Vettaiyan Trailer Out: Rajinikanth Clashes With Amitabh Bachchan Over Extrajudicial Killings

The makers of Vettaiyan, starring Rajinikanth, finally unveiled the trailer on Wednesday, October 2. Helmed by TJ Gnanavel, the action thriller shows Rajinikanth an Encounter Specialist, who justifies extrajudicial killings. However, Amitabh Bachchan , who plays the role of his senior, doesn't agree with him. The trailer offers a slightly bigger and deeper picture of their clash.

A look at Vettaiyan trailer

The over 2-minute trailer opens up with a mob protesting the arrest of the rape and murder accused. The protest spreads to other parts of the country while in the background we hear, "In this country, women have no safety; but scoundrels do". In the next frame, the Police are shown struggling to find evidence against the alleged culprit despite their best efforts. Owing to insufficient evidence to prove the alleged culprit guilty, they devise a plan for the encounter. Here enters Rajinikanth, who is introduced as an 'Encounter Specialist'. “It’s not wrong for the police to take the law into their own hands when injustice occurs, rather than remaining silent,” he says justifying extrajudicial killings.  

The next few frames introduce Big B, Rana Daggibati, Manju Warrier and Fahadh Faasil. Then enters Big B, who mouths a dialogue, "Justice delayed is justice denied; justice hurried is justice buried." Then follows a serious face-off between Rajini and Big B's characters.

What else do we know about Vettaiyan?

Produced by Subaskaran's Lyca Productions, the film also stars Ritika Singh, Dushara Vijayan and Abhirami in pivotal roles. The movie marks the Tamil debut of Big B. Anirudh Ravichander composed the music for the film, while cinematography was handled by S. R. Kathir and editing by Philomin Raj. The movie is slated to hit the theatres on October 10, coinciding with Vijayadashami.