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Thalaivaa is a indian film of genre Drama directed by A. L. Vijay with Vijay
Thalaivaa (2013)
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Add to a movie listThalaivaa (English: Leader) is a 2013 Indian Tamil action film written and directed by A. L. Vijay. It features Vijay and Amala Paul in the lead roles, Abhimanyu Singh as main antagonist, as well as Sathyaraj and Santhanam in supporting roles. The film, produced by Chandraprakash Jain, features background score and soundtrack composed by G. V. Prakash Kumar with cinematography and editing handled by Nirav Shah and Anthony respectively. The story revolves around an dancer who is forced to take over his father's duty as a gangster after his death.
The film, which commenced production in November 2012 in Mumbai, was released on 8 August 2013. The film was also released in Telugu under the title Anna in Andhra Pradesh. The film has also been dubbed into Hindi as Thalaivaa — The Leader by Goldmines Telefilms.
Synopsis
Vishwa (Vijay) is a dancer who lives in Sydney, Australia. He also manages a water distribution business there with his childhood friend Logu (Santhanam) and his dance team members. He is the son of Ramadorai (Sathyaraj), a Mumbai-based don who fights for the rights of the Tamil-speaking migrants in the city. Ramadorai had sent Vishwa away to Australia when he was a child for his safety and although they are in regular contact, he lies to Vishwa that he is a businessman.Actors
Vijay
(Vishwa (Vishwa Bhai))
Amala Paul
(Meera Narayanan)
Sathyaraj
(Ramadurai (Anna))
Rajeev Govinda Pillai
(Raju)
Abhimanyu Singh
(Bhima Bhai)
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