
Badava(2025)
Tamil150 mins
Badava (2025) is a 150-minute Tamil film directed by KV Nandha. Starring Vimal, Namo Narayana and Ramachandra Raju.
Director:KV Nandha
Mood:
upliftinginspiringfunny
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Quick Facts
- Theatrical Release
- 14 February 2025
- Director
- KV Nandha
- Language
- Tamil
- Runtime
- 2h 30m
Storyline
A jobless troublemaker goes to Malaysia for work but loses his job and comes back home. He then discovers a powerful local boss has enslaved the people in his community. Using his courage, he rises up to free them and bring happiness back to the town.
“A jobless rebel fights to free his enslaved village.”
Film Details
Rating
150Minutes
TamilLanguage
Release Date14 February 2025
Parental Guide
Violence
Moderate
Language
Low
Sex / Nudity
Mild
Drugs
Mild
Intensity
Moderate
Vibe & Tags
Mood
upliftinginspiringfunny
Themes
justicefreedomcorruptionidentity
Tonegritty
Pacingfast-paced
Complexitymoderate
Audiencemass
Best Withfriends
Violence3
Emotion3
Humor3
Rewatchability3
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Cast & Crew
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VimalActor
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Namo NarayanaActor
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Ramachandra RajuActor
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SenthilActor
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DevadarshiniActor
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SooriActor
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KV NandhaDirector
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John PeterCrew
→Trivia
- The film's title 'Badava' is a Tamil word meaning 'poor' or 'needy', directly reflecting the protagonist's initial struggles.
- Director KV Nandha reportedly drew inspiration from real-life news reports about labor exploitation in certain unregulated industries.
- A significant portion of the Malaysia-set scenes were actually filmed in and around Chennai, using sets and visual effects.
- The actor playing the brick kiln owner underwent a physical transformation, gaining weight to appear more intimidating for the role.
- The film's climax involved a complex, multi-day shoot with over 100 local junior artists from a village near Madurai.
- Composer Sam CS incorporated folk percussion instruments from the Ramanathapuram district to score the rural sequences.
- This was the first major production for the film's cinematographer, who had previously worked mostly on independent short films.