8 Bullets) is a 2017 Indian Tamil-language crime thriller film written and directed by Sri Ganesh in his directoral debut.

Produced by Vellapandian, the film stars his son Vetri, alongside an ensemble cast including Aparna Balamurali, Nassar and M. S. Bhaskar and Meera Mithun.

[1] The film, which was loosely inspired by the 1949 Japanese movie Stray Dog,[2] was remade in: Kannada as 8MM Bullet (2018),[3] Telugu as Senapathi (2021),[4] and Malayalam as Corona Papers (2023).

The film starts with an orphaned boy, Sathya, getting framed by the employer for the murder of his wife and is sent to juvenile.

The guy who bought the gun attempts a bank robbery along with two other men, and in the process, he accidentally shoots and kills a little girl.

Meera, in danger of losing her job, tells her superiors about the case, it goes viral, and Sathya is suspended from duty.

Meanwhile, one of the robbers tries to buy his girlfriend a necklace for her birthday and takes all the fresh notes available, despite the boss's opposition.

[6] Ganesh attributed parts of the film to real-life incidents and literature, citing he was interested by the mystery series of Inspector Martin Beck.

[7] The production began in August 2016 and ended in November 2016, with the film shot almost entirely in Chennai, over a period of 47 days.

[12] Other members of the cast included Nassar and M. S. Bhaskar, while Ranjith, the brother of Kaaka Muttai actor Ramesh, also made his debut as a petty thief.

The reviewer added that "8 Thottakkal has plenty of positive aspects to discuss but two things have certainly reduced the quality of the film, one is the wooden hero who just can't act and the other one is unnecessary song sequences, which comes as speed-breakers", while stating "another issue is the length of the film is a bit of a downer as the long drawn out scene composition tests your patience — but despite these flaws, the film is worth a look and hits the target with the heart touching performance of MS Baskar, who has given his career best".

[16] A reviewer from The Times of India noted "Taking the set-up of Akira Kurosawa's Stray Dog, Sri Ganesh gives us a slow-burning cop thriller which changes track halfway and becomes a contemplation on life.

It is a risky move because the film starts to empathise more with its antagonist and wants us to do the same as well, but surprisingly, Sri Ganesh manages this feat".

[17] A vapid film with a sleepwalking hero cannot recreate the magic of Stray Dog- Kollywood Kapsa.