Polladhavan

2007 2h 30m TA

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7.2

SOLID

★7.2TMDB · 30

ActionDrama

Synopsis

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Prabhu is dejected when he learns that his bike has been stolen. He decides to find the people who stole the bike, but lands in trouble when he realises that his bike has been used to transport drugs.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Dhanush
Prabhu
Kishore
Selvam
Divya Spandana
Hema
Daniel Balaji
Ravi
Sentrayan
Bike Thief
Karunas
Kumar
Daniel Annie Pope
Chetan
Prabhu's Boss

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Vetrimaaran
Writers: Vetrimaaran, Vetrimaaran
Languages: Tamil
Countries: India

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RUNTIME

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Clocks in at 150 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.

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MONEY

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Shot for just $1.6M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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MONEY

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Made its money back 4.8× over at the box office.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Released 19 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by G. V. Prakash Kumar. 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 V. T. Vijayan 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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Dhanush and Kishore and Divya Spandana carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Vetrimaaran directs. R. Velraj behind the camera. G. V. Prakash Kumar scores. V. T. Vijayan cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in India. Dialogue in Tamil.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Clocks in at 150 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.
2Shot for just $1.6M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
3Made its money back 4.8× over at the box office.
4Released 19 years ago.
5Directed by Vetrimaaran, shot by R. Velraj. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by G. V. Prakash Kumar. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor V. T. Vijayan shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Dhanush and Kishore and Divya Spandana carry the top of the cast.
9IMDB entry: tt2355791 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 30 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.