
Chennaiyil Oru Naal(2013)
Tamil119 mins
Chennaiyil Oru Naal (2013) is a 119-minute Tamil film directed by Shaheed Kader. Starring Sarath Kumar, Cheran and Prakash Raj. With an audience rating of 7.4/10, Chennaiyil Oru Naal stands as one of the notable Tamil releases of 2013.
Director:Shaheed Kader
Mood:
emotionalsuspensefulinspiring
Where to watch:
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Quick Facts
- Theatrical Release
- 29 March 2013
- Director
- Shaheed Kader
- Language
- Tamil
- Runtime
- 1h 59m
- GudVibe Rating
- 7.4/10
Storyline
A young man is declared brain dead, and his family agrees to donate his heart. A diverse team must then race against time to transport the heart across the city for a girl's urgent transplant.
“A heart must cross a city before time runs out.”
Film Details
7.4Rating
119Minutes
TamilLanguage
UCertificate
Release Date29 March 2013
Release Typetheatrical
Also Known AsTraffic
Parental Guide
Violence
High
Language
Low
Sex / Nudity
Mild
Drugs
Mild
Intensity
High
Vibe & Tags
Mood
emotionalsuspensefulinspiring
Themes
survivalfamilyjusticefriendship
Toneintense
Pacingfast-paced
Complexitymoderate
Audiencemultiplex
Best Withfamily
Violence2
Emotion4
Humor2
Rewatchability3
Reviews & Ratings
Your Rating
7.4/10Rating
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Cast & Crew
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Sarath KumarSundara Pandian, Traffic Police Commissioner, Chennai City
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CheranSatyamoorthy, Traffic Police Constable
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Prakash RajGautham Krishna, Movie Star
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PrasannaDr. Robin Joseph
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Raadhika SarathkumarGautham's wife
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IniyaSwetha (Gayathri) (Dr. Robin Joseph's wife)
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Parvathi MenonAditi (Karthik's love interest)
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Lakshmy RamakrishnanKarthik's mother
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Subbu Panchu ArunachalamMurugan, Gautham's secretary
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Raja KrishnamoorthyDr. Sethuraman
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Parvathy ThiruvothuActor
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Mithun MaheshwaranActor
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Shaheed KaderDirector
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Shehnad JalalCrew
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Radikaa SarathkumarActor
→Trivia
- The film is a remake of the Malayalam movie 'Traffic' from 2011, which was itself inspired by a real-life incident.
- Director Shaheed Kader also wrote the screenplay, adapting the story for a Tamil audience while keeping the core plot intact.
- Actor Prasanna, who plays a key role, reportedly prepared by spending time with real-life ambulance drivers to understand their routines.
- The movie features a cameo by director-actor Mysskin, who appears in a brief but memorable scene as a traffic policeman.
- It was shot extensively on real Chennai roads and highways to capture the urgency of the race against time.
- The film's success helped popularize the multi-narrative, real-time thriller format in Tamil cinema during that period.
- Composer Gopi Sunder, who scored the original Malayalam version, also composed the music for this Tamil remake.
Notable Collaborations
Frequent partnerships reunited in Chennaiyil Oru Naal
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