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Thuppakki

  • 2012
  • Not Rated
  • 2h 45m
IMDb RATING
8.1/10
42K
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Jayaram, Joseph Vijay, Zakir Hussain, Kajal Aggarwal, Sathyan, and Vidyut Jammwal in Thuppakki (2012)
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TamilOne-Person Army ActionActionCrimeMusicalThriller

An army captain is on a mission to track down and destroy a terrorist gang and deactivate the sleeper cells under its command.An army captain is on a mission to track down and destroy a terrorist gang and deactivate the sleeper cells under its command.An army captain is on a mission to track down and destroy a terrorist gang and deactivate the sleeper cells under its command.

  • Director
    • A.R. Murugadoss
  • Writers
    • Mayank Jain
    • A.R. Murugadoss
  • Stars
    • Joseph Vijay
    • Kajal Aggarwal
    • Vidyut Jammwal
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    8.1/10
    42K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • A.R. Murugadoss
    • Writers
      • Mayank Jain
      • A.R. Murugadoss
    • Stars
      • Joseph Vijay
      • Kajal Aggarwal
      • Vidyut Jammwal
    • 134User reviews
    • 11Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 14 wins & 18 nominations total

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    Top Cast33

    Joseph Vijay
    Joseph Vijay
    • Jagadish Dhanapal
    Kajal Aggarwal
    Kajal Aggarwal
    • Nisha
    • (as Kajal Agarwal)
    Vidyut Jammwal
    Vidyut Jammwal
    • Sleeper cell's leader
    • (as Vidyut Jamwal)
    Sathyan
    Sathyan
    • Balaji
    Jigar Singh Gill
    • Jiggarr Gill
    Zakir Hussain
    Zakir Hussain
    • Kameeruddin
    Jayaram
    Jayaram
    • V. Ravichandran
    Manngala Radhakrishnan
    • Jagdeesh MoM
    Rahaao
    Rahaao
    • Surendra
    Deepthi Nambiar
    • Sanjana Dhanpal
    Sanjana Sarathy
    • Jagdeesh's sister
    Niranjan
    • Assistant of Sleeper Cell Head
    Steven Clarke
    • Dancer
    A.R. Murugadoss
    A.R. Murugadoss
    • Cameo Appearance
    Santosh Sivan
    Santosh Sivan
    • Cameo Appearance
    • (as Santhosh Sivan)
    MD Asif
    • Sleeper cell 2nd in command
    Joy Badlani
    Joy Badlani
    • Surendhar
    Nidhi Bisht
    Nidhi Bisht
    • Kidnapped girl
    • (as Nidhi Bist)
    • Director
      • A.R. Murugadoss
    • Writers
      • Mayank Jain
      • A.R. Murugadoss
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews134

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    Summary

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    Storyline

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      The film's prime antagonist played by Vidyut Jamwal is not given a name in the film.
    • Goofs
      Vijay and Kajal Aggarwal having dispute on the road, where Vijay is sitting on a bike and after that Kajal leaves in an auto rickshaw showing that she stole the Key of the motorbike. But in the scenes before, she is not making any attempt to take the key and while she leaves the key is inserted in the motorbike itself.
    • Quotes
      • Jagadish Dhanapalan: I'm waiting.
    • Alternate versions
      The UK release was cut, the distributor chose to cut a scene of torture, in which it is implied that two of a terrorist suspect's fingers are cut off, together with images of strong violence (a blood spurt as an old lady is shot in the head and a male character's arm being broken/dislocated with a long pole, and blood dripping from a male character's mouth) in order to obtain a 12A classification. An uncut 15 classification was available.
    • Connections
      Features X-Men: First Class (2011)
    • Soundtracks
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      Written by: Madhan Karky
      Produced by: Harris Jayaraj
      Performed by: Joseph Vijay, Andrea Jeremiah, Joe and Krishna Iyer

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    Details

    • Release date
      • November 13, 2012 (India)
    • Country of origin
      • India
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    • Language
      • Tamil
    • Also known as
      • Indian Soldier Never on Holiday
    • Production companies
      • V. Creations
      • Goldmines Telefilms
      • Krishwerkz Entertainment
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

    • Gross worldwide
      • $2,130,470
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 2h 45m(165 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Surround 5.1
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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