Naan Kadavul

Naan Kadavul
Theatrical poster of the film
Theatrical poster
Directed byBala
Written byJeyamohan (dialogue)
Screenplay byBala
Based onYezhaam Ulagam
by Jeyamohan
Produced byK. S. Sreenivasan
Starring
CinematographyArthur A. Wilson
Edited bySuresh Urs
Music byIlaiyaraaja
Production
company
Vasan Visual Ventures
Distributed by
Release date
  • 6 February 2009 (2009-02-06)
Running time
127 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil
Budget7 crore[1]
Box office18 crore

Naan Kadavul (transl. I am God) is a 2009 Indian Tamil-language action drama film directed by Bala and produced by K. S. Sreenivasan. The film is based on the Tamil novel Yezhaam Ulagam by Jeyamohan, who also penned the dialogues for the film. The film stars Arya, Pooja Umashankar and Rajendran in the lead roles. The background score and soundtrack were composed by Ilaiyaraaja.

The film, which had been in making for over three years, was released on 6 February 2009[2] to acclaim from critics, thus winning two National Film Awards, including the Best Director Award for Bala, four Vijay Awards, three Tamil Nadu State Film Awards and two Filmfare Awards. It was also shown at film festivals, such as the 2008 Fantastic Fest and the 2009 Beloit International Film Festival.[3][4]

  1. ^ "The budget of Naan Kadavul". Behindwoods. 31 January 2006. Archived from the original on 6 April 2023. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
  2. ^ Dhananjayan 2012, p. 477.
  3. ^ "Fantastic Fest 2010 : Naan Kadavul". Fantastic Fest. Archived from the original on 9 November 2020. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  4. ^ "Naan Kadavul (I am God)". Beloit International Film Festival. 21 January 2009. Archived from the original on 16 November 2020. Retrieved 9 November 2020.