Unnaipol Oruvan poster

Unnaipol Oruvan

IMDb8.0/10

A common man tries to fight terrorism by making anonymous calls to cops. Will he succeed? A remake of the Hindi film A Wednesday!

Directed by Chakri Toleti · Crime · Drama · Thriller · 2009

Trailer

Director

Chakri Toleti

Writer

Neeraj Pandey, Kamal Haasan, E. R. Murugan, {{Infobox, decat = yes, child = yes, label1= Dialogues by, data1 = Neelakanta {{Small, (Telugu)

Studio

Raaj Kamal Films International / UTV Motion Pictures

Release

2009

Genres

Crime, Drama, Thriller

Full Plot

The Police Commissioner gets an anonymous call. The caller demands that he release militants in exchange for information about the many bombs planted across Chennai city. The caller is obviously serious as the police find a bomb planted very close the their headquarters. The Police Commissioner is torn between releasing militants who had been responsible for killing innocent people and stopping bomb blasts around the city. What will he do? Or does he have a choice at all?

Cast & Characters

Mohanlal

Lead

Mohanlal

Lakshmi

Supporting

Lakshmi

Bharath Reddy

Supporting

Bharath Reddy
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Supporting

Anuja Iyer

Poonam Kaur

Supporting

Poonam Kaur
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Did You Know?

Chakri Toleti has directed 3 films in our catalog, including Billa II, Kolaiyuthir Kaalam.

Source: theIReview.com catalog · verified 2026-08-02

Kamal Haasan appears in 28 films in our catalog, including Thevar Magan, Papanasam.

Source: theIReview.com catalog · verified 2026-08-02

The film is the directorial debut of Chakri Toleti.

Source: Wikipedia · verified 2026-08-03

Critical Assessment

IMDb
8.0/10

Audience Breakdown (Einthusan)

Action
3.8/5
Comedy
2.9/5
Romance
2.9/5
Storyline
4.7/5
Performance
4.7/5

Unnaipol Oruvan does not yet have enough aggregated ratings data to summarize.

Not enough independent critic/audience score breakdown available.

Ratings as of September 17, 2026

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Unnaipol Oruvan's IMDb rating?+

Unnaipol Oruvan has a 8.0/10 rating on IMDb from 6,270 votes.

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Who directed Unnaipol Oruvan?+

Unnaipol Oruvan was directed by Chakri Toleti.

Fan & Critic Buzz

AI Summary — from fan reviews & trailer comments

The trailer of "Unnaipol Oruvan" received mixed reactions, with some viewers commenting that it was outdated, referencing a 2019 comment in the trailer comments section. However, others praised Mohanlal's performance, calling him "legendary" and stating that he is "cool" and "at his best".

From the trailer's comments

  • legendary mohanlal makes this remake very very special.

    @anuroshan · 27 likes
  • Who still 2022?

    @EPICENTRY0093 · 4 likes
  • Mohanlal is too good as usual....He is cool and he is always at his best....

    @anilpthomas · 10 likes
  • mohanlal....rockzzz

    @advaithvs6194 · 11 likes
  • Watching in 2019

    @lokeshloge8171 · 4 likes
  • A Wednesday- like Unai pol oruvan - comment Which is ur fvrt😍... ?

    @akhilbiji8037 · 6 likes
  • universal star dr mohanlal rocks as usual.the best actor india has ever produced.

    @anuroshan · 1 likes
  • no one is best accept ganesh venkatraman ,he is man whom gave all credit to hit that film

    @amrita495 · 6 likes
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