Naan Kadavul (2009)

Rudran (Arya) in Kasi. Fourteen years later, repenting his act he goes with his daughter in search of him. He finds him there but is shocked to learn that he has become an Aghori, a ... See full summary »

Director:

Bala

Writers:

Bala (story), Bala,

Stars:

Arya, Pooja Umashankar, Rajendran

1 win & 5 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview:
Arya	...	Aghori
Pooja Umashankar	...	Blind woman
Rajendran	...	Thandavan
Krishnamoorthy	...	Murugan
Singampuli	...	Beggar

Storyline

Rudran (Arya) in Kasi. Fourteen years later, repenting his act he goes with his daughter in search of him. He finds him there but is shocked to learn that he has become an Aghori, a character who gives moksha and prevents the soul from getting rebirth. Nevertheless he brings him back to Tamil Nadu. The story takes a turn here and introduces us to the world of physically and mentally challenged beggars. A world controlled by the cruel Thandavan (Rajendran). Hamsavalli (Pooja Umashankar) a blind girl is forcefully separated from her troop and made to join the beggars. Soon she becomes another victim of Thandavan's cruelty. Meanwhile, Rudran leaves his house to find his place on a small cave, and soon meets Hamsavalli, who tries her best to convince him to return home, but fails. Thandavan then takes a deal with a Malayali man of the same profession to sell some of the beggars.The Malayali guy forcefully takes the beggars away,although they want to stay with the rest of the beggars. He ...

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Plot Keywords:

beggar | reference to god

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Genres:

Action | Drama

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Details

Country:

India

Language:

Tamil

Release Date:

6 February 2009 (India)

Also Known As:

I am God

Filming Locations:

Benares, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India

Box Office

Budget:

INR 140,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Pyramid Saimira Group, Vasan Visual Ventures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

165 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

'Ajith Kumar' was selected for the role, but, eventually walked out due to disputes with Bala. Furhtermore Suriya and 'Narain' were also approached for the lead role, before Arya took the role. Similarly for the role of the heroine, Poorna, Gopika, Meera Jasmine, Reema Sen, Parvathi Melton, Neetu Chandra and Meenakshi were all approached and Bhavana and Karthika had started then left the project, before Pooja accepted the controversial role.

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Connections

Referenced in Boss Engira Baskaran (2010)

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Soundtracks

"Kannil Paarvai "
Written by Vaali
Performed by Shreya Ghosal
Music by Ilaiyaraaja

User Reviews

challenge to the world cinema

as SUPER STAR 'RAJNIKANTH' said here after never such a movie can be made..it goes down as one of the all time classic movies..like bala's previous movies SETHU, NANDHA , PITHAMAGAN he continues to stunt you with realistic story of NAAN KADAVUL..ARYA's dedication in the movie will make his carrier to look back...he has set a standards which other have to follow..ilayaraja has again gave a evergreen memories with his excellent music..he has done magics with the background score..Bala has tried to debate a few serious issues in the movie. The first is obviously about who is God? He also talks about life and death and how death is actually a boon to one who cannot lead a good life. Summing up, Naan Kadavul is not a movie that everyone can digest. It shows reality in such brutality that you wonder whether such things really do happen. It cannot be called violent; the word 'brutal' has to be repeated often to describe the movie.