Unnaipol Oruvan (2009)

Director
Chakri Toleti

Main cast
Kamal Haasan; Mohanlal; Ganesh Venkatraman; Anuja Iyer; Lakshmi

Genres
Crime, Drama

Description
Unnaipol Oruvan (Tamil: உன்னை போல் ஒருவன், English: Someone Like You) is a 2009 Tamil drama-thriller film directed by debutante Chakri Toleti. The film stars Kamal Haasan and Mohanlal in the lead roles. The film was simultaneously made in Telugu as Eeenadu with Venkatesh playing Mohanlal's role. both remakes of A Wednesday! (2008). The film received positive reviews from the critics


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