Poovizhi Vasalile

1987 2h 33m TA

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8.0

BANGER

★8.0TMDB · 3

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Synopsis

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Jeeva, an alcoholic who is deeply scarred by the death of his family, adopts a young boy with hearing and speech difficulties. The boy, who has seen the killers of his murdered mother, is in danger.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Sathyaraj
Jeeva
Sujitha
Raja / Benny
Raghuvaran
Anand
Babu Antony
Ranjith
Karthika
Yamuna
Nizhalgal Ravi
Inspector Ravi
Delhi Ganesh
Doctor (Guest Role)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Fazil
Writers: Fazil
Languages: English, Tamil
Countries: India

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RUNTIME

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Clocks in at 153 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.

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ERA

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39 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Tamil.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Fazil, shot by Anandakuttan. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Ilaiyaraaja. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor T. R. Sekhar shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Sathyaraj and Sujitha and Raghuvaran carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Fazil directs. Anandakuttan behind the camera. Ilaiyaraaja scores. T. R. Sekhar cuts. Produced in India. Dialogue in English, Tamil.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Clocks in at 153 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.
239 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Tamil.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by Fazil, shot by Anandakuttan. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Ilaiyaraaja. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor T. R. Sekhar shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Sathyaraj and Sujitha and Raghuvaran carry the top of the cast.
9IMDB entry: tt0215068 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.