''Poova Thalaiya'' () is a 2011 Indian

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-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 l ...

produced, written and directed by

Sanjay Ram Sanjay Ram is an Indian people, Indian film director and producer who has worked on Tamil films and was active in the late 2000s. Throughout his career, he worked on several films which failed to have a theatrical release. Furthermore, several ...

. The film stars Krishnakumar,

Udhaya ''Udhaya'' is a 2004 Indian Tamil-language action drama film which was directed by Azhagam Perumal which released on 26 March 2004. The film stars Vijay and Simran, while Vivek, Nassar and Rajesh play supporting roles. The soundtrack for the ...

, Vaali, Sherin Shringar and

Megha Nair Meghna Nair is an Indian actress who has appeared in Tamil and Malayalam films. Career Aged 18, Meghaa Nair first began shooting for ''Thangam'' (2008), portraying the role of the lead actress paired opposite Sathyaraj. She portrayed Sathyaraj ...

. The film was theatrically released in India on 29 April 2011.

Cast

* Krishnakumar *

* Vaali * Sherin Shringar *

* Swetha *

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* Alex

Production

Newcomer Krishnakumar was signed on to play the lead role alongside

, while debutant Vaali, a close friend of

was also cast in the film. In August 2008, the film was ready to be released by 15 August, but the project was subsequently delayed. The film went through a change of producer with Sanjay Ram replacing Balu Poththan and Ram Prakash. Prior to the release of the film, Sherin lodged a complaint with the

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stating that she had not finished shooting for her parts in the film and that the director was trying to release a film with a different script to the original pitched to her. She suggested that the producer Sanjay Ram had "played dirty" and the team were releasing the film without paying her acting fee.

Soundtrack

Release

The film subsequently had a low key release on 29 April 2011 and went unnoticed at the box office. ''Nowrunning'' wrote "Poova thalaiya is a morbidly grotesque gangster film with exaggerated cartoon characters planning and executing the art of murder."

References

{{Reflist 2011 films 2010s Tamil-language films Indian action films Indian gangster films Films directed by Sanjay Ram 2011 action films