வ (2010): Besetzung, Handlung & Streaming

Released in 2010, வ is an action, komödie and drama film directed by Pushkar, running about 159 minutes. “Va Quarter Cutting” — that tagline sets the tone.

What it’s about. Sundararajan comes to Chennai from Coimbatore on his way to Saudi Arabia. He is received by Marthandam, a veterinary doctor, who is going to marry his sister soon. After the travel agent informs Sura that he cannot taste liquor or women in Saudi, he, along with Marthandam, goes to a wine shop to have the last gulp. It’s a dry day thanks to elections. Though disappointed, Sura is determined to taste the ‘quarter’ and starts his journey to various places in Chennai where he is told that liquor would be available. He goes to a politico who supplies wine for votes, a star hotel, an Anglo-Indian group of youngsters, a fish market, a gambling den, a kulfi shop and a brothel house among other places, all in search of ‘quarter’.

Who’s in it. வ stars Shiva as Sunderajan (Sura), S.P.B. Charan as Marthandan, Lekha Washington as Saraswathi (Saro) and John Vijay as Pichai (Prince) and King, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 5.5/10, வ has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response. It went on to earn $1.5M at the box office.

Where to watch. In USA you can stream it on Amazon Prime Video and Amazon Prime Video with Ads and rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Google Play Movies and YouTube. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch வ page.

If you liked it. Fans of வ tend to enjoy The Dark Knight, Der Herr der Ringe - Die Rückkehr des Königs, Inception and Der Herr der Ringe - Die Gefährten.