# Vendhu Thanindhathu Kaadu (2022)

> A marginalized young migrant is pulled from rural hardship into Mumbai’s Tamil underworld, where survival gradually becomes a bid for power.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/569233

## Facts

- Runtime: 172 min
- Genres: Drama, Thriller, Crime
- Director: Gautham Vasudev Menon
- Cast: Silambarasan, Siddhi Idnani, Neeraj Madhav, Radhika Sarathkumar, Siddique, Aangelina Abraham, Jaffer Sadiq, Appukutty
- TMDB rating: 6.4/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14182646/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: brutal
- Mood: gritty, tense, atmospheric, crime movie night, focused weekend viewing

## Synopsis

A young man's struggle for survival leads him into the dark underbelly of crime.

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