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Pokkiri
Sign in to savePokkiri () is a 2007 Indian Tamil-language action film directed by Prabhu Deva. A remake of the 2006 Telugu film Pokiri directed by Puri Jagannadh, the film stars Vijay in the lead role alongside Asin, Prakash Raj, Napolean,Nassar, Mukesh Tiwari, Vadivelu, Sriman, Anandaraj, Vincent Asokan, Subbaraju and Master Bharath. The film is about Tamizh, a ruthless rogue who joins Chennai's criminal underworld, eventually gaining the trust of the ruthless international crime lord Ali Bhai. While rising through the criminal ranks, he falls for Shruthi, an aerobics instructor who loves him but is repulse
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6.8Amidst gang warfare and police crackdowns, mob hitman Tamizh falls for Shruthi, a nice girl unaware of his true identity. But she may not be the only one Tamizh is hiding secrets from...
Cast
- Vijay as Tamizh
- Asin Thottumkal as Shruthi
- Prakash Raj as Ali Bhai
- Napoleon as Mohammed Moideen Khan
- Nassar as Shanmughavel
- Sriman as Saravanan
Themes
- gun
- gang war
- father
- cop
- love
- train
- killer
- disguise
- handkerchief
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Pokkiri () is a 2007 Indian Tamil-language action film directed by Prabhu Deva. A remake of the 2006 Telugu film Pokiri directed by Puri Jagannadh, the film stars Vijay in the lead role alongside Asin, Prakash Raj, Napolean,Nassar, Mukesh Tiwari, Vadivelu, Sriman, Anandaraj, Vincent Asokan, Subbaraju and Master Bharath. The film is about Tamizh, a ruthless rogue who joins Chennai's criminal underworld, eventually gaining the trust of the ruthless international crime lord Ali Bhai. While rising through the criminal ranks, he falls for Shruthi, an aerobics instructor who loves him but is repulsed by his violent life.
The film was officially announced in July 2006, in addition to the official title. Principal photography commenced the same month. It was predominantly shot in Chennai, and wrapped by late-November. The film has music composed by Mani Sharma, cinematography handled by Nirav Shah and editing by Kola Bhaskar.
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