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Virudhagiri
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Wikipedia article
'Virudhagiri' is a 2010 Indian Tamil-language action film written and directed by Vijayakanth, making his directorial debut, besides playing the title character as well. This was also his final film in his cinematic career before his full-fledged career into politics.[http://sify.com/movies/virudhagiri-gets-ua-certificate-news-tamil-kmejzNeabha.html.Virudhagiri gets 'UA' certificate]. Sify.com. Retrieved on 2011-10-25.The film, co-starring Madhuri Itagi, Arun Pandian and Mansoor Ali Khan among others, released on 10 December 2010. It was later dubbed in Hindi as 'Inspector Dabangg'. It is a remake of the English language French film 'Taken'.[http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/south-review-virudhagiri/20101213.htm Captain's outing with Virudhagiri Rediff.com Movies]. Rediff.com (2010-12-13). Retrieved on 2011-10-25.
Although this movie is supposed to occur in Australia, it was actually shot in Malaysia.
Plot
Virudhagiri (Vijayakanth), a sincere police officer endeavors in safeguarding the societal peace. Gaining international recognition for accomplishing a security task in foreign countries, he returns to Chennai handling a serious case of transgenders being scourged to death for organ racketing. On an unexpected turn, his niece (Madhuri Itagi) undertakes a trip to Australia, where she gets kidnapped by a group of strangers. Using his high-skilled intelligence activities, Virudhagiri flies down to the foreign land for the rescue.
Cast
* Vijayakanth as Virudhagiri IPS
* Arun Pandian as Franklin Australian police officer
* Madhuri Itagi as Priya
* Mansoor Ali Khan as Police inspector
* Shanmugarajan
* Santhana Bharathi as Police commissioner
* Chaams as Saamy
* Russell Geoffrey Banks as Chief police
* Peeli Sivam as Virudhagiri's father
* Kalairani as Virudhagiri's mother
* Uma as Priya's mother
* K. C. Shankar as Mike Anderson
* Aman Deep Singh
Soundtrack
The soundtrack was composed by Sundar C. Babu.
References
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