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24

  • 2016
  • 2h 44m
IMDb RATING
7.9/10
26K
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24 (2016)
24 Movie Trailer
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Time TravelActionComedyDramaMusicalSci-FiThriller

A scientist invents a time machine, which leads to a bitter battle between his evil twin brother and his son.A scientist invents a time machine, which leads to a bitter battle between his evil twin brother and his son.A scientist invents a time machine, which leads to a bitter battle between his evil twin brother and his son.

  • Director
    • Vikram K. Kumar
  • Writers
    • Vikram Kumar
    • Vikram K. Kumar
  • Stars
    • Suriya
    • Samantha Ruth Prabhu
    • Nithya Menen
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.9/10
    26K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Vikram K. Kumar
    • Writers
      • Vikram Kumar
      • Vikram K. Kumar
    • Stars
      • Suriya
      • Samantha Ruth Prabhu
      • Nithya Menen
    • 139User reviews
    • 20Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 7 wins & 4 nominations total

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    Suriya
    Suriya
    • Athreya…
    Samantha Ruth Prabhu
    Samantha Ruth Prabhu
    • Sathya
    Nithya Menen
    Nithya Menen
    • Priya
    • (as Nithya Menon)
    Saranya Ponvannan
    Saranya Ponvannan
    • Satyabhama
    Ajay
    Ajay
    • Mithran
    Girish Karnad
    Girish Karnad
    • Sathya's Grandfather
    Sathyan
    Sathyan
    • Saravanan
    Mohan Ram
    • Raghu
    Charlie
    Charlie
    • Astrologer
    Appukutty
    Appukutty
    Sudha
    • Sathya's Mother
    Ajay
    • Mithran
    Mithu Chakrabarty
    • Aryas Wife
    Charle
    • Chettiyar
    Andrew E.
    Andrew E.
    Harshavardhan
    • Kalai, electrician who works for Athreya
    Caroline Koziol
    Caroline Koziol
    • Worker
    • (as Karolina Koziol)
    Balakrishnan Natarajan
    • Sathya's uncle
    • (as Natarajan Balkrishna)
    • Director
      • Vikram K. Kumar
    • Writers
      • Vikram Kumar
      • Vikram K. Kumar
    • All cast & crew
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    User reviews139

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    7yishu-75061

    Wasted opportunity but refreshing to watch.

    I had some high hopes with 24 (2016). But I was disappointed with it. I was expecting some paradoxes in the movie, some sort of predestined event that was inevitable, but nothing was there to wow.

    Perhaps happy ending made it bit boring. Could have been certainly better. Character of Sathya (Played by Samantha) felt useless and that character had little to no major affect on storyline. The reason for rivalry between the Brothers (Athreya & Shiva Kumar) is not mentioned in the movie. I expected more from this movie especially with Time Travel concept. Movie is average just because concept is new doesn't make it any better. My rating would be 6.5.
    10srikarkrishna95

    Not made in "24" hours

    This being my first review on IMDb,I'd like to be impartial.

    Masterpiece.The film's carved so perfectly you'll be satisfied once you come out of the theater. First thing,the story,it'll be what you expect from a time-travel movie.It's not exaggeration when I compare this movie with "Predestination" and "Triangle".The Interval scene will keep you guessing and if you can guess it,you're wrong anyways. Second thing,Suriya's versatility.Suriya is a perfect cast because you love him and hate him at the same time because he is the protagonist as well as the antagonist. Third thing,background score.Well,what more can you expect from the legend himself. If you see someone giving a rating less than 9,suggest him to watch the movie again because he didn't get it the first time.

    Thank you for the classic,Vikram Kumar.
    9naveensankaran18

    Worth the TIME!!

    Vikram K Kumar is the real hero! All his work in making such a detailed script has payed off.

    The screenplay will be slightly hard to digest for the commercial movie lovers! But I loved the way he penned the screenplay. The Romantic part is well combined with sci-fi part, so it was very engaging and enjoyable one.

    Greatest comeback for Surya! If it's Theri for Vijay, it's 24 for Surya! He just basks the whole movie on his back and delivers a great performance! Aathraya role needs special mention as he literally steals the show with his sleek villainous role.! Watch out!

    ARR silently keeps the flow of the movie with his BGM and you won't get disturbed unlike others. The Art direction and cinematography completes the visual cycle beautifully! Special appreciations to them!

    Every character is given its own importance. Was waiting for such a sci-fi thriller in Thamizh cinema that has very good detailing that it takes some time to get a good look into it completely!! Although it's on the lines of Indru Netru Naalai, 24 is the movie to watch out, purely for its screenplay! Aathraya - highlight of the whole movie! Must watch in theater!!

    As it's a sci-fi in Thamizh, 9/10!!!!
    10balajijayakumar2206

    best science -fri triller movie with lot of twist and turns

    Story is an clean and well explained Surya acting steals the movie Thiruu has done a best part in this movie Vfx is equal to Hollywood range... Samantha cute expression is awsm.. Nithya comes in a small part and gave her 100%.... As usual saranya mothers role has added nice sentiment btwn son and mother in the film ARR music was At top notch... Vikram Kumar the king of the film...

    The only problem is that Surya repeat the same dialog again and again... Vikram could have avoided that..

    . NOTE: movie time is gonna be reduced to 164 min to 154 min hopefully Vikram should cut the repeating dialog in it...and worth for money

    A nice movie all worked 100% in it..and the movie is 100% awsm..
    9jace150693

    A must Watch Movie for Sci-Fi & Thriller movie Lovers :)

    A must watch movie for those who love Sci-Fi and Thriller.Credits goes to the Actor Suriya and the Director Vikram K Kumar they have done excellent Job. Vikram's (Director) Experiment '24' reached successfully to the audience. Nithya menen was perfect for the role so as Samantha Ruth Prabhu. Once again saranya gave her best performance in this movie. yes I am a Fan of AR Rahman's Music but little disappointed for this movie (personal Opinion).

    Plus Points of the movie

    1) Suriya's Acting 2) Vikram K Kumar's Direction and Screenplay 3) Innovative Story Line 4) Best Editing 5) Back ground Music (BGM)

    Minus Points

    1) Songs ( Felt Boring )

    Over all a Big Thumbs Up for this Movie, I recommend you to watch :)

    We ( Indians ) should encourage (Director's) Talent.

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    Related interests

    Michael J. Fox and Christopher Lloyd in Back to the Future (1985)
    Time Travel
    Bruce Willis in Die Hard (1988)
    Action
    Will Ferrell in Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004)
    Comedy
    Mahershala Ali and Alex R. Hibbert in Moonlight (2016)
    Drama
    Julie Andrews in The Sound of Music (1965)
    Musical
    James Earl Jones and David Prowse in Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
    Sci-Fi
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    • Trivia
      Suriya who is famous for doing stunts without body doubles risked his life by jumping from a running train which is 90+ feet high.
    • Goofs
      During the first time travel experience, Mani travels back in time thrice. But we can see the clocks in his shop showing different time even though he returns back to the same time, i.e., a clock showing 5.50 didn't show the same even after Mani returned to the time period.
    • Quotes

      Athreya: The interval between our births is 3 minutes which is 180 seconds.See, That 180 seconds have turned our characters different by 180 degrees.

    • Alternate versions
      The UK release was cut, the distributor chose to remove moments of strong violence and bloody injury detail in order to obtain a 12A classification. An uncut 15 classification was available.
    • Connections
      Spoofed in Tamizh Padam 2.0 (2018)
    • Soundtracks
      Kaalam En Kadhali
      (Tamil)

      Written by: Vairamuthu

      Produced by: A.R. Rahman

      Performed by: Benny Dayal, Shashwat Singh and Abhay Jodhpurkar

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    • Release date
      • May 6, 2016 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • India
    • Official sites
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    • Language
      • Tamil
    • Also known as
      • Time Story
    • Filming locations
      • Poland
    • Production companies
      • 2D Entertainment
      • Images and Worlds
      • MG Movies Productions
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    • Budget
      • ₹700,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross worldwide
      • $336,771
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    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      • 2h 44m(164 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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