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Kaaviya Thalaivan

  • 2014
  • 2h 30m
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
1.6K
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Prithviraj Sukumaran, Siddharth, Vedhika, and Anaika Soti in Kaaviya Thalaivan (2014)
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Two theater artists compete in a small drama troupe.Two theater artists compete in a small drama troupe.Two theater artists compete in a small drama troupe.

  • Director
    • Vasanthabalan
  • Writers
    • Jayamohan
    • Vasanthabalan
  • Stars
    • Siddharth
    • Prithviraj Sukumaran
    • Vedhika
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.5/10
    1.6K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Vasanthabalan
    • Writers
      • Jayamohan
      • Vasanthabalan
    • Stars
      • Siddharth
      • Prithviraj Sukumaran
      • Vedhika
    • 18User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 6 wins & 15 nominations total

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    Siddharth
    Siddharth
    • Kaliappa Bhagavathar
    Prithviraj Sukumaran
    Prithviraj Sukumaran
    • Gomathi Nayagam Pillai
    Vedhika
    Vedhika
    • Ganakokilam Vadivambal
    • (as Vedika)
    Anaika Soti
    Anaika Soti
    • Rangamma
    Nassar
    Nassar
    • Thavathiru Sivadas Swamigal
    • (as Nasser)
    Thambi Ramaiah
    Thambi Ramaiah
    • Kannuchamy Konar
    • (as Thambi Ramayya)
    Ponvannan
    Ponvannan
    • Bhairava Sundaram
    Singampuli
    • Palavesham
    Mansoor Ali Khan
    Mansoor Ali Khan
    • Contractor Kannaiya
    Karikaalan
    • Nanjunda Rao
    Babu Antony
    Babu Antony
    • Zamindar
    Vkt Balan
    • Vishwanatha Das
    George Maryan
    George Maryan
    • Oviyar Muthu
    T.P. Gajendran
    • Doctor Venkadu
    Kuyili
    Kuyili
    • Ammaniyammal
    Anjali Devi
    • Zameendarini
    Gayathri Sekar
    • Rangammal'
    • (as Gayathri)
    Ponnama
    • Director
      • Vasanthabalan
    • Writers
      • Jayamohan
      • Vasanthabalan
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    User reviews18

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    7poorani-arunprasad

    Nice Movie

    Kaviyathalaivan - A Very different kinda movie!! The storyline is not the usual romance based type! Hats off to Vasanthabalan for trying this...! It is like a modern version of an art film! The story is about Koothu- actors/dancers in pre-independence era. Nassar is the lead of a Koothu team. Prithviraj and Sidharth join in at a very young age! Sidharth by virtue of better acting abilities and Out-Of-The-Box-Thinking gets the lead roles and the girls! Prithviraj is jealous... The story revolves around their lives and emotions... HATS OFF TO SIDHARTH! I loved his expressions! I am not sure if he learnt classical dance for the grace in his dance moves. It would have been a treat had Sidharth also acted one role as a female character (As a part of the Koothu shows)! Prithviraj had done a decent job! But Sidharth stole the show!! & Vedhicka (Ganakokilam Vadivambal) had also danced very well... I was hoping for a better role for Kuyili... She could have been used as a Koothu dancer too!! A.R.Rahman could not have made the background scores any better... The music just perfectly suited the movie in every way!! The movie could have have been slightly shorter... But I have no cribs about that!! I rate this movie 3.5 out of 5 but recommend it as a movie worth watching!!
    9nell_416

    Excellent Period Drama with extra ordinary performance ...!!!

    Vasatha balan yet again proves that he is unqiue and sensible director. If you want to know wht is acting juz see this movie all the lead cast gave terrific performance, I thought it would boring period drama but trust me even though duration of movie is bit length I didn't get bored at all. ARR Background score was awestruck perfect BGM and songs, I didn't liked the songs when the audio got released but its nice while you watching the movie you feel perfect songs and placed very well. A great applause to the director to show exact small drama troupe culture and their life. I think some places director compromises himself. A must watch movie ..!!!
    8yunusitboss

    Kaaviya Thalaivan (U) TAMIL --------- my Rating: ★★★★ WORTH WATCHING

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    Kaaviya Thalaivan (U) TAMIL --------- my Rating: ★★★★ WORTH WATCHING

    STRENGTHS :- * AR Rehman's music and BGM * Casting and Performances especially by Prithiv raj... * Story Screenplay and Direction: emotional drama.... * Camera looks real and excellent work by nirav shah....

    WEAKNESSES :- * Few unwanted scenes.....

    FINAL VERDICT :- * Overall... it is a must watch movie with power-packed performances by artists.... Climax rocked....

    The lives of two theatre artists and the competition between them in a small drama troupe.

    Director: Vasanthabalan Writers: Jayamohan, Vasanthabalan Stars: Siddharth, Prithviraj Sukumaran, Vedika | See full cast and crew »
    8nagoorkaniu

    Good movie with some great performances from actors

    "Kaaviya Thalaivan" as the title says, its is truly a head of acting excellence from Prithivraj & siddharth & nassar sir.. it's is the story about two drama actors set in the pre-independence Era of India. It's portrays some real cultural art & drama's of late Indians.

    The movie start very good from the beginning to the end by some brilliant acting from siddharth & Prithivraj but their some predictable climax makes less impact to the audience.

    As of the Music, A.R.Rahman's sir did his wonderful sounds in the background as well as songs are very good.

    The Cinematography was great as we some excellent sets which portray's real drama's like in early 1940's. The dances shown in the film are really super, some acting scene's are extraordinary. never scene such acting before. Great movie with great artists. Thanks to vashandabalan sir for making such wonderful movies which portrays tamil culture.
    9rider-tom5

    astonishing movie / don't worry about review

    the movie about two legends in Tamil cinema.the directors penned the story with some imagination.story and screen play very good ,art work is impressive,all actors done their job well,extremely new path cinema in industry,cheers to director and team .after the movie releasing i read several reviews from fans ,all are praising the movie ,but at the same time some critics spoil the movie name with their review(ONLY PRAISING MASS STARS MOVIE ONLY) .good word of mouth from the audience thrash the all barriers and lead to success . its not like normal movie with fight ,villain ,heroism ,songs, track comedy,hero win at last.my best wishes to all of them those who are participating in the movie.effort never fails,DO NOT WORRY ABOUT REVIEWS.

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    • Trivia
      Music composer A.R. Rahman underwent six months of research for this film in order to relate his music with the era of the 1920s.
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    • Release date
      • November 28, 2014 (India)
    • Country of origin
      • India
    • Language
      • Tamil
    • Also known as
      • Мастер эпоса
    • Filming locations
      • Mysore, Karnataka, India
    • Production companies
      • Radiance Media Group
      • Y Not Studios
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      • ₹2,000,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      • 2h 30m(150 min)
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