| Thadam | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Magizh Thirumeni |
| Written by | Magizh Thirumeni |
| Produced by | Inder Kumar |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | S. Gopinath |
| Edited by | N. B. Srikanth |
| Music by | Arun Raj |
Production company | Redhan – The Cinema People |
| Distributed by | Screen Scene Media Entertainment |
Release date |
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Running time | 137 minutes[1] |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Thadam (transl. Trail) is a 2019 Indian Tamil-language crime thriller film[2] written and directed by Magizh Thirumeni. Produced by Inder Kumar, the film stars Arun Vijay in a dual role along with Vidya Pradeep, Tanya Hope, and Smruthi Venkat. The music was composed by Arun Raj, with cinematography by Gopinath and editing by N. B. Srikanth. In the film, police officers try to solve a murder case involving lookalike suspects arrested on the basis of a pictorial evidence.
Thadam was released theatrically on 1 March 2019, opening to critical acclaim with praise for Arun Vijay's performance and the writing. It was commercially successful, becoming one of the highest-grossing films of the year in Tamil Nadu.[3] The film was remade in Telugu as Red (2021), and in Hindi as Gumraah (2023).
- ^ "THADAM (THE TRAIL)". Australian Classification Board. Archived from the original on 22 February 2022. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
- ^ "Arun Vijay-starrer Tamil crime-thriller Thadam to be remade in Hindi". Mumbai Mirror. 4 April 2019. Archived from the original on 4 April 2019. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
- ^ "'Pichaikaran' to 'Thadam': Five blockbuster Tamil films which were released in the month of March". The Times of India. 24 March 2020. Archived from the original on 6 April 2023. Retrieved 24 March 2020.