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Laabam (transl. Profit) is a 2021 Indian Tamil-language action drama film written and directed by S. P. Jananathan. It stars Vijay Sethupathi and Shruti Haasan with Jagapathi Babu, Sai Dhanshika and Kalaiyarasan in pivotal roles. Ramji was hired as cinematographer, while D. Imman is the music composer. Principal photography for Laabam commenced on 22 April 2019. This would be Jananathan's final film as a director and a posthumous release.
The film was released theatrically on 9 September 2021. The film received mixed to negative reviews from critics and audiences, and became a box-office bomb.
Original Release
09/09/2021
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Vijay Sethupathi | Pakkiri / Pakkiri Samy |
| Shruti Haasan | Clara |
| Jagapathi Babu | Vanangamudi / Vanagamudi |
| Dhansika | Vanangamudi's Assistant |
| Ramesh Thilak | Tesla / Pakkiri's Friend |
| Kalaiyarasan | Benny |
| Daniel Annie Pope | Pakkiri's Friend |
| Nitish Veera | Pakkiri's Friend |
| G. Marimuthu | Paraman |
| Vincent Ashokan | (as Vincent Asokan) |
Directors
Mathiazhagan Palanisamy, Aalayamani, S.P. Jhananathan
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Vijay Sethupathi | Pakkiri / Pakkiri Samy |
| Shruti Haasan | Clara |
| Jagapathi Babu | Vanangamudi / Vanagamudi |
| Dhansika | Vanangamudi's Assistant |
| Ramesh Thilak | Tesla / Pakkiri's Friend |
| Kalaiyarasan | Benny |
| Daniel Annie Pope | Pakkiri's Friend |
| Nitish Veera | Pakkiri's Friend |
| G. Marimuthu | Paraman |
| Vincent Ashokan | (as Vincent Asokan) |
| Shanmugarajan | (as Shanmugha Rajan) |
| O.A.K. Sunder | |
| Kpy Bala | |
| Praveena | |
| Prithvi Rajan | Selvaraj |
| Prithvi Pandiarajan | |
| Vincent Asokan | |
| Diana Champika |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Vijay Sethupathi | Producer |
| P. Arumugakumar | Producer |
