• Director(s)

    Velraj

  • Production Year

    2014

  • Release date

    17/05/2024

  • Genre(s)

    Action, Drama

  • Approx. running minutes

    133m

  • Cast

    Dhanush, Saranya Ponvannan, Amala Paul

Film

Velaiyilla Pattadhari

moderate violence, bloody images, infrequent strong language

A life changing event motivates an unemployed engineer to restart his career in this Tamil-language action drama. Although often comic in tone, heightened emotions and scenes of violence do offer some more intense moments. …

A life changing event motivates an unemployed engineer to restart his career in this Tamil-language action drama. Although often comic in tone, heightened emotions and scenes of violence do offer some more intense moments.

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Content Advice(May contain spoilers)

violence

threat and horror

language

sex

discrimination

drugs

injury detail

theme

  • Director(s)

    Velraj

  • Production Year

    2014

  • Release date

    17/05/2024

  • Genre(s)

    Action, Drama

  • Approx. running minutes

    133m

  • Cast

    Dhanush, Saranya Ponvannan, Amala Paul

moderate violence, bloody images, infrequent strong language
Classified Date:
23/05/2024
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Dreamz Entertainment Limited
violence
Occasional scenes of moderate stylised action violence occurs, including beatings and fights with repeated kicks, slaps, punches and use of improvised weapons such as mental bars and bricks. A mother repeatedly hits her adult son with a broom.
threat and horror
There is a sequence in which a man runs aggressively towards another with a knife as well as other mild moments of threat directed at characters.
language
Infrequent use of strong language ('f**k') is accompanied by milder terms such as 'piss', 'shit', 'crap', 'moron' and 'hell'.
sex
A couple flirt and kiss passionately.
discrimination
An unpleasant man uses the discriminatory term 'sissy'.
drugs
Verbal references are made to a man smoking 'pot'.
injury detail
Characters are seen with bloody injuries to their faces, bodies and clothing in the aftermath of violence.
theme
Upsetting scenes include moments in which a man tearfully blames himself for a family member's sudden death.
alcohol and smoking
A man is shown to have a drinking problem. There are also frequent scenes in which characters smoke.
moderate violence, infrequent strong language
Classified Date:
16/07/2014
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Ayngaran International (UK) Ltd
violence
There are several set piece fight scenes showing punches and kicks being exchanged, and baseball bats and knives also used. Although there are occasional heavy impacts, there is no dwelling on detail, with only brief sight of bloody aftermath.
language
There is one use of strong language ('f**k'), as well as various uses of milder terms, including ‘pissed', 'screwed', 'shit'. There are also rude finger gestures.
additional issues
The film also contains scenes of smoking, sight of a dead body, and mild innuendo.

  • Classified date

    23/05/2024

  • Language

    Tamil