soundtrack
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) | Lyrics | Length (m:ss) |
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1 | "Makkal Oru Puram" | Shankar Mahadevan | Vaali | 05:07 |
2 | "Devathai Ondru" | Hariharan, Chinmayi | Snehan | 04:11 |
3 | "Mannavane Mandhirane" | Senthildass Velayutham, M. M. Srilekha, Manikka Vinayagam | Yugabharathi | 04:29 |
4 | "Pookal Endrom" | Sadhana Sargam | Na. Muthukumar | 04:02 |
5 | "Yezhaigal Thozhaa" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | Snehan | 04:30 |
References
- gets 'UA' certificate. 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.
- "Action Movie | Inspector Dabangg (Virudhagiri) | Full Movie | Vijayakanth | Tamil Hindi Dubbed Movie". YouTube. Archived from the original on 1 March 2020. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
- Captain's outing with Virudhagiri – Rediff.com Movies Archived 2 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Rediff.com (2010-12-13). Retrieved on 2011-10-25.
- "Let's take a look at Kollywood's several attempts in remaking foreign films". Archived from the original on 1 February 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
- "Virudhagiri Movie Review - Tamil Movie Virudhagiri Movie Review". Archived from the original on 29 December 2021. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
- "Virudhagiri". Archived from the original on 2 May 2022. Retrieved 2 May 2022.