Pa. Ranjith’s 'Vettuvam' Gets a Killer First Glimpse 

In a great looking short glimpse inviting us into the world of Vettuvam, we see massive crowds gathering around Attakathi Dinesh in a stellar martial arts backdrop. It was released on Dinesh’s birthday and features a massive crowd, all dressed in black uniform as Dinesh’ character strikes a pose. The visuals are arresting and shows the full scale of Ranjith’s 8th film. It is being produced by Neelam Productions. We also see character performing stunts as seen in the Indian martial arts form of Mallakhamba in this brief look. Incidentally, this is Ranjith’s third film featuring Dinesh. They both began their career with a romantic film titled Attakathi.

Tamil filmmaker Pa. Ranjith had been booked in July, along with three members of his production team following the unfortunate death of stuntman Mohan Raj during a shoot for the upcoming film Vettuvam. The fatal accident occurred on July 13 during the filming of a car-flip stunt involving an SUV. Mohan, the stunt performer executing the sequence, was critically injured on impact and later succumbed to his injuries.  Pa Ranjith has expressed his condolences on X.

Vettuvam, Pa Ranjith’s upcoming action drama, reunites him with actor Arya after the success of Sarpatta Parambarai in 2021. The first look of the film was unveiled at the Cannes Film Festival in 2022, and a sequel to Sarpatta featuring Arya has also been announced. Ranjith had written about this incident. He said, “Our heart is broken for his wife, children, family and all who knew and loved Mohan Raj Anna as a colleague and a friend. A day that started out with detailed planning, caution, clarity in execution, prayers and all our goodwill, as it does on every film set that stages crash sequences, ended up in his unexpected death,” his note read. “Mohan Raj Anna was valued and respected by his colleagues in the stunt team and all of us in the crew. He was a veteran in performing stunts whose planning, clarity and execution we all relied on."