Settai(2013)
Settai (2013) is an Indian Tamil-language action comedy film directed by R. Kannan. It stars Arya, Santhanam, Premji Amaren, Hansika Motwani, and Anjali. The story follows three roommates in Mumbai who accidentally swap a bag of diamonds with a stool sample, angering a crime boss. The film is a remake of the 2011 Hindi-English film Delhi Belly. It was produced by UTV Motion Pictures and features music by S. Thaman. The film received mixed reviews from critics, who praised Santhanam's comedy but found it inferior to the original. It was released on 5 April 2013.
Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- Sun NXT, Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Eros Now, Hungama, Airtel Xstream Play, JioHotstar, Plex
- Theatrical Release
- 5 April 2013
- Director
- R. Kannan
- Language
- Tamil
- Runtime
- 2h 20m
- Rating
- 4.9/10
Storyline
Three messy roommates in Mumbai get into trouble when a package mix-up delivers a stool sample to a dangerous crime boss instead of his diamonds. Now they must survive his wrath, escape the police, and figure out how to get the diamonds back before everyone dies.
“Mischief never looked this dangerous”
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Cast & Crew
Reunion Meter
Frequent partnerships reunited for Settai
Cast reunions in this film: Santhanam & Manobala (21 films together), Santhanam & Nassar (18 films together), Nassar & Manobala (16 films together), Santhanam & Arya (11 films together), Santhanam & Hansika Motwani (8 films together), and Nassar & Arya (5 films together).
Trivia
- The film is a remake of the 2011 Hindi hit 'Delhi Belly', but adapted for a Tamil audience.
- A.R. Rahman composed the original music for 'Delhi Belly', but Yuvan Shankar Raja provided the score for this Tamil version.
- Actor Santhanam, known for comedy, plays a key role, with his character's name being a playful nod to his real-life popularity.
- The movie faced some censorship challenges due to its adult humour and was given an 'A' certificate in India.
- A subplot involving a smuggled diamond was altered slightly from the original to better fit the Chennai setting.
- Director R. Kannan had previously worked primarily as an assistant director before making this his second directorial venture.
- The film's title 'Settai' is a colloquial Tamil word often used to mean mischief or playful trouble.