The film opens in the year 1988 with the death of Mumbai's King of Dharavi, Varadarajan Mudaliar. Following his death, the rival group goes on a rampage and we are introduced to Anna who takes the job of protecting Varadarajan's Dharavi and ensuring that his son Vishwa is brought up in Australia. Over there he leads a dance troop and falls in love with Meera. Later, Vishwa finds out that Meera is a Mumbai cop and she pretended to be in love with him just to get information about his father. His father is later killed by a rival gang of Mumbai and how Vishwa avenge his death and leads the people of Dharavi forms the rest of the story.
Cast: Amala Paul, Vijay
Crew: Vijay (Director), Nirav Shah (Director of Photography), GV Prakash Kumar (Music Director)
Rating: U (India)
Release Dates: 09 Aug 2013 (India)
Tagline: Time to Lead
Tamil Name: தலைவா
Did you know? Director A.L.Vijay and lead actress Amala Paul got married after the film. Read More
as Meera
as Vishwa Bhai
Special Appearance
Special Appearance
Special Appearance
as Bhima
as Judge
Supporting Actor
Supporting Actor
as Judge
as Ratnam
as Ravi Kiran
as Ranga
as Gowri
as Raju
Supporting Actor
as Ganga Ramadurai
as Logu
as Dance Crew Member
as Anna
Supporting Actress
Supporting Actor
Supporting Actor
as Lawyer
Direction
Director
First Assistant Director
Assistant Director
Production
Producer
Production Company
Distribution
Distributor
Camera and Electrical
Director of Photography
Music
Music Director
Lyricist
Music Label
Art
Art Director
Choreography
Costume and Wardrobe
Costume Designer
Editorial
Marketing and Public Relations
Public Relations Officer
Special Effects
Special Effects Coordinator
Visual Effects
Visual Effects Producer
Visual Effects Supervisor
Visual Effects Coordinator
Film Type:
Feature
Language:
Tamil
Spoken Languages:
Hindi
Colour Info:
Color
Sound Mix:
Dolby Atmos, Dolby Digital, DTS
Camera:
Red Epic
Frame Rate:
24 fps
Aspect Ratio:
2.35:1, 2.39:1 (Scope)
Stereoscopy:
No
Archival Source:
QubeVault
Music Label: Sony Music Entertainment
05:07
05:15
Music Director: GV Prakash Kumar
Lyricist: Na Muthukumar
Playback Singer: GV Prakash Kumar, Saindhavi
05:33
05:49
Music Director: GV Prakash Kumar
Lyricist: Na Muthukumar
02:11
05:38
Music Director: GV Prakash Kumar
Lyricist: Na Muthukumar
Playback Singer: Haricharan, Pooja Vaidyanath
Taglines:
Time to Lead
Filming Locations:
Goofs:
Continuity
In Tamil Pasanga dance, Viswa's jacket changes from time to time - one with tamil letters and other without it.
In Tamil Pasanga dance, Viswa's jacket changes from time to time - one with tamil letters and other without it.
Trivia:
The film was initially banned in Tamilnadu because of the tagline 'Time to Lead' which seemed to oppose then Chief Minister J.Jayalalitha.
Director A.L.Vijay and lead actress Amala Paul got married after the film.
The film's title song was shot in Mumbai with 500 junior artists.
Director A.L.Vijay and lead actress Amala Paul got married after the film.
The film's title song was shot in Mumbai with 500 junior artists.
Filming Start Date:
23 Nov 2012
Filming End Date:
24 Apr 2013
Trailers
Thalaivaa - Trailer
Thalaivaa - Teaser
Thalaivaa - Teaser
Thalaivaa - Teaser
Thalaivaa - Teaser
Thalaivaa - Teaser
Thalaivaa - Teaser
Posters
Music Clips
1. Tamil Pasanga
2. Yaar Indha Saalai Oram
3. Vaanganna Vanakkanganna
4. Sol Sol
5. The Ecstacy Of Dance
6. Thalaivaa Thalaivaa
