Thalaivaa (transl. The Leader) is a 2013 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film[3][4] written and directed by A. L. Vijay. It stars Vijay in the title role. The film, produced by Chandraprakash Jain, features background score and soundtrack composed by G. V. Prakash Kumar with cinematography and editing handled by Nirav Shah and Anthony respectively. The story revolves around a dancer who takes over his father's duty as a crime boss after his death. The film also stars with an ensemble supporting cast includes Amala Paul, Ragini Nandwani, Sathyaraj, Santhanam, Abhimanyu Singh and others.
The film, which commenced production in November 2012 in Mumbai, was released on 8 August 2013 on the occasion of Eid-ul Fitr. The film received mostly positive reviews from the critics, who praised the cast performances (mainly Vijay and Sathyaraj), direction, background score, and themes.[5] The film upon its early release was successful at the overseas box office[6] and also successful in Andhra Pradesh, Kerala and Karnataka box office.[7] Due to opposition from the ruling AIADMK as insisted by the then Chief minister J Jayalalithaa,[8] the film had a delayed release in Tamil Nadu on 20 August 2013 and its performance was affected at the Tamil Nadu box office.[9][10] The film went on to be remade in Punjabi as Sardar Saab in 2017.[11]
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films. Velan's grandson Varun is also an actor who acted in films like Thalaivaa, Vanamagan and Bogan. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly...
Pyaar Mein (2013). She was also cast as Sathyaraj's wife in A. L. Vijay's Thalaivaa (2013). However, she left the latter film. She collaborated again with...
Telugu girl." She was later seen in A. L. Vijay's action entertainer Thalaivaa, opposite Vijay, as a police officer. Her last release of the year was...
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Abhimanyu Singh Singh in Thalaivaa (2013) Born (1974-09-20) 20 September 1974 (age 49) Sonpur, Bihar, India Occupation Actor Years active 2001–present...
Sohi & Yaad Grewal in the lead roles. A remake of the 2013 Tamil film Thalaivaa, the film released worldwide on 6 January 2017. Jackie Shroff as Sardar...
as Servant In June 2013, Vijay revealed that after the completion of Thalaivaa (2013), he would work on a rural based subject featuring child actress...
Poththaari's grandson Chelliah, who is a kabbadi player, gets a call from Tamil Thalaivaas coach Bhaskar, who had asked him to send his personal details. Sadagoppan...
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the original on 28 April 1999. Retrieved 8 March 2024. "Film Reviews: Thalaivaa/Chemmeen/TC 2000/Lost in Space/Dance with Me". The Hindu. 25 December...
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