• Director(s)

    Vivek Elangovan

  • Production Year

    2019

  • Release date

    19/04/2019

  • Genre(s)

    Drama, Thriller, Crime

  • Approx. running minutes

    122m

  • Cast

    Paige Henderson, Tyler Roy Roberts, Peyton-Justine

Film

Vellai Pookkal

child sex abuse theme, strong violence, bloody images, drug misuse

VELLAI POOKKAL is a Tamil language crime thriller in which a man visiting the US takes it upon himself to investigate a kidnapping.…

VELLAI POOKKAL is a Tamil language crime thriller in which a man visiting the US takes it upon himself to investigate a kidnapping.

violence
In one scene a man slits a woman's throat, with close up detail of the blade at her neck. In another scene a man cuts a woman's arm with a knife with resultant bloody detail.
drugs
There are frequent scenes in which a man snorts cocaine, with sight of process detail.
injury detail
A TV news channel shows real footage of a Syrian girl in tears, with a bloody face. Scenes also show murder victims dragged away from large pools of blood.
theme
There are frequent references to child sex abuse and trafficking, including a storyline which follows a little girl who is held captive at a man's house.
additional issues
There is a mouthed use of strong language (f**k), as well as uses of 'shit' and 'damn'.

  • Director(s)

    Vivek Elangovan

  • Production Year

    2019

  • Release date

    19/04/2019

  • Genre(s)

    Drama, Thriller, Crime

  • Approx. running minutes

    122m

  • Cast

    Paige Henderson, Tyler Roy Roberts, Peyton-Justine

child sex abuse theme, strong violence, bloody images, drug misuse
Classified Date:
11/04/2019
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Ksquare Entertainments Ltd
violence
In one scene a man slits a woman's throat, with close up detail of the blade at her neck. In another scene a man cuts a woman's arm with a knife with resultant bloody detail.
drugs
There are frequent scenes in which a man snorts cocaine, with sight of process detail.
injury detail
A TV news channel shows real footage of a Syrian girl in tears, with a bloody face. Scenes also show murder victims dragged away from large pools of blood.
theme
There are frequent references to child sex abuse and trafficking, including a storyline which follows a little girl who is held captive at a man's house.
additional issues
There is a mouthed use of strong language (f**k), as well as uses of 'shit' and 'damn'.

  • Classified date

    11/04/2019

  • BBFC reference

    AFF374196

  • Language

    Tamil