Paiyaa

Paiyaa
A poster of the film, Paiyaa. A woman, wearing a violet dress, is resting her head on a man's right shoulder and touching his coat with her right arm. The man is wearing a white shirt with an eagle symbol on it and a striped jacket.
Theatrical release poster
Directed byN. Lingusamy
Written byBrinda Sarathy (dialogues)
Screenplay byN. Lingusamy
Produced by
  • N. Subash Chandra Bose
  • N. Lingusamy
Starring
CinematographyR. Madhi
Edited byAnthony
Music byYuvan Shankar Raja
Production
company
Distributed byCloud Nine Movies
Release date
  • 2 April 2010 (2010-04-02)
Running time
151 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Paiyaa (transl. Boy) is a 2010 Indian Tamil-language action-adventure film directed by N. Lingusamy and produced by N. Subash Chandra Bose under the banner Thirrupathi Brothers. The film stars Karthi and Tamannaah Bhatia in the lead roles, while Milind Soman, Jagan and Sonia Deepti appear in supporting roles. The music was composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja, and the cinematography and editing were handled by R. Madhi and Anthony, respectively.[1][2][3]

Following a lengthy pre-production phase, during which the film underwent major changes in its main cast and technical crew, it began shooting in December 2008 at various locations throughout South India, most notably in Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, and Maharashtra.[4]

Paiyaa was released on 2 April 2010 to positive reviews from critics and became a box office success.[5][6] The Telugu version titled Awara was released on 21 May 2010.[7] The film was remade in Bengali as Jaaneman and in Kannada as Ajith.

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  2. ^ "Paiya". Poochandi.com. Archived from the original on 19 April 2010. Retrieved 27 April 2010.
  3. ^ "Trisha replaces Nayan". The New Indian Express. 6 December 2008. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 6 December 2008.
  4. ^ "Karthi has 'Paiya' and more". IndiaGlitz.com. Archived from the original on 9 January 2010. Retrieved 29 January 2010.
  5. ^ Pillai, Sreedhar (7 April 2010). "Karthi: On road to superstardom". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 4 November 2012. Retrieved 7 April 2010.
  6. ^ "Karthi will play villain now!". The Times of India. 8 April 2010. Archived from the original on 4 November 2012. Retrieved 7 April 2010.
  7. ^ Cite error: The named reference Karthi’s Awara to release in April was invoked but never defined (see the help page).