Lal Salaam (2024 film)
| Lal Salaam | |
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| Directed by | Aishwarya Rajinikanth |
| Screenplay by | Vishnu Rangasamy Aishwarya Rajinikanth |
| Story by | Vishnu Rangasamy |
| Produced by | Allirajah Subaskaran |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Vishnu Rangasamy |
| Edited by | B. Pravin Baaskar |
| Music by | A. R. Rahman |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Red Giant Movies |
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Running time | 150 minutes 163 minutes (extended version) |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
| Budget | est. ₹80–90 crores |
| Box office | ₹17.46 crores |
Lal Salaam (transl. Red Salute) is a 2024 Indian Tamil-language sports action drama film directed by Aishwarya Rajinikanth and produced by Allirajah Subaskaran under Lyca Productions. The film stars Vishnu Vishal and Vikranth, with an ensemble supporting cast including Vignesh, Livingston, Senthil, Jeevitha, K. S. Ravikumar and Thambi Ramaiah, while Rajinikanth appears in an extended cameo role.
The film was officially announced in November 2022. Filming took place between March and August 2023, in several locations including Chennai, Mumbai and Pondicherry. The film has music composed by A. R. Rahman, cinematography headed by Vishnu Rangasamy and editing by B. Pravin Baaskar.
Lal Salaam was released theatrically on 9 February 2024 in theatres. The film received mixed to negative reviews from critics and was a box-office bomb, earning ₹19 crore against the budget of ₹80–90 crore. Aishwarya has since attributed the film's failure to loss of crucial footage during filming. An extended version, incorporating some rediscovered footage, was released on Sun NXT on 6 June 2025, to a more positive reception.