Vedalam is a 2015 Indian Tamil-language action film directed and co-written by Siva. It stars Ajith Kumar and Lakshmi Menon while Shruti Hassan, Ashwin Kakumanu, Rahul Dev, Thambi Ramaiah, Kabir Duhan Singh, and Soori play supporting parts. The film highlights music composed by Anirudh Ravichander, whereas the cinematography and altering were done by Vetri and Ruben.

The project was announced in mid-2014 after the success of Ajith and Siva's previous collaboration, Veeram, where in October 2014, Rathnam was reported to lead the generation. The group experienced noteworthy changes with the film's cast and group, and the completion of Kumar's other film, Yennai Arindhaal, deferred the film's production.The principal photography of the film started on 9 April 2015, with filming taking put in major parcels over Kolkata, and moreover in Chennai and Milan, Italy, and was completed that October. The film started generation beneath the working title Thala 56, some time recently Vedalam was authoritatively declared in September 2015.
Vedalam was discharged around the world on 10 November 2015 coinciding with Diwali to blended audits from critics.The film earned more than ₹120 crore at the box office upon its discharge and was a productive wander for the dealers and exhibitors. It was changed in Bengali as Sultan: The Friend in need in 2018 and in Telugu as Bhola Shankar in 2023.

Plot
Ganesh arrives in Kolkata with his sister Thamizh to select her in an expressions college, where he gets to be companions with "Kolkata" Kaali, who escorts Ganesh and Tamizh to their modern house. After enlisting Thamizh, Ganesh works at a taxi company beneath his boss, Laxmidas, where he gets his to begin with client named Swetha, who makes Ganesh posture as a fake quiet onlooker in a case and the judge fires her when Ganesh talks in front of everybody. Swetha tries to murder Ganesh, but Laxmidas spares him, in spite of the fact that he is humiliated by Ganesh. Shwetha and Laxmidas group up to take exact retribution on Ganesh, but Shwetha afterward falls for him after she figures it out her botch. Ganesh orchestrates Tamizh's marriage with Swetha's brother Arjun.

Meanwhile, DCP Yashpal calls Ganesh and the other drivers and inquires them to report any exercises by the wrongdoing syndicate individuals who have been causing inconvenience in the city. Ganesh reports a case of arms trafficking, which leads to Aniket and his men capturing and displaying him some time recently Aniket at his private boatyard. Aniket orders his men to slaughter Ganesh, but Ganesh single-handedly massacres all his men and murders Aniket. Learning approximately the passing of his brother, Abhinay comes to India and examines the kill the another day, where he and his specialized group track Ganesh's portable flag to their possess building. Ganesh enters the building, ambushes the whole squad, and murders Abhinay. Swetha takes after Ganesh and is stunned by his activities. She tells him that she will halt the marriage between Arjun and Thamizh, but Ganesh uncovers that Thamizh is not his sister and uncovers his past.

Past: Ganesh is a heartless thug-for-hire called Vedalam who meets Thamizh at the healing center after his adversaries cut him. A builder undermines Thamizh and her dazzle guardians to offer their house for a company location, where she and her companion Esther enlist Vedalam, who deceives them, having been paid prior and a higher sum, and the family clears out their domestic and begins living in Vedalam's domestic. Vedalam botches their blameless exercises for their tricks and gets to be irritated. Be that as it may, Thamizh and her guardians take off as a sign of appreciation after Vedalam unwittingly spares Thamizh and the other young ladies from being trafficked by the syndicate. The syndicate finds them defenseless on the roads. They slaughter Thamizh's guardians and harm her. Vedalam, who has a alter of heart, salvages Thamizh (who loses her memory) and states that he is her brother and takes care of her,

Present: Ganesh demands Swetha not to uncover this to Thamizh, and Shwetha acknowledges Thamizh's marriage. After learning approximately his brother's passing, Rahul employments an harmed casualty of Ganesh's attack to discover his brother's executioner. Rahul coincidentally contracts Thamizh to draw a scientific portray. Ganesh comes arranged and takes one of Rahul's henchman's child prisoner to guarantee Thamizh's flexibility. Rahul steals Thamizh, and Ganesh chases after him through the roads of Kolkata. Ganesh at long last tracks Rahul down, and they both battle when an anguished Thamizh inclinations him to shoot Rahul. Ganesh picks up the weapon and shoots in the off-base course to divert Thamizh and at long last murders Rahul. Ganesh and Thamizh return to their domestic, and Tamizh afterward gets cheerfully hitched to Arjun.

Cast
Ajith Kumar as Ganesh a.k.a. Vedalam
Shruti Haasan as Shweta
Lakshmi Menon as Thamizharasi a.k.a. Thamizh
Ashwin Kakumanu as Arjun
Rahul Dev as Rahul, a dreadful syndicate crime boss
Kabir Duhan Singh as Abhinay, Rahul's and Aniket's brother
Aniket Chouhan as Aniket, Rahul's and Abhinay's younger brother
Soori as Laxmidas
Rajendran as "Kolkata" Kaali
Thambi Ramaiah as Thamizh's blind father
Avinash as Rahul's assistant
Mansoor Ali Khan as Manimaran
Sudha as Gomathi
Mayilswamy as Ganesh's house owner in Kolkata
Appukutty as Kuzhandai, Vedalam's assistant
Yogi Babu as Chatterjee, Kaali's henchman
Kovai Sarala as Maalu
Raviraj as Shweta's and Arjun's father
Sriranjani as Shweta's and Arjun's mother
Vidyullekha Raman as Esther, Thamizh's friend
Sharmila Thapa as Lakshmi
Nagineedu as Doctor
Bala Saravanan as Balu, Swetha's junior
Swaminathan as Swamy, Swetha's junior
Ramesh Thilak as phony witness
Rajkumar as Arjun's friend
Sreeja Ravi as Nurse
Tamilselvi as Receptionist
Meera Krishnan as House Owner's wife
Kalairani as Victim's mother
R. N. R. Manohar as corrupt police officer
D. R. K. Kiran as Bombay gangster
Amit Tiwari as Aniket's henchman
Jasper as Manimaran's brother
Carl A. Harte as Abhinay's henchman
Mukhtar Khan as Yashpal
Sukran as Sub-Inspector
Aryan Ashik as Doctor
Mippu as Ganesh's henchman
Kannan Ponnaiya as Ganesh's henchman
Billy Murali as Squad member