Vettaiyan, starring Rajinikanth and directed by TJ Gnanavel, has collected over Rs 240 crore worldwide since its release on October 10.
Rajinikanth in a still from Vettaiyan. YouTube screengrab
Vettaiyan, the recently released Tamil film starring actor Rajinikanth in the lead role, is currently running in theatres. The film has collected over Rs 240 crore worldwide, the makers of the film announced officially on social media on Monday.
Actor Rajinikanth teamed up with directed TJ Gnanavel for Vettaiyan which released in theatres on October 10. The film, during its four-day run so far has collected over Rs 240 crore, the makers announced on social media. The film is produced by Lyca Productions. It is expected that the film will collect more in the coming days with no big releases lined up until Diwali.
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Apart from Rajinikanth, the film also stars Amitabh Bachchan, Fahadh Faasil, Rana Daggubati, Manju Warrier, Kishore, Ritika Singh, Dushara Vijayan, GM Sundar, Abirami, Rohini, Rao Ramesh, Ramesh Thilak, Rakshan, and others in important roles.
The film revolves around the concept of extra-judicial killings, with Rajinikanth playing an encounter specialist. However, a certain case makes him rethink his decision, with judicial member Sathyadev (played by Amitabh Bachchan) highlighting the impact of such killings.
The post-theatrical streaming rights of the film have been bagged by Prime Video. The film will be available on the platform once it completes the theatrical rights. However, an exact OTT release date will be mentioned by the makers after a few weeks to a month.
Vettaiyan has music scored by Anirudh Ravichander. Lyca Productions is backing the film, which has the camera cranked by SR Kathir I.S.C. B Kiruthika has penned the screenplay. Other parts of the technical crew include K Kadhir as production designer, Anbariv handling the stunts, editor Philomin Raj, and art director Sakthee Venkatraj M.
The film opened to mixed to positive reviews upon its release. OTTplay review of the film reads, “Gnanavel, with his right intentions, makes a Rajinikanth film that doubles up as both fan service and moral compass. But somewhere, it fumbles under the weight it carries and misses the target by many miles.”
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