A skilled carrom player’s life takes an unexpected turn when a local thug threatens his peaceful love life. Seeking protection, he becomes entangled with a powerful gangster, leading him deeper into the city's underworld. As he navigates shifting alliances and rising tensions, he finds himself caught in a battle that could change his fate forever.
Vada Chennai is a 2018 Indian Tamil-language crime drama film written and directed by Vetrimaaran. It is produced by Lyca Productions, Wunderbar Films and Grass Root Film Company. The film stars Dhanush as Anbu, a skilled carrom player who becomes a reluctant participant in a gang war between two rival gangsters, alongside Kishore, Samuthirakani, Daniel Balaji, Pawan, Andrea Jeremiah, Aishwarya Rajesh and Ameer. It is the first instalment in a planned trilogy.