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Petta

Petta

20197.22h 52m

Overview

A hostel warden becomes the target of a dreaded politician and his gangster son, but little do they realise that it is they who should fear him.

Directed by Karthik Subbaraj
Written by Karthik Subbaraj, Vivek, Dhanush
Produced by Kalanithi Maran
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Top Cast

Rajinikanth

Rajinikanth

Petta 'Kaali' Velan

Nawazuddin Siddiqui

Nawazuddin Siddiqui

Singaar 'Singaaram' Singh

Vijay Sethupathi

Vijay Sethupathi

Jithu

Sananth

Sananth

Anwar

M. Sasikumar

M. Sasikumar

Maalik

Bobby Simha

Bobby Simha

Michael

Simran

Simran

Mangalam

Trisha Krishnan

Trisha Krishnan

Saro

Megha Akash

Megha Akash

Anu

Malavika Mohanan

Malavika Mohanan

Poongodi

Themes & Keywords

wardensecret past

About Petta

Petta is a action film released in 2019 exploring themes of warden, secret past. Directed by Karthik Subbaraj, it stars Rajinikanth, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Vijay Sethupathi. A hostel warden becomes the target of a dreaded politician and his gangster son, but little do they realise that it is they who should fear him.

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