''Battery'' is a 2022 Indian Tamil-language crime thriller directed by Mani Bharathi and starring Senguttuvan,

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and Deepak Shetty. Based on the subject of medical corruption, it was released across Tamil Nadu on 29 July 2022.

Cast

* Senguttuvan as Sub Inspector of Police Pugazh *

as Asha * Deepak Shetty as Assistant Commissioner of Police Victor *

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as Inspector Rathnam *

Nagendra Prasad Nagendra Prasad Sundaram (born 19 December 1975) is an Indian dance choreographer and actor who works in Tamil and Kannada films (as a lead actor). He is the youngest son of dance master Mugur Sundar, and younger brother to popular cine arti ...

as Arjun * M. S. Bhaskar as Pugazh’s Grandfather * Rajkumar as Constable Saravanan *

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as Constable *Abhishek Vinod as David Santhosh

Production

The film began production in 2019, with filmmaker Mani Bharathi - a former journalist. Senguttuvan, who also produced the film, was cast in the lead role, alongside

. A song for the film was shot in Kullu Manali. Actor Soori attended the audio release of the film after Mani Bharathi's friend, director N. Linguswamy, requested that the actor appear at the event as the chief guest.

Reception

The film was released on 29 July 2022. A critic from ''

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'' concluded that the film was "low on charge", criticising the script. A reviewer from ''

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'' gave the film a middling review.

References

{{Reflist 2022 thriller films 2020s Tamil-language films