Claim: R. Madhavan was in the cast of a movie.

Irudhi Suttru -LRB- English : Final Round -RRB- , titled as Saala Khadoos in Hindi -LRB- English : Strict Scoundrel -RRB- , is a 2016 Indian sports drama film written and directed by Sudha Kongara . Simultaneously shot in Tamil and Hindi , the film features R. Madhavan in the leading role as a boxing coach , with newcomer Ritika Singh as an aspiring boxer . Both versions are produced by S. Sashikanth for Y NOT Studios and UTV Motion Pictures , while C. V. Kumar 's Thirukumaran Entertainment co-produces the Tamil version and Madhavan 's Tricolour Films with Rajkumar Hirani present the Hindi version . Featuring music composed by Santhosh Narayanan , Sanjay Wandrekar and Atul Raninga , the film has cinematography by Sivakumar Vijayan and editing by Sathish Suriya . After beginning pre-production works in early 2013 , the film began shoot in July 2014 and was shot within fifty days . Being an unofficial adaptation of Million Dollar Baby , both versions Irudhi Suttru and Saala Khadoos opened on 29 January 2016 and received critical acclaim .