Petta (2019) on Netflix
Kaali arrives as warden of a boys' hostel in Ooty, where unruly final-year students led by Michael dominate. He ends Michael's antics and grows close to Anwar, a boarder.
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- Netflix3.5/5
- IMDb7.2/1015,296 votes
- Rotten Tomatoes67%
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Plot summary
Kaali takes up the job of warden at a boys' hostel in a college in Ooty. Unruly final-year students led by Michael, the son of the local leader Gnanam, dominate the hostel, and Kaali ends Michael's antics. Kaali also grows close to Anwar, an NRI boarder. Anwar is in a relationship with Anu, whose mother Mangalam works as a pranic healer. Kaali convinces Mangalam to accept the relationship, and he and Mangalam fall for each other. Michael, who lusts for Anu, is enraged and tries to harass the pair, but Kaali stops him.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Petta (2019)
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- Vijay Sethupathi was signed in April 2018 to play a character in Petta and reworked his dates to fit the film in. He joined without asking to hear the script, saying he had blind trust in Karthik Subbaraj, after a month of speculation that he would play a villain.
- While shooting the first schedule, Rajinikanth met the politician Gautam Deb, who helped the makers get a hassle-free shoot in exchange for promoting tourism in the Darjeeling area.
- Karthik Subbaraj wanted Fahadh Faasil for a role in Petta, but the actor could not allot dates because of his filming commitments for Varathan (2018).
- For Petta's leading female roles, the team held talks throughout March 2018 with Trisha, Deepika Padukone and Anjali, but none of them was signed then.
