
Chennai City Gangsters(2025)
Tamil129 mins
Chennai City Gangsters (2025) is a 129-minute Tamil film directed by Vikram Rajeshwar. Starring Kalki Raja, Kalaiyarasan Kannuchami and John Vijay. With an audience rating of 10.0/10, Chennai City Gangsters stands as one of the notable Tamil releases of 2025.
Director:Vikram Rajeshwar
Mood:
funnyupliftingsuspenseful
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Quick Facts
- Theatrical Release
- 20 June 2025
- Director
- Vikram Rajeshwar
- Language
- Tamil
- Runtime
- 2h 9m
- GudVibe Rating
- 10.0/10
Storyline
Two men lose their boss's money. To pay it back, they hire four failed con artists. Together, they try to rob a bank with a series of absurd plans.
“A heist so bad, it's brilliant.”
Film Details
10.0Rating
129Minutes
TamilLanguage
UACertificate
Release Date20 June 2025
Parental Guide
Violence
Mild
Language
Moderate
Sex / Nudity
Moderate
Drugs
Mild
Intensity
Mild
Vibe & Tags
Mood
funnyupliftingsuspenseful
Themes
friendshipsurvivalidentity
Tonesatirical
Pacingfast-paced
Complexitylight
Audiencemass
Best Withfriends
Violence2
Emotion2
Humor4
Rewatchability4
Reviews & Ratings
Your Rating
10/10Rating
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Cast & Crew
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Kalki RajaActor
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Kalaiyarasan KannuchamiActor
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John VijayActor
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Mathew VargheseActor
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Vikram RajeshwarDirector
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Tijo TomyCrew
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Athulya RaviActor
→Trivia
- The film's title was inspired by a popular local nickname for a group of street-smart characters in North Chennai.
- Director Vikram Rajeshwar held improv workshops for the main cast to develop their comedic chemistry before filming.
- A key chase sequence was filmed in the narrow, real lanes of George Town without blocking public access, using hidden cameras.
- The character Pandi's distinctive hairstyle was a direct reference to a classic 1990s Tamil comedy villain.
- Several props used in the heist scenes, like the fake gold bars, were made by a local Chennai prop master known for low-budget films.
- The movie's climax at the 'bank' was actually shot in a disused textile warehouse in Perambur.
- The script originally had a darker tone but was rewritten as a full comedy after a successful test reading with a live audience.
Notable Collaborations
Frequent partnerships reunited in Chennai City Gangsters
Memory Das-Split Soosai12 films →
Memory Das-Damar Lal10 films →
Pei Pasupathi-Split Soosai7 films →
Memory Das-Nettai6 films →
Pei Pasupathi-Original Music Composer6 films →
Split Soosai-Nettai6 films →
Memory Das-Pei Pasupathi3 films →
Damar Lal-Original Music Composer3 films →
Original Music Composer-Nettai3 films →
Memory Das-Jeni2 films →
Split Soosai-Damar Lal2 films →
Damar Lal-Nettai2 films →



