''Virattu'' () is a 2014 Indian Tamil-language

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film produced and directed by Kumar T. The film stars T Kumar's son Sujiv and

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appear in other pivotal roles. The film was released on 21 February 2014 to average reviews, while the dubbed Telugu version ''Dega'' was released on 28 November 2014.

Cast

*Sujiv as Sujiv *

as Sri *

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as Kalki *

as Mavi *

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Production

Sequences were filmed on a train travelling from Thailand to Malaysia and the stunt scenes were composed by Dho Dho of Thailand and Williams of Malaysia. Further scenes were canned in

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Music

The film's audio was released in June 2013 by R. B. Choudary, while S. J. Surya received the first copy at a launch event. The film has four songs with four different lyricists contributing –

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. The film's soundtrack opened to average reviews, with a music critic noting it was as "mercurial as its composer". The song "Podhum Podhum" was released with a promotional video featuring the lead singers

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and was well received by critics.

Release and reception

The film opened on 21 March 2014 to average reviews.

References

External links

* {{IMDb title Indian thriller films 2014 films 2010s Tamil-language films Films scored by Dharan Kumar 2014 thriller films