Thaandavam (2012)

The identity of a blind church pianist is uncovered. Military officer Shiva Kumar is on the run as an accused fugitive, and is attempting to take revenge against those who killed his wife.

Directors:

A.L. Vijay (as Vijay), A.L. Vijay

Writers:

Nigel Genis (scene), Mike Parish

Stars:

Vikram, Jagapathi Babu, Anushka Shetty

2 wins & 6 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Vikram	...	Kenny / Shiva (as 'Chiyaan' Vikram)
Jagapathi Babu	...	Sarath Kumar
Anushka Shetty	...	Meenakshi
Amy Jackson	...	Sara
Raai Laxmi	...	Geetha (as Lakshmi Rai)
Santhanam	...	Sathyan
Nassar	...	Veerakathi (as Nasser)
Saranya Ponvannan	...	Shiva's Mother
Thambi Ramaiah	...	Thappache Mama (as Thambi Ramayya)
Srinivasa Rao Kota	...	Central Minister
Sayaji Shinde	...	CBI Chief Officer
Delhi Ganesh	...	Meenakshi's Father
M.S. Bhaskar	...	Shiva's Uncle
Sujitha	...	Shiva's Sister
Balaji	...	Shiva's Friend

Storyline

The film opens with Kenny (Vikram), a Pianist in a church and a blind man who is on a vendetta mission in London, which has been ravaged by a series of bomb blasts. During the night, Kenny becomes an obsessed killing machine and goes on a killing spree murdering mostly white men. In a flashback mode it is revealed that Kenny is actually a top RAW officer Sivakumar whose buddy was Sarath (Jagapathy Babu), his colleague in the intelligence department. Siva marries Meenakshi (Anushka) an eye surgeon and was leading a peaceful life till fate intervened cruelly and turned his life upside down.

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Plot Keywords:

flashback | vendetta | pianist | church | echolocation | 

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Genres:

Action | Thriller

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Trivia

The film was shot for 60 days in United Kingdom , which is the longest duration for an Indian film.

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Soundtracks

Mayyal Kuyyal
Written by Na. Muthukumar
Composed by G.V. Prakash Kumar
Performed by G.V. Prakash Kumar, Velmurugan

User Reviews

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Thandavam (U)--------my Rating: 3.5/5 HIT or may be SUPER HIT

* It is a family packed action thriller.......

* Cast , vikram has proved himself greatly after the defeat of "Rajapattai",fantastic performance as a blind man and he comes with a six pack before interval,Anushka was romantic in her first scene and follows, Amy jackson is waste...... * Nirav shah cinematography was superb and feels very pleasant to watch the entire movie with a pleasant feel.... * Story was fantastic and very perfectible....... * Music , G.v.prakash songs were not good except the second half songs are watchable than in first half, in the beginning of the movie BGM started well but he fails in the remaining plot....

• Very major minus is the movie length which runs 167mins.... - Screenplay sucks in the first half where fastens in the second half... - Santhanam does his best but his space was very little ... as we understand that it is an action flick......

Finally ... It is a clean package entertainer with romantic scenes and thrilling chases..overall it is a perfect one time watch.......

The film is an action entertainer about a blind man with 'echolocation' power, who takes on a revenge mission. — at Sathyam Cinemas.

Details

Country:

India

Language:

Tamil

Release Date:

28 September 2012 (India)

Also Known As:

Desh Prem the Real Hero

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$129,044, 30 September 2012

Gross USA:

$213,476

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$213,476

Company Credits

Production Co:

UTV Motion Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

160 min

Color:

Color