Vetri Selvan is a 2014 Indian Tamil language drama thriller film written and directed by Rudhran. Produced on Srushti Cinemas banner and Silicon Studios, the film stars Ajmal Ameer and Radhika Apte, while singer Mano and Sheriff appear in pivotal roles. The original music and background score of the film were composed by Mani Sharma. Cinematography was handled by Ramesh Kumar, while editing was by Kishore Te. The film released on 19 June 2014. It has been screened in 125 theatres. This was the last film of child actress Taruni Sachdev. Plot The film revolves around three youths: Vetri Selvan (Ajmal Ameer), Ananthakrishnan (Mano), and Ganesh (Sheriff). They have been rejected by society, and the film tells of how they try to reform it. Cast Ajmal Ameer as Vetri Selvan Radhika Apte as Sujatha Mano as Ananthakrishnan Sheriff as Ganesh Ganja Karuppu Dinesh Lamba as Dinesh Thalaivasal Vijay as Bhasyam Azhagam Perumal as Babu Karate Raja as Police Swarna Thomas as Aarthi Taruni Sachdev as Abhi Aarthi as Aarthi Sanjana Singh Ramdoss Production The film began shoot in March 2012, with director Rudhran revealing he had originally written the script with Vijay in mind to play the lead role. Ajmal was signed for the lead role, that of a student, and singer Mano was reported to play a "prominent character", that of a professor in the film, acting in a film again after Singaravelan; Sherif, winner of a reality show, was given the role of a dancer. During the shooting, Ajmal met with an accident during the shoot of Vetri Selvan. Ajmal and the film’s lead actress Radhika Apte were travelling in an auto on the hills of Ooty as part of the film, when the auto rammed on a median and fell stumbling down on the road. The shoot came to a halt for a couple of hours giving time for Ajmal to recuperate. The director had to find another auto similar to the previous one to continue with the shooting as the initial one was heavily damaged during the accident. Child actress Taruni Sachdev, who had played a supporting role as Apte's sister in the film, died in a plane crash in May 2012. She had completed most of her part however, with Rudhran stating that her footages would be retained and "as a remembrance of the prodigy" and that the rest of her part would be patched