When Santhanam, one of the youngest members in the unit, is nervous about this, Vikram calms him by saying that he sleeps peacefully, knowing that the men he shot were criminals. In one encounter, the squad kills some of Vedha's henchmen, framing the death of a criminal killed by Vikram to avoid further inquiry. Vikram leads an encounter unit formed to eliminate Vedha. Vedha is a criminal who understands the grey shades between good and evil. Vikram is a brave and honest police inspector who is decisive about right and wrong. Additionally, it received three Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards, two Techofes Awards and an Edison Award. Vikram Vedha won four Filmfare, Vijay and Norway Tamil Film Festival awards each. Made on a budget of ₹110 million (about US$1,661,631 in 2017), the film performed well at the box office, grossing ₹600 million (about US$9,063,444 in 2017) worldwide despite experiencing difficulties due to the changes resulting from the implementation of the Goods and Services Tax. Vikram Vedha was released on 21 July 2017 and received positive feedback, with critics praising all major aspects of the production. Vinod performed the cinematography, and the film's editor was A. The film was shot mainly in North Chennai, with the area being used as its backdrop. Principal photography began in November of the same year and was completed by January 2017. Following a year of development on the script throughout 2015, Madhavan and Sethupathi were selected to play the lead roles in February 2016.
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In January 2015, Sashikanth revealed that he would be producing a film directed by the husband and wife duo, Pushkar and Gayathri. After Vedha voluntarily surrenders himself, he tells Vikram three stories which change his perceptions of good and evil. Inspired by the Indian folktale Baital Pachisi, the film tells the story of Vikram (Madhavan), a police inspector who sets out to track down and kill Vedha (Sethupathi), a gangster. The film stars Madhavan, Vijay Sethupathi, Shraddha Srinath, Kathir and Varalaxmi Sarathkumar while Prem, Achyuth Kumar, Hareesh Peradi and Vivek Prasanna play supporting roles. Sashikanth under his banner YNOT Studios. Vikram Vedha is a 2017 Indian Tamil-language neo-noir action thriller film written and directed by Pushkar–Gayathri and produced by S.