High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Thuppakki (English: The Gun) is a 2012 Indian Tamil action thriller film written and directed by A. R. Murugadoss.It features Vijay and Kajal Aggarwal in the lead roles, along with Vidyut Jamwal,Jayaram, Sathyan, Anupama Kumar, Gautham Kurup and Akshara Gowda in supporting roles. The film is produced by S. Thanu and features background score and soundtrack composed by Harris Jayaraj with cinematography handled by Santhosh Sivan, who with Thuppakki, introduced the Arri Alexa camera to Indian cinema. The story revolves around a youngster from a Mumbai-based Tamil family and his decisions he takes after his life undergoes a sudden turn. The film, which commenced production in December 2011 in Mumbai, was released on 13 November 2012, coinciding with the festival of Diwali. The film opened to highly positive reviews from both the critics and audiences. A Telugu-dubbed version that released simultaneously under the same title in Andhra Pradesh,...