vijay's thuppaki stills

Thuppakki  is a 2012 Tamil action thriller film written and directed by A. R. Murugadoss. It features Vijay and Kajal Aggarwal in the lead roles,Vidyut Jamwal as main antagonist, as well as Jayaram and Sathyan in supporting roles. The film, produced by S. Thanu, features background score and soundtrack composed by Harris Jayaraj with cinematography handled by Santhosh Sivan, who with Thuppakki, introduced the Arri Alexa camera to Indian cinema. The story revolves around an Indian paramilitary agent from a Mumbai-based Tamil family and the decisions he takes after his life undergoes a sudden turn. The film, which commenced production in December 2011 in Mumbai, was released on 13 November 2012, coinciding with the festival of Diwali. Upon release, the film opened to mostly positive reviews from critics and became a commercial success, becoming Murugadoss' first Tamil film to gross over INR100 crore (US$18 million). A Telugu-dubbed version, that released simultaneously under the same title in Andhra Pradesh, was also very well received. As of 2013, the film is being remade in Hindi as Pistol, with Akshay Kumar and Sonakshi Sinha in the lead role