Pokkiri (Rogue) is a 2007 Indian Tamil-language action film directed by Prabhu Deva. It is the Tamil remake of the 2006 Telugu film Pokiri starring Mahesh Babu. The film stars Vijay and Asin with Prakash Raj, Nassar, Mukesh Tiwari, Vadivelu, Sriman and Napoleon playing supporting roles. Mumaith Khan and Prabhu Deva make guest appearances. Nirav Shah handled cinematography while Kola Bhaskar was the film's editor. Filming took place in India and Australia. Set in Chennai, the film revolves around a thug, Tamizh, willing to do anything for the sake of money, including killing. His killer instincts help him win the attention of two rival gangs, out of which he joins one and helps its members finish off their rivals. On the other hand, he also attempts to save his girlfriend, who disapproves of his violent behavior, from a corrupt cop hellbent on marrying her against her will.
The film was released theatrically on 12 January 2007 and received generally positive reviews with praise for its performances, action sequences, music and screenplay. It became a commercial success, running for more than 200 days at the Tamil Nadu box office. Six years later, it was dubbed in Hindi as Wanted Baghi and it was also dubbed in Odia as Wanted Police.
Cast :-
Vijay as Tamizh (Pokkiri) alias Sathyamoorthi IPS, Assistant Commissioner of Police. He is Shanmugavel's biological son and an undercover police officer.
Asin as Shruthi, Thamizh's love interest
Prakash Raj as Ali Bhai, an international mafia don
Mukesh Tiwari as Inspector Govindan
Vadivelu as Master Body Soda
Napoleon as Mohammed Maideen Khan IPS, Commissioner of Police, Chennai city
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