''Bale Pandiya'' () is a 2010 Indian

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-language romantic

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written and directed by Siddharth Chandrasekhar in his debut. It stars

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and Piaa Bajpai in the lead roles. The film was released on 3 September 2010.

Plot

Contract killer AKP and his two sidekicks arrive at a club. The group walks into the club and starts showing their power before reaching their table. A finger with a ring is placed on the table. Pandian considers himself unlucky. All his efforts to come up in life end on the wrong side. He approaches AKP and urges to kill him. A shocked AKP is initially hesitant. Soon, he decides to give him some time. Hence, he gives Pandian some money and entrusts him with the job of turning a human bomb, a job that he should execute within 20 days. Life changes for Pandian after he meets Vaishnavi. They fall in love with each other. When Pandian decides to go tell AKP that he would rather prefer to live, he gets a rude shock: AKP and his men are found murdered. The blame falls on Pandian. Meanwhile, Vaishnavi gets kidnapped by a gang for a big deal. It is chaos and confusion everywhere, before Pandian sets things right.

Cast

;Guest appearances in "Happy" song (in alphabetical order)

Production

The film marked the directorial debut of leading advertising designer Siddharth Chandrasekhar. The filming was held at Chennai, Phuket and Pondicherry.

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by Devan Ekambaram. The

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song "Happy" includes over 20 singers. It is the last song sung by

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before his death in 2011. The audio launch was held at Sathyam Cinemas in April 2010.

Critical reception

Pavithra Srinivasan of '' Rediff.com'' wrote, "Sidharth Chandrasekar's debut film hits the right note at certain places, and it certainly has its funny moments. If it had sustained that momentum in the second half, Bale Pandiya would have been even better". ''

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'' mentioned, "The trouble with Bale Pandiya is that the director just do not know whether to make a spoof or a comedy with songs and action, in the process he falls between two stools" and called it "half baked and contrived". ''

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'' wrote, "A promising effort from a debutant filmmaker, 'Bale Pandiya' is light-hearted entertainer, sustains its pace, and makes for easy viewing". Bhama Devi Ravi of ''

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'' rated the film 2 stars out of 5, saying it "tries hard to be a laugh riot and an engaging entertainer and succeeds in parts".

References

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