Vettai (2012): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2012, Vettai is an action and thriller film directed by N. Linguswamy, running about 150 minutes.

What it’s about. The film revolves around two brothers, the elder being sensitive to violence and the younger being a jobless rogue, settled in Thoothukudi. After the death of their father, a police officer, the elder brother takes on the same job by request of the younger. The older brother rises to fame in his job by having his younger brother secretly punish suspects and save victims for him. This angers two of the village's biggest mob bosses, who begin to seek revenge on the elder brother. After getting severely beaten by them, the elder brother loses his fear and becomes physically stronger through training from his younger brother. How the brothers get back at two gangs and protect their families form the rest of the story. The film was released worldwide on 13 January 2012 to mixed reviews

Who’s in it. Vettai stars R. Madhavan as Thiru Murthy, Arya as Guru Murthy, Sameera Reddy as Vasanthi and Amala Paul as Jayanthi, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 6.7/10, Vettai has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. In IN you can stream it on Amazon Prime Video and Amazon Prime Video with Ads. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Vettai page.

If you liked it. Fans of Vettai tend to enjoy The Dark Knight, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Inception and The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.