'' Thaanaa Serndha Koottam '' ( A crowd that gathered by itself ) , is a 2018 Indian Tamil-language heist comedy film directed by Vignesh Shivan and produced by K. E. Gnanavel Raja . The film is an adaptation of the 2013 Hindi film '' Special 26 '' , which was inspired by the 1987 Opera House heist in Mumbai . The film stars Suriya and Keerthy Suresh in the lead roles , with a supporting cast including Karthik , Ramya Krishnan , Nandha , Kalaiyarasan , RJ Balaji , and Suresh Chandra Menon . The film 's music was composed by Anirudh Ravichander and cinematography performed by Dinesh Krishnan . The film had a worldwide theatrical release on 12 January 2018
1987 Opera House heist
1987 Opera House heist
Thaanaa Serndha Koottam