Vettai is a 2012 Tamil-language Action film written by N. Linguswamy and Brinda Sarathy. The movie is directed by N. Linguswamy and produced by N. Subash Chandrabose, Siddharth Roy Kapur, N. Subash Chandra Bose, Ronnie Screwvala and N. Linguswamy under the banner of Thirupathi Brothers in collaboration with UTV Motion Pictures. The film revolves around two brothers, the elder being sensitive to violence and the younger being a jobless rogue, and is set in Thoothukudi. Vettai features Arya, Sameera Reddy, Amala Paul, R Madhavan, Nasser, Ashutosh Rana and Ashvatt. The screenplay is written by N. Linguswamy. The music was composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja. Cinematography was done by Nirav Shah and editing by Anthony. The movie has a running time of 168 minutes. It was released on 12th January 2012. The Film was successful at box office. Vettai was made on a budget of ₹25 crore and it was a super hit at box office gross of ₹60 crore. Distribution rights for the motion picture were acquired by UTV Motion Pictures. The film revolves around two brothers, the elder being sensitive to violence and the younger being a jobless rogue, and is set in Thoothukudi.