Vetri Duraisamy is an Indian film director and wildlife photographer. He came into limelight in 2024 after he went missing after the car he was traveling in with his friends fell into the Sutlej river in Kinnaur district of Himachal Pradesh.
Wiki/Biography
Vetri Duraisamy was born in 1978 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu (age 45 in 2023). He attended Alpha Matriculation High School in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. He received his higher education from Dr. Ambedkar Government Law College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
appearance
Height (approximately): 6′0″
Hair color: black
Eye color: black
family
Parents and siblings
Vetri’s father, Saidai Duraisamy, was the former mayor of Chennai.
Vitri Duraisamy’s father
His mother’s name is Mallika.
wife and children
There is not much information about his wife.
Vitri Duraisamy and his wife
Profession
In 2021, Vetri directed and produced the Tamil film Endraavathu Oru Naal. The film won more than 42 awards at various international film festivals around the world. The film revolves around the story of Thangamuthu and his wife Rasathi, a farmer couple who enjoy a happy life with their livestock.
Poster of the movie Endraavathu Oru Naal
dispute
Suspected of kidnapping
In 2014, the Madras High Court sought a response to a plea from a businessman who wanted to bring back and release his 28-year-old wife and 5-year-old daughter who he said had been kidnapped. In her plea, Velivela Rakesh from Kodambakkam claimed that his wife Sowmya and daughter Naisha were taken away by Vetri Duraisamy of CIT Nagar, who holds political power. After hearing the plea, a division bench of judges S Tamilvanan and T Mathivanan asked the officials concerned to reply by December 22, 2014. Rakesh said Sowmya had befriended Duraisamy, who then kidnapped her and their daughter.
Attack on Vitry
In 2016, income tax officials began searching the whereabouts of former AIADMK ministers Natham R Viswanathan and Vetri. They are investigating allegations that they failed to pay some taxes and are investigating whether they were involved in receiving money from a businessman ahead of the May 16, 2016, Tamil Nadu assembly elections. According to some sources, the raid was prompted by the discovery of evidence at the home of businessman Anbunathan. place. The evidence linked him to Natham Viswanathan and Vetri Duraisamy. Officers searched three places owned by Vetri Duraisamy, including a farmhouse. In separate searches, they also checked numerous locations across the country at a major jewelry chain and a well-known hospital to see if they were evading taxes.
Facts/Trivia
- In 2024, after his car fell into a river in Himachal Pradesh, local police said they found some body parts on the banks of the Satluj River. Top Himachal Pradesh police officials mentioned that they found something that looked like a human brain and it could belong to the missing man. Police said neither the rescued person nor the driver of the dead car suffered head injuries, leading them to believe that the missing man, Vitri, may have died.
- Police also said they have asked Navy divers to help search for Vitri in the river and they are working to find him. Although teams of NDRF, police and home guards searched for him for three days, they were unable to find him but they plan to continue the search.
- Vetri’s father Saidai Duraisamy offered Rs. Anyone who can find his son will get Rs 1 crore. He also asked local people and officials to help spread the word. He wanted people in nearby tribal areas to know something.
Categories: Biography
Source: HIS Education