Petta(2019)
A romantic action film directed by Karthik Subbaraj starring Rajinikanth, Trisha Krishnan and Simran Bagga in the lead roles.
Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- VI Movies and TV, Hotstar, Sun Nxt, Netflix, Airtel Xstream Play
- Theatrical Release
- 10 January 2019
- Director
- Karthik Subbaraj
- Language
- Tamil
- Runtime
- 2h 51m
- Rating
- 7.6/10
Storyline
A hostel warden is targeted by a powerful politician and his gangster son. They soon discover he is far more dangerous than he appears. The warden has a hidden, violent past they have unknowingly awakened.
“A quiet warden hides a dangerous past.”
Film Details
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Cast & Crew
Reunion Meter
Frequent partnerships reunited for Petta
Cast reunions in this film: Vijay Sethupathi & Bobby Simha (5 films together), Vijay Sethupathi & Anirudh Ravichander (5 films together), Rajinikanth & J. Mahendran (5 films together), Rajinikanth & Anirudh Ravichander (5 films together), Vijay Sethupathi & Karthik Subbaraj (4 films together), and Vijay Sethupathi & Guru Somasundaram (3 films together).
Trivia
- The film's working title was 'Thalaivar 165' because it was Rajinikanth's 165th movie as lead actor.
- Director Karthik Subbaraj included the song 'Marana Mass' as a tribute to the style of 1990s Rajinikanth films.
- Actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui, who plays the villain, learned his Tamil dialogues phonetically as he does not speak the language.
- The movie's climax was shot in the freezing cold at a hill station in Ooty, with temperatures near zero degrees Celsius.
- A popular fan theory suggests the character Kaali is a spiritual successor to Rajinikanth's earlier role in the 1995 film 'Baashha'.
- The film's soundtrack by Anirudh Ravichander was released as a single album without separate singles, which was unusual at the time.
- The character name 'Petta' is a colloquial Tamil term often used to affectionately address an older, respected man.
