''Kattradhu Kalavu'' ( en, Learned thievery) is a 2010 Indian
Tamil
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* Tamils, an ethnic group native to India and some other parts of Asia
**Sri Lankan Tamils, Tamil people native to Sri Lanka also called ilankai tamils
**Tamil Malaysians, Tamil people native to Malaysia
* Tamil language, nativ ...
-language
action film
Action film is a film genre in which the protagonist is thrust into a series of events that typically involve violence and physical feats. The genre tends to feature a mostly resourceful hero struggling against incredible odds, which include life ...
written and directed by Balaji Devi Prasad, an erstwhile advertisement filmmaker. It stars
Kreshna
Krishna Kulasekaran (born 14 February 1978) credited as Krishna is an Indian actor who mainly appears in Tamil cinema.
He is the younger brother of Tamil film director Vishnuvardhan.
Early life
Krishna's father is film producer K.K.Sekar (Pa ...
of ''
Alibhabha
''Alibhabha'' is a 2008 Tamil thriller film produced by Pattiyal Sekhar, directed by Neelan K. Sekar. The film stars the former's son Kreshna along with Prakash Raj, and Janani in lead roles while Biju Menon, Azhagam Perumal, and Thilakan play ...
'' fame and
Vijayalakshmi
Vijaya lakshmi is a Hindu Indian feminine given name or surname, which means "goddess of victory". The name may refer to:
People First name
* Vijayalakshmi Atluri, Indian computer scientist
*Vijayalakshmi (Kannada actress), Indian actress
*Vijaya ...
in the lead roles, while choreographer
Kalyan
Kalyan (Pronunciation: Help:IPA/Marathi, əljaːɳ is a city on the banks of Ulhas River in Thane district of Maharashtra state in Konkan division. It is governed by Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation. Kalyan is a subdivision (Taluka) ...
,
Cochin Hanifa
Muhammed Haneefa (22 April 1951 – 2 February 2010), better known by his stage name Cochin Haneefa, was an Indian actor, film director, and screenwriter. He started his career in the 1970s mainly portraying villainous roles, before going on to ...
,
Sampath Raj
Sampath Raj (born 25 December 1968) is an Indian actor who works predominantly in Tamil language, Tamil and Telugu language, Telugu films, in addition to Kannada and Malayalam films. He is best known for appearing in each film of director Ven ...
,
Santhana Bharathi, and
Ganja Karuppu
Ganja Karuppu is an Indian actor who has predominantly appeared in comedy roles in Tamil cinema. After making his debut in Bala's '' Pithamagan'' (2003), Ganja Karuppu experienced success in the late 2000s with his roles in '' Raam'' (2005), ...
play supporting roles. The music was composed by Paul Jacob with editing by Mu. Kasivishwanathan and cinematography by
Nirav Shah
Nirav Shah (born 16 November 1974) is an Indian cinematographer. He has worked on a number of major box office hits in Tamil, Hindi and Malayalam since his debut with the 2004 Hindi film '' Paisa Vasool''.
Career
After having worked as an as ...
. The film released on 28 May 2010.
Plot
Singam (
Kreshna
Krishna Kulasekaran (born 14 February 1978) credited as Krishna is an Indian actor who mainly appears in Tamil cinema.
He is the younger brother of Tamil film director Vishnuvardhan.
Early life
Krishna's father is film producer K.K.Sekar (Pa ...
) gets cheated out of an original idea of his by a prominent person in the society. He decides to stop pleading and start threatening. He begins with a plan to corner the big shot. He meets Krishnaveni (
Vijayalakshmi
Vijaya lakshmi is a Hindu Indian feminine given name or surname, which means "goddess of victory". The name may refer to:
People First name
* Vijayalakshmi Atluri, Indian computer scientist
*Vijayalakshmi (Kannada actress), Indian actress
*Vijaya ...
), who has left home and needs money fast. With a common purpose, they soon become partners and work out a plan. They blackmail the big shot with videotapes that they threaten to release all over the media if he refused to pay up. Buoyed by the success of their maiden outing, they decide to become con artists. They are successful in various ventures and finally end up blackmailing a minister. The minister, after initially caving in to their threats, decides to settle scores. What happens next forms the rest of the story.
Cast
*
Kreshna
Krishna Kulasekaran (born 14 February 1978) credited as Krishna is an Indian actor who mainly appears in Tamil cinema.
He is the younger brother of Tamil film director Vishnuvardhan.
Early life
Krishna's father is film producer K.K.Sekar (Pa ...
as Singam
*
Vijayalakshmi
Vijaya lakshmi is a Hindu Indian feminine given name or surname, which means "goddess of victory". The name may refer to:
People First name
* Vijayalakshmi Atluri, Indian computer scientist
*Vijayalakshmi (Kannada actress), Indian actress
*Vijaya ...
as Krishnaveni
*
Kalyan
Kalyan (Pronunciation: Help:IPA/Marathi, əljaːɳ is a city on the banks of Ulhas River in Thane district of Maharashtra state in Konkan division. It is governed by Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation. Kalyan is a subdivision (Taluka) ...
as Stanley Deva Sahayam
*
Cochin Hanifa
Muhammed Haneefa (22 April 1951 – 2 February 2010), better known by his stage name Cochin Haneefa, was an Indian actor, film director, and screenwriter. He started his career in the 1970s mainly portraying villainous roles, before going on to ...
as Vaikavardhan
*
Santhana Bharathi as Vaikavardhan
*
Sampath Raj
Sampath Raj (born 25 December 1968) is an Indian actor who works predominantly in Tamil language, Tamil and Telugu language, Telugu films, in addition to Kannada and Malayalam films. He is best known for appearing in each film of director Ven ...
as Ramanathan
*
Sai Dheena
Sai Dheena is an Indian actor who has appeared in Tamil language films since 2004. He played the antagonist in '' Attu'' (2017), '' Thimiru Pudichavan'' (2018) and ''Vaandu'' (2019).
Career
Sai Dheena worked as a signboard artist, before mo ...
as Pottu
*
Ganja Karuppu
Ganja Karuppu is an Indian actor who has predominantly appeared in comedy roles in Tamil cinema. After making his debut in Bala's '' Pithamagan'' (2003), Ganja Karuppu experienced success in the late 2000s with his roles in '' Raam'' (2005), ...
*
Chinni Jayanth
Chinni Jayanth (born Krishnamurthy Narayanan on 26 July 1960) is an Indian film director, producer, comedian, actor and mimicry artist who has appeared in many main, character and supporting roles in Tamil films. He is also a popular television ...
*
Manobala
Manobala (born 8 December 1953) is an Indian film director, producer, actor and comedian who predominantly plays supporting roles in Tamil-language films.
He started his career in Tamil cinema in the early 1970s and with Kamal Haasan's referen ...
*
Balu Anand
Balu Anand (1954 – 3 June 2016) was an Indian actor and director who worked in Tamil-language films (Kollywood). He appeared in over 100 films as an actor and directed several films, such as ''Naane Raja Naane Mandhiri'', ''Annanagar Mudhal T ...
*
Nellai Siva
Tirunelveli (, ta, திருநெல்வேலி, translit=Tirunelveli) also known as Nellai ( ta, நெல்லை, translit=Nellai) and historically (during British rule) as Tinnevelly, is a major city in the Indian state of Tami ...
*
Mumaith Khan
Mumaith Khan (born 1 September 1985) is an Indian actress and model. She has appeared in numerous item numbers in Telugu, Hindi, Tamil, Kannada, Bengali and Odia language films.
Early life
Khan was born on 1 September 1985. She was born and ...
in an
item number
In Indian cinema, an item number or item song is a musical number inserted into a film that may or may not have any relevance to the plot. The term is commonly used within Indian films (Malayalam, Telugu, Tamil, Hindi, Kannada, Punjabi, and Be ...
Soundtrack
The music was composed by Paul Jacob and released by
Sony Music India
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.
References
External links
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2010 films
2010s Tamil-language films
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