Vada Chennai (transl. North Chennai) is a 2018 Indian Tamil-language action crime drama film written and directed by Vetrimaaran in his fourth film as a director. It is the first instalment in a planned trilogy. Produced by A. Subaskaran's Lyca Productions and Dhanush's Wunderbar Films with Vetrimaaran's Grass Root Film Company, it stars Dhanush as Anbu, a skilled carrom player who becomes a reluctant participant in a gang war between two rival gangsters. Along with, Ameer, Samuthirakani, Daniel Balaji, Kishore, Pawan, Andrea Jeremiah and Aishwarya Rajesh appear in prominent roles.