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Aadukalam

Aadukalam

20117.72h 40m

Overview

Pettaikaaran is famous in his town for an impeccable track record of successes in rooster fights. When one of his aides, Karuppu, goes against his word in a fight, it leads to an enmity between them.

Directed by Vetrimaaran
Written by Vetrimaaran, Yogi B, Vikram Sugumaran
Produced by S. Kathiresan
Box OfficeBudget: $4.0MRevenue: $6.0M

Top Cast

Dhanush

Dhanush

K. P. Karuppu

Kishore

Kishore

Durai

V. I. S. Jayapalan

V. I. S. Jayapalan

Pettaikaran

Aadukalam Naren

Aadukalam Naren

Rathnasamy

Taapsee Pannu

Taapsee Pannu

Irene Claude

Meenal

Meenal

Meena

Periya Karuppu Thevar

Periya Karuppu Thevar

Ayub

V R Dinesh

V R Dinesh

Dinesh

Aadukalam Murugadoss

Aadukalam Murugadoss

Oole

Sentrayan

Sentrayan

Nicholas

Themes & Keywords

cockfight

About Aadukalam

Aadukalam is a action, drama, thriller film released in 2011 exploring themes of cockfight. Directed by Vetrimaaran, it stars Dhanush, Kishore, V. I. S. Jayapalan. Pettaikaaran is famous in his town for an impeccable track record of successes in rooster fights. When one of his aides, Karuppu, goes against his word in a fight, it leads to an enmity between them.

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