Petta
2019
· Movie
· 172 min
C
MEANRANK
70/100
Every rating
60–78
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is AlloCiné on 60, highest is Rotten Tomatoes viewers on 78.
See the most agreed on films →A quiet and unassuming man named Kaali takes a job as a hostel warden at a college in a hill town. His gentle demeanor endears him to the students. However, when a powerful local gangster and his violent son threaten the peace of the campus, Kaali's past is unearthed. It is revealed that he is a former gangster with a fearsome reputation. He is forced to abandon his peaceful life and return to his old ways to protect the students, setting the stage for a brutal confrontation with the new generation of criminals.
Details
- Director
- Karthik Subbaraj
- Writer
- Karthik Subbaraj
- Studio
- Sun Pictures
- Released
- 10 January 2019
- Country
- India
- Language
- Tamil
- Runtime
- 172 min
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