Osthe

Osthe (Tamil pronunciation: [ost̪i] transl. Pinnacle) is a 2011 Indian Tamil-language action comedy film directed and co-written by Dharani. A remake of the 2010 Hindi film Dabangg, it stars Silambarasan, Richa Gangopadhyay, Santhanam, Jithan Ramesh and Sonu Sood. The film follows a police officer, Osthe Velan and his troubled relationship with his stepfather and half-brother. He seeks to take down a corrupt politician, who exploits the hostility between Velan and his stepfamily for his personal gain.

Produced by Balaji Real Media, the film began production in June 2011 and ended that November. It was shot mainly in Mysore, with sporadic schedules in Chennai. The music was composed by Thaman S, with cinematography by Gopinath and editing by V. T. Vijayan. The film was released in theatres on 8 December 2011.