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Watch the latest Baana Kaathadi movie trailers, teasers, promos, movie clips, online videos, song teasers, pre release event, audio launch and much more only on filmibeat. Directed by Kalyaan Produced by Srinivas Sambandam V. Ranjith Kumar K. Sasikumar Starring Avishek Karthik Sai Dhanshika Daniel Annie Pope Music by R. Baana Kaathadi is about the love story of Fashion technology student and Slum guy. Directed by Badri Venkatesh Produced by Senthil Thyagarajan, T. SYNOPSIS With Atharva the handsome tall man as the hero and beautiful Samantha as the heroine, Baana is the story about youngsters who have a passion for kites. `Baana` the movie, brings out the essence of the majestically flying kite and the spirit involved in floating it in air, in the wide skies.

Atharvaa Murali is an Indian film actor who works in Tamil cinema. The son of actor Murali and grandson of director S. Siddalingaiah, Atharvaa began his acting career with Baana Kaathadi (2010).^[1] He then garnered critical acclaim for his performance as a youngster suffering from delusion in the romantic thriller Muppozhudhum Un Karpanaigal (2012), before signing on to feature in Bala's period filmParadesi (2013). His role as a rural villager held as a slave in a tea plantation became his breakthrough performance, earning Atharvaa a Filmfare Award for Best Actor in Tamil.

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Early life and career[edit]

Atharva was born as the second child to film actor Murali and his wife. He also has an elder sister, Kavya, and a younger brother, Aakash.^[2]

Career[edit]

2010–2017[edit]

After completing school, Atharvaa chose to pursue a career in films and began to undertake classes with stunt choreographers to prepare himself physically as an actor. In 2009, his father found him an offer to play the lead role in a film to be produced by Sathya Jyothi Films and directed by Badri Venkatesh. Titled Baana Kaathadi, the film launched in March 2009 and had Atharvaa pair up with fellow rookie actress Samantha. Portraying a youngster from the Royapuram slum area, he stayed in the locality for forty-five days to learn about the lifestyle, while he also learned to fly a kite for the film, canning scenes at the Gujarat Kite Festival.^[3] The film, which also had Murali making a special appearance, released in August 2010 to positive reviews and his performance was praised, with Sify.com writing he 'makes a promising debut and he dances and emotes well'.^[4] Similarly a critic from Rediff.com added 'romance is a cake-walk' for the actor, drawing comparison with his father's performances in romantic roles, though noted 'his dialogue delivery is a little too melodramatic'.^[5] He subsequently gained recognition at the Edison Awards for Best Debut Actor, while also receiving a nomination from the Vijay Awards in the same category. The success of the film prompted Murali to begin pre-production on a Tamil and Kannada language bilingual film which would feature Atharvaa. However, a month after Baana Kaathadi's release, his father Murali died after suffering cardiac arrest. Atharvaa consequently took a break to spend time with his family, before beginning work on a different venture.^[6]

Gautham Menon had previously shown interest in directing Atharvaa for a film.^[7] A year later, his next release was Muppozhudhum Un Karpanaigal where he played a youngster suffering from hallucinations, film did well and his performance was well received.^[8] His biggest movie was Paradesi under the direction of Bala, for which he won multiple awards including the Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil. His most recent movie was director Sargunam's Chandi Veeran alongside actress Anandhi, which did well at the box office.

Atharvaa's Eetti, a sports drama film produced by S. Michael Rayappan, in which he pairs up with Sri Divya and the thriller Kanithan in which he features alongside Catherine Tresa, these films also hit well in the Box Office. In January 2016, he announced that he had set up a production studio called Kickass Entertainment. The first film under his banner would be directed by Badri Venkatesh, who had introduced Atharvaa as an actor.^[9] In 2017, Gemini Ganeshanum Suruli Raajanum was released, starring the movie along with Aishwarya Rajesh, Regina Cassandra, Pranitha and Aaditi Pohankar.^[10]

2018–present[edit]

A mystery thriller movie, Imaikkaa Nodigal, was released in 2018 in which he acted as Nayanthara's brother (Arjun). He received major fame and recognition for this movie.^[11] In March 2019, Boomerang, featuring alongside Megha Akash, was released to average reviews.^[12] In September 2019, Atharvaa made his Telugu debut in the film Gaddalakonda Ganesh.^[13]

Filmography[edit]

Music videos[edit]

Awards and nominations[edit]

References[edit]

1. ^Posters, Movie (4 May 2010). 'Murali's Praises For His Son Adharva | Tamil Movie News'. News.moviegalleri.in. Archived from the original on 15 September 2010. Retrieved 10 September 2010.
2. ^'Actor Murali in Coffee with Anu -Part 04/04'. YouTube. Retrieved 10 September 2010.
3. ^‘I wanted to become a dhobi’. The New Indian Express. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
4. ^'Movie Review : Baana Kaathadi'. Sify.com. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
5. ^Tamil's Kites could have been better – Rediff.com Movies. Movies.rediff.com (6 August 2010). Retrieved 29 December 2015.
6. ^'Popular Kannada, Tamil actor Murali dead'. Deccanherald.com. 31 August 2010. Archived from the original on 11 September 2010. Retrieved 10 September 2010.
7. ^'Gautham Menon considers Adharva'. TamilVix.Com. Archived from the original on 8 August 2010. Retrieved 10 September 2010.
8. ^'Movie Review : Muppozhudhum Un Karpanaigal'. Sify.com. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
9. ^Metroplus. 'Atharvaa turns producer'. The Hindu. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
10. ^'Gemini Ganeshanum Suruli Raajanum movie review: A dumb comedy about relationships – Movies News'. Indiatoday.in. 15 July 2017. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
11. ^''Imaikkaa Nodigal' review: Nayanthara, Anurag Kashyap are great, but script is lacking'. The News Minute. 31 August 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
12. ^'Boomerang Movie Review {2.5/5}: The movie's plot is interesting enough to entertain the audience, but the screenplay falters as the story progresses'. Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 8 March 2019. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
13. ^'Atharvaa makes his Telugu film debut with 'Valmiki''. The Hindu. 18 September 2019. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
14. ^Ondraga Entertainment (14 June 2018). 'Bodhai Kodhai – Single Gautham Vasudev Menon, Karthik, Karky, Atharvaa, Aishwarya Rajesh'. Retrieved 30 April 2020 – via YouTube.
15. ^'ஆனந்த விகடன் விருதுகள் 2013 – 1' [Ananda Vikatan Awards 2013 – 1]. Ananda Vikatan (in Tamil). 8 January 2014. Archived from the original on 19 May 2017. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
16. ^'Ananda Vikatan Awards 2013 Winners'. Ananda Vikatan. Archived from the original on 19 May 2017. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
17. ^Pyarilal, Vasanth (21 August 2013). 'London international filmmakers film festival nominates director Bala's 'Paradesi' (Vagabond) in eight categories'. South Scope. Archived from the original on 3 July 2017. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
18. ^'Offbeat films earn laurels at CIFF'. The Hindu. 20 December 2013. Archived from the original on 19 May 2017. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
19. ^'Director Atlee, Tapsee Among Recipients of Edison Award'. The New Indian Express. 17 February 2014. Archived from the original on 19 May 2017. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
20. ^'Winners of 61st Idea Filmfare Awards South'. Filmfare. 13 July 2014. Archived from the original on 19 May 2017. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
21. ^'Tamilar Awards 2014: Winners and finalists announced!'. Norway Tamil Film Festival Awards. Archived from the original on 19 May 2017. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
22. ^''Paradesi' sweeps Techofes'14 Awards'. Sify. 14 February 2014. Archived from the original on 19 May 2017. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
23. ^Seshagiri, Sangeetha (6 July 2014). 'Vijay Awards: Ajith's 'Arrambam', Kamal Haasan, Sivakarthikeyan Bag Awards [Winners List]'. International Business Times. Archived from the original on 19 May 2017. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
24. ^'8th Vijay Awards'. Vijay Awards. Chennai. 5 July 2014. Star Vijay.

Baana Kaathadi Tamilyogi

External links[edit]

• Atharvaa Murali on Facebook
• Atharvaa Murali on Twitter

Baana Kaathadi (Kite) is a 2010 Tamilromance film written and directed by Badri Venkatesh. The film stars newcomer Atharvaa, son of Tamil actor Murali, makes his debut in the film, and Samantha. Featuring music scored by Yuvan Shankar Raja, cinematography by Richard M. Nathan and editing by Suresh Urs, the film, which was launched in March 2009,^[1] released on 6 August 2010. It is the last movie of Murali, who made a special appearance in this movie, before his death in September 2010.

Plot[edit]

One day, in his rush to grab hold of a falling kite, Ramesh (Atharvaa) bumps into Priya (Samantha), a fashiontechnology student. In the process, her pendrive falls into his pocket, without either of them realising. The pendrive consists of six months' worth of Priya's project work, and she needed to submit it. Asking the principal for an extension, Priya searches for Ramesh and manages to find him. She humiliates him, while he denies that the pendrive is with him. After college one day, Ramesh and his friends see Priya on the road. They tease and infuriate her, eventually leading to her slapping him.

A few days later, while Ramesh's mother (Mounika) is washing his pants, she finds the pendrive. Ramesh realizes that the fault is his and immediately goes to return the pendrive. Priya is impressed with his attitude, as she had expected him to keep the pendrive because she slapped him. This marks the beginning of their friendship. As time passes, Priya and Ramesh become closer. Urged by his friends, Ramesh goes to tell Priya that he loves her. However, while asking for money from his friend Kumar (Karunas), he accidentally takes the condom from Kumar's pocket. When Ramesh sees the condom, he tries to hide it from Priya. However, just then, the police arrives, and he is forced to drop it. Priya sees the condom and is shocked. She denies knowing Ramesh, resulting in him being taken to the police station.

Ramesh is finally brought home and refuses to talk to Priya. His friends try to talk to her, but she does not listen. However, when her friend tells her how much Ramesh actually loves her, she is finally convinced. Ramesh had actually bought Priya a grain of rice with her name written on it. Priya thus realizes that she also loves Ramesh and begins trying to get him to accept her. However, he refuses to accept her as he believes that she thinks of him as lower-class.

In a subplot, Ramesh witnesses a murder committed by the local gangster 'Maanja' Ravi (Prasanna). In shock, Ramesh runs away and eventually trips over an elderly man. The next day, Ravi sends Ramesh to Gujarat, as he fears for his safety. A few days later, the deceased's son appears in the commissioner's office with the elderly man, who claims that he can identify the boy who ran into him. Apparently, the deceased is an ex-MLA, and the commissioner decides to deal with the matter himself. The inspector warns Ravi and his gang, implying to them that the witness should be killed.

Meanwhile, Priya receives a call from her mother telling her that her father is going for surgery and asks her to return to the US. Priya tells Ramesh that she will be waiting at the bus stop the next day, at the same place where they first met. If he loves her, he would come. The next day, eventually being coaxed by Kumar, Ramesh goes to see her. On the way, Ravi tries to kill him, but his conscience gets the better of him. However, he also knows that there is another goon in the same bus as Priya waiting to kill Ramesh. Ramesh manages to stand in front of Priya, and they hold hands for a while. Ramesh then slips off the steps and is run over by the bus. His mother, friends, and Priya mourn his death, while the goon who was supposed to kill him slips away.

The movie ends with Priya in a car, looking at the grain of rice that has her name on it which Ramesh presented to her for her birthday.

Cast[edit]

• Atharvaa as Ramesh
• Samantha as Priya
• Karunas as Kumar
• Mounika as Ramesh's mother
• Rajendran as Gang Leader
• Manobala as Conductor
• T. P. Gajendran as Kumar's father
• Udayaraj as Ramesh's friend
• Prasanna as 'Maanja' Ravi (cameo appearance)
• Murali as 'Idhayam' Raja (guest appearance)
• Debi Dutta in an item number

Production[edit]

On 9 March 2009, the film's launch took place at AVM Studios in Vadapalani in Chennai, which was attended by the entire cast and crew and other prominent film personalities actor Murali and producer S. A. Chandrasekhar.^[2] A major portion of the film is said to have been shot at the International Kites Festival of Gujarat, which would be the first time in the history of Tamil cinema.^[3]

Soundtrack[edit]

Baana's soundtrack is composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja. The soundtrack album, which was released on 30 April'10 at Sathyam Cinemas in Chennai,^[4] features 5 songs, 4 of which being solo numbers. However, contrary to earlier reports, the album didn't feature a remix of the Ilaiyaraaja song 'Aathadi Paavadai' from the film Poovilangu that starred Adharva's father Murali.^[5]Na. Muthukumar wrote the lyrics for two songs, while Vaali, Snehan and Gangai Amaran each penned one song. All songs received positive comments and became hit instantly.^[6]

Reception[edit]

Times of India wrote 'Clearly the screenplay hasn’t played out all that smoothly. The kite could have soared, but falters and dips too often'.^[7]Behindwoods wrote 'Director Badri Venkatesh could have handled the script a lot better. With a powerful production house and lots of talent at his disposal, he could easily have given much more powerful presentation. The screenplay does not demand attention at all and hence it is hard to hide a feeling of saturation when you are watching the movie'.^[8]

References[edit]

1. ^'Events – 'Baana Kaathadi' Exclusive Song Promo'. IndiaGlitz. 2 June 2010. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
2. ^''Baana' Movie Launch'. indiaglitz.com. Archived from the original on 10 March 2009. Retrieved 9 March 2009.
3. ^'A kite festival on screen – Tamil Movie News – Baana Kaathadi | Atharva | Samantha | Prasanna | Karunaas'. Behindwoods.com. 27 January 2010. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
4. ^'Bana Kaathadi audio launched'. Sify. Archived from the original on 4 May 2010. Retrieved 30 April 2010.
5. ^''Aathadi Pavada' song in Baana!'. indiaglitz.com. Archived from the original on 3 February 2010. Retrieved 30 April 2010.
6. ^'BAANA KAATHADI MUSIC REVIEW'. Behindwoods.
7. ^'Baana Kaathadi Movie Review {2.5./5}'. Times of India.
8. ^'BAANA KAATHADI MOVIE REVIEW'. Behindwoods.

External links[edit]

• Baana Kaathadi on IMDb