8 Thottakkal(2017)
This new-age -cop thriller '8 Thottakkal' Directed by debutante Sri Ganesh, former assistant of Director Mysskin, the film '8 Thottakkal' has new face Vetri and Aparna Balamurali (Maheshinte Prathikaaram) fame in the lead roles and actors Nasser, MSBaskar, Amma Creations T.Siva, Mime Gopi and Meera Mithun in the pivotal roles.
Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- VI Movies and TV, Zee5, Amazon Prime Video
- Theatrical Release
- 7 April 2017
- Director
- Sri Ganesh
- Language
- Tamil
- Runtime
- 2h 25m
- Rating
- 7.4/10
Storyline
A police officer's gun is stolen. While he searches for it, the weapon ends up with a criminal who uses it to rob a bank.
“A stolen gun. A bank heist. One cop's race to stop it.”
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Frequent partnerships reunited for 8 Thottakkal
Cast reunions in this film: Nassar & M. S. Bhaskar (15 films together), Nassar & Padmalatha (7 films together), Mime Gopi & Vetri (3 films together), Nassar & Mime Gopi (2 films together), and Mime Gopi & Charles Vinoth (2 films together).
Trivia
- The film's title '8 Thottakkal' refers to the 8 bullets in a standard police revolver.
- Director Sri Ganesh was previously an assistant to director A.R. Murugadoss.
- The story was partly inspired by real incidents of police weapon thefts in Tamil Nadu.
- The film was shot on a tight schedule and a relatively low budget.
- Actor Vetri, who plays the lead, performed many of his own stunts.
- The movie's climax was filmed in a single, specially constructed bank set.
- It was praised for its realistic portrayal of police procedures and chain of evidence.
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