Vettai is SingaporeTamil languagepolice procedural drama television series created by Anuratha Kanderaju and Abbas Akbar for the Singapore Tamil Channel, MediaCorp Vasantham. The series' first season was on-air from November 23, 2010 to March 30, 2011, every Monday to Thursday, 10.30pm and the second season was on-air from January 4, 2012 to May 11, 2013. Meanwhile, the third season started to air on Deepavali 2014 and end by Spring 2015 and the fourth season started to air from December 11, 2017 to March 29, 2018, every Monday to Thursday at 10.00pm
Anuratha Kanderaju and Abbas Akbar (Season 1&2) Anuratha Kanderaju & Kumaran Sundaram & Don Arvind (Season Three) Kumaran Sundaram & SS Vikneshwaran (Season Four)
This long-form drama series was directed by Anuratha Kanderaju and Abbas Akbar. Meanwhile, the third season were directed by Anuratha Kanderaju, Kumaran Sundaram and Don Arvind. And the 4th Season was directed by Kumaran Sundaram and SS Vikneshwaran. The series is one of the most watched television series in Singapore.
The base of the drama is set in a fictionalized police unit that specializes in unraveling unsolved cases which are often referred to as cold cases.
They are part of a special task force assembled just to tackle cold cases pertaining to the Indian community and Indian immigrants. The unit is not widely publicized and kept under wraps but their work is consuming to say the least.
The first season known as Vettai : Pledged to Hunt ran for 72 episodes. Due to its high degree of popularity and TV ratings, the final 3 episodes of the season were shown on Cathay, Orchard Cineleisure, at 7pm.[1]
Season 2
Following the positive reception of the first season, a second season, titled Vettai 2.0: The Next Generation was produced. The first episode aired on January 4, 2012, with a special behind-the-scenes episode airing the day before. The second season aired in the same time slot as its predecessor: 10:30pm to 11pm from Monday to Thursday on Vasantham.
Due to the popularity of the first two seasons a third season titled Vettai 3: The Final Judgment started to air on Deepavali in 2014. The series was on every weekend at 10.30pm. The 3rd season was directed by Anuratha Kanderaju, Kumaran Sundaram and Don Arvind.
Cast
Arvind Naidu as Shan
Eswari Gunasagar as Meera
Gunalan Morgan as Mugi
Roxanne Sylvia as Diana
Saravanan Ayyavoo as Shiva
Vignesh Wadarajan as Seelan
Raghadeepan Santheran as Sakthi
Nithiya Rao as Maha
Season 4
Main article: Vettai: The Force
A fourth season titled Vettai 4: The Force started to air on December 11, 2017, with a special behind-the-scenes episode airing on December 7, 2017. The series was on every weekend at 10pm. The 4th season was directed by Kumaran Sundaram and SS Vikneshwaran.
At the 2011 Pradhana Vizha awards, the series won "Most Popular Series", while Shabir won "Best Actor", Gunalan won "Most Popular Male Personality" and Gayathiri won "Most Popular Female Personality".[2]
References
^"Vasantham Dramas". 8/Vasantham. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
^. Today. MediaCorp. June 28, 2011. Archived from the original on July 1, 2001. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
External links
January 06, 2023
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Vettai is Singapore Tamil language police procedural drama television series created by Anuratha Kanderaju and Abbas Akbar for the Singapore Tamil Channel MediaCorp Vasantham The series first season was on air from November 23 2010 to March 30 2011 every Monday to Thursday 10 30 pm and the second season was on air from January 4 2012 to May 11 2013 Meanwhile the third season started to air on Deepavali 2014 and end by Spring 2015 and the fourth season started to air from December 11 2017 to March 29 2018 every Monday to Thursday at 10 00 pmVettaiவ ட ட GenreCrime Cop Drama ActionCreated byAnuratha Kanderaju and Abbas Akbar Season 1 amp 2 Anuratha Kanderaju amp Kumaran Sundaram amp Don Arvind Season Three Kumaran Sundaram amp SS Vikneshwaran Season Four Written byJaya RathakrishnanTheme music composerShabirCountry of originSingaporeOriginal languageTamilNo of seasons4ProductionExecutive producerPrema Pon RajooProducersLarvn Raveen Pavitra ChandrakumarGanesh RamalingamRunning time30 minutesProduction companyMediaCorp EagleVissionDistributorMediaCorp EagleVissionReleaseOriginal networkVasanthamPicture formatNTSC 480i 720p 16 9 HDTV Audio formatDolby Digital 5 1Original releaseNovember 2010 2010 11 March 2018 2018 03 This long form drama series was directed by Anuratha Kanderaju and Abbas Akbar Meanwhile the third season were directed by Anuratha Kanderaju Kumaran Sundaram and Don Arvind And the 4th Season was directed by Kumaran Sundaram and SS Vikneshwaran The series is one of the most watched television series in Singapore Contents 1 Series overview 1 1 Seasons overview 2 Seasons 2 1 Season 1 2 2 Season 2 2 2 1 Cast 2 3 Season 3 2 3 1 Cast 2 4 Season 4 2 4 1 Cast 3 Cast and characters 4 Awards 5 References 6 External linksSeries overview EditThe base of the drama is set in a fictionalized police unit that specializes in unraveling unsolved cases which are often referred to as cold cases They are part of a special task force assembled just to tackle cold cases pertaining to the Indian community and Indian immigrants The unit is not widely publicized and kept under wraps but their work is consuming to say the least Seasons overview Edit Season Episodes Originally aired Singapore dates First aired Last aired1 72 November 18 2010 2010 11 18 March 14 2011 2011 03 14 2 72 January 7 2012 2012 01 07 May 14 2012 2012 05 14 3 72 Deepavali 2014 Summer 20154 62 December 11 2017 2017 12 11 March 29 2018 2018 03 29 Seasons EditSeason 1 Edit Main article Vettai Pledged to Hunt The first season known as Vettai Pledged to Hunt ran for 72 episodes Due to its high degree of popularity and TV ratings the final 3 episodes of the season were shown on Cathay Orchard Cineleisure at 7 pm 1 Season 2 Edit Following the positive reception of the first season a second season titled Vettai 2 0 The Next Generation was produced The first episode aired on January 4 2012 with a special behind the scenes episode airing the day before The second season aired in the same time slot as its predecessor 10 30 pm to 11 pm from Monday to Thursday on Vasantham Cast Edit Gunalan Morgan as Mugi Arvind Naidu as Shan Vignesh Wadarajan as Seelan Eswari Gunasagar as Meera Jaynesh as RaghavSeason 3 Edit Due to the popularity of the first two seasons a third season titled Vettai 3 The Final Judgment started to air on Deepavali in 2014 The series was on every weekend at 10 30 pm The 3rd season was directed by Anuratha Kanderaju Kumaran Sundaram and Don Arvind Cast Edit Arvind Naidu as Shan Eswari Gunasagar as Meera Gunalan Morgan as Mugi Roxanne Sylvia as Diana Saravanan Ayyavoo as Shiva Vignesh Wadarajan as Seelan Raghadeepan Santheran as Sakthi Nithiya Rao as MahaSeason 4 Edit Main article Vettai The Force A fourth season titled Vettai 4 The Force started to air on December 11 2017 with a special behind the scenes episode airing on December 7 2017 The series was on every weekend at 10 pm The 4th season was directed by Kumaran Sundaram and SS Vikneshwaran Cast Edit Puravalan as DSP Pradeep Vignesh Wadarajan as DSP Seelan Thavanesan as INSP Dhayal Seshan as INSP Suhas Magalakshmi as INSP Maya Malene Waters as INSP Swathi Eswari Gunasagar as Meera Cameo Gunalan Morgan as Mugi Cameo Cast and characters EditActor Character SeasonsSeasoan 1 Vettai Pledged to Hunt Season 3 The Final Judgement Arvind Naidu Shan MainEswari Gunasagar Meera TBA MainGunalan Morgan Mugi MainRoxanne Sylvia Diana TBA MainSaravanan Ayyavoo Shiva Guest MainVignesh Wadarajan Seelan MainShabir Nantha Main TBAGayathri Segaran Radha Main TBAAwards EditAt the 2011 Pradhana Vizha awards the series won Most Popular Series while Shabir won Best Actor Gunalan won Most Popular Male Personality and Gayathiri won Most Popular Female Personality 2 References Edit Vasantham Dramas 8 Vasantham Retrieved July 29 2015 Vettai wins big at Vasantham awards show Today MediaCorp June 28 2011 Archived from the original on July 1 2001 Retrieved July 29 2015 External links EditOfficial Site Vettai 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