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Thulluvadho Ilamai

Name: Thulluvadho Ilamai
Genre: Action, Drama
Released: 2002-05-10
Cast: Dhanush, Sherin Shringar, Abhinay, Ramesh, Shilpa

2002 | 144 min | Action, Drama

Weeknight Watchearly rating

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With soft box office, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it: Aimed squarely at people who love a good growing-up story and people who like their stories at full throttle. Small moments carry real weight here, the way they do when you're young. If you loved Welcome to the Dollhouse or Rushmore, start here.
The mood: Exciting.
The pace: Gives its people room to develop, at 2 hr 24 min.
What might put you off: It's in Tamil, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
Skip it if you prefer quiet, talky stories.

Six high-school classmates, three boys and three girls, coming from different strata of society, who have each their own problems in their respective families and escape from their homes, deciding to live together on their own with the help of an older friend of theirs.

How it earned its rating

CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 112K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Kasthoori Raja

DhanushMahesh
Sherin ShringarPooja
AbhinayVishnu
RameshHarish
ShilpaAnitha
GangeshwariDivya
VijayakumarSchool Principal
Thalaivasal VijayMahesh's father
Ramesh KhannaMani
Pyramid NatarajanPooja's Father