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Venghai is a film of genre Drama directed by Hari with Dhanush
Venghai (2011)
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Add to a movie listVenghai (English: Cheetah) is a 2011 Tamil action-masala film directed by Hari, starring Dhanush and Tamannaah. The story is based in Sivagangai district. The film started shooting in November 2010 at Trichy, and was released on 8 July to mixed reviews. Later the film was dubbed in Hindi as Meri Taqat Mera Faisla and in Telugu as Simha Putrudu.
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Veera Pandi (Raj Kiran), landlord who is also the most respected person in Pandiapuram, a hamlet near Sivaganga. He is a do-gooder who commands respect from all and is feared the most by his enemies. Selvam (Dhanush) is his loyal son, who always does the right things at the right time and sees his father as his role model. Rajalingam (Prakash Raj), the local MLA, who has risen to his position mostly because of the influence enjoyed by Veera Pandi in the region. Rajalingam doesn't share the good motives of Veera Pandi. He has come into politics to enjoy power and earn lot of money. Veera Pandi tries to influence him, but the MLA has no intention to listen to him. At the same time, he cannot afford to ignore Veera Pandi. Meanwhile,Veera Pandi, who has many enemies because of his strictness, wants to protect his son from them. So he sends him to his uncle who lives in Trichy.Actors
Dhanush
(Selvam)
Tamannaah Bhatia
(Radhika)
Rajkiran
(Veera Pandi (Selvam's father))
Prakash Raj
(Rajalingam)
Ganja Karuppu
(Ganesan (Selvam's sidekick))
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