Balle Vellaiyathevaa(2016)
Tamil116 mins
Balle Vellaiyathevaa (2016) is a 116-minute Tamil film directed by P. Solai Prakash. With an audience rating of 4.8/10, Balle Vellaiyathevaa stands as one of the notable Tamil releases of 2016.
Director:P. Solai Prakash
Mood:
funnyemotionaluplifting
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Quick Facts
- Theatrical Release
- 23 December 2016
- Director
- P. Solai Prakash
- Language
- Tamil
- Runtime
- 1h 56m
- GudVibe Rating
- 4.8/10
Storyline
A young man moves to a village and becomes close to an elderly couple who have no children. He then decides to stand up to and challenge the local bully who dominates the area.
“A stranger becomes the son they never had.”
Film Details
4.8Rating
116Minutes
TamilLanguage
Release Date23 December 2016
Parental Guide
Violence
Low
Language
Low
Sex / Nudity
Mild
Drugs
Mild
Intensity
Low
Vibe & Tags
Mood
funnyemotionaluplifting
Themes
familyjusticefriendshipcorruption
Toneserious
Pacingslow-burn
Complexitylight
Audiencefamily
Best Withfamily
Violence2
Emotion4
Humor4
Rewatchability3
Reviews & Ratings
Your Rating
4.8/10Rating
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Cast & Crew
Trivia
- The film's title is a playful reference to a famous dialogue from the 1990s Tamil film 'Annamalai'.
- Director Solai Prakash is also a lyricist and wrote songs for this movie.
- The village scenes were primarily shot in Pollachi and surrounding areas in Tamil Nadu.
- Actor Raj Kiran, who plays a key role, took a break from acting for many years before this film.
- The movie's plot of an outsider confronting a local bully is a common theme in rural Tamil cinema.
- It was released alongside several bigger films and had a very limited theatrical run.
- The soundtrack by composer Ilaiyaraaja's son, Yuvan Shankar Raja, did not become widely popular.