Beast

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Movie Details

Cast & Characters

• Vijay as Veeraraghavan “Veera”
• Pooja Hegde as Preethi[15]
• Selvaraghavan as Althaf Hussain
• VTV Ganesh as Dominic Irudhayaraj
• Ankur Vikal as Umar Saif
• Aparna Das as Aparna
• Shine Tom Chacko as a terrorist
• Yogi Babu a Jill
• Redin Kingsley as Jack
• Sunil Reddy as Mahaali
• Shiva Arvind as Killi
• Sujatha Babu as Aparna’s mother and Home Minister’s wife
• Lilliput as Umar Farooq
• Subbalakshmi as a hostage
• Prudhvi Raj as Veera’s psychiatrist
• Cell Murugan as the Home Minister’s assistant
• Pawan Chopra as Madhav Singh
• Shaji Chen as the Home Minister

Storyline

After a shopping mall in Chennai is hijacked by terrorists who hold the visitors as hostages, Veera Raghavan, a spy also trapped in the mall, decides to save the hostages by eliminating them.

About Beast Movie

The production rights of Vijay’s 65th film as lead actor were acquired by Sun Pictures in early January 2020 when it was set to be written and directed by AR Murugadoss. However, the producers ousted Murugadoss from the film in October 2020 after he refused to cut his remuneration. Nelson Dilipkumar was later hired and wrote a new script, Beast.

Principal photography began in April 2021 and wrapped in December taking place in Chennai, Delhi, and Georgia.

The first look poster of Beast which was released on 21 June 2021, and shared through Vijay’s official Twitter account, was the most liked and retweeted tweet in the entertainment section, according to a survey report by Twitter.

The official trailer of the film was released on 2 April 2022. It became the most-watched Tamil and South Indian trailer in 24 hours with over 30 million views on YouTube. It was the first Indian trailer to be released in Premium large format (PLF).

Beast was released in theatres on 13 April 2022, where it received mixed reviews from critics. The film was a commercial success, grossing ₹217–300 crore worldwide, becoming one of the highest-grossing Tamil films of all time.

Beast was made available for streaming, on 11 May 2022, in both Sun NXT and Netflix, in Tamil alongside dubbed versions in Hindi, Telugu, Malayalam, and Kannada languages.

The original Tamil-language version of the film premiered on television on 24 October 2022 on Sun TV, on the occasion of Diwali, and registered a television rating point of 19.62 according to Broadcast Audience Research Council, becoming one of the most viewed film.

Owing to the film’s success, Nelson in an interview, asserted the possibility of a sequel to the film. Later in August 2023, he confirmed the project titled Beast 2.

In January 2022, several production companies were in talks to take the Hindi remake rights of the film. Later, Sajid Nadiadwala under Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment bought the rights for the Hindi remake of the film.

The movie is banned in Qatar and Kuwait due to the story involving around extremist groups like Al Qaeda and ISIS

Where to Watch Beast Movie Online?

Netflix

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Sun NXT

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Budget & Box Office Collection

Soundtracks

The soundtrack for Beast is composed by Anirudh Ravichander, marking his third collaboration with both Vijay and Nelson. Their previous works include Kaththi (2014), Master (2021), Kolamaavu Kokila (2018), and Doctor (2021).

Awards & Nominations

Beast Movie Sequal:

Following the film’s success, Nelson hinted at the possibility of a sequel during an interview. In August 2023, he officially announced his plans to work on the sequel, exciting fans even further.