Kuruvi | |
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Directed by | Dharani |
Screenplay by | Dharani |
Dialogues by | |
Story by | Dharani |
Produced by | Udhayanidhi Stalin |
Starring | Vijay Trisha Suman |
Cinematography | S. Gopinath |
Edited by | V. T. Vijayan |
Music by | Vidyasagar |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Red Giant Movies |
Release date |
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Running time | 170 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Tamil |
Budget | ₹18 crore[1] |
Kuruvi (transl. Sparrow)[a] is a 2008 Indian Tamil-language action comedy film written and directed by Dharani. It is produced by Udhayanidhi Stalin under Red Giant Movies. The film stars Vijay in the main lead role alongside Trisha, Suman, Vivek, Ashish Vidyarthi and Manivannan.
Kuruvi released on 3 May 2008. It received mixed reviews from critics, but overall was a commercial success and completed a 150-day theatrical run.[3][4] It also marked Nivetha Thomas's Tamil debut as a child artist.
The film collected $1,018,120 or ₹9 crore at the overseas box office.[5][6] It was one of the highest grossing Tamil films of 2008 in the United Kingdom alone, collecting £263,919 or ₹3 crore.[7] In 2021, The film was re-released in Kerala.[8] The American media trolled Vijay's Kuruvi as an Indian Birdman.[9]
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