Vikram Vedha

Vikram Vedha is an upcoming Indian Tamil crime thriller film directed by Pushkar and Gayathri featuring R. Madhavan and Vijay Sethupathi in the lead roles. Shraddha Srinath, Varalaxmi Sarathkumar, Kathir and John Vijay also play supporting roles. Produced by Sashikanth, the team began pre-production works in 2014 and the film began production in November 2016.

Cast

• R. Madhavan
• Vijay Sethupathi
• Kathir
• John Vijay
• Shraddha Srinath
• Varalaxmi Sarathkumar
• Prem

Production

Director duo Pushkar-Gayathri began working on the script in 2014, with producer Sashikanth revealing in an interview to The Hindu in January 2015 that he would produce the film. Telling the tale of an encounter cop and his pursuit of a gangster, Vijay Sethupathi agreed to feature as the gangster in the project.^[1] The directors revealed that the story for the film was inspired by the Vikramathithan Vedhalam folk tale, with the characterisation of both roles derived from that plot. The film was also stated to be along the lines of Steven Spielberg's Catch Me If You Can (2002) featuring an officer and a crook.^[2][3] Pushkar and Gayathri continued to develop the script throughout 2015, while working on the post-production works of Sudha Kongara's Irudhi Suttru (2016), where they networked with actor Madhavan. In February 2016, Madhavan confirmed that he was working on the film and had begun research to portray an encounter specialist. He revealed that he would undergo arms training and meet people involved with the police and defence forces.^[4][5]

The film was officially launched in mid-November 2016, with more members of the cast and crew being added to the team. John Vijay revealed that he would portray a villainous gangster, with three different looks in the film, while rookie actor Kathir was also added to play a third leading role.^[6] Meanwhile, actresses Shraddha Srinath and Varalaxmi Sarathkumar were signed to play the leading female roles in the film.^[7][8] Sam C. S. was signed on as music composer, while Richard Kevin and P. S. Vinod were announced as editor and cinematographer respectively.

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