Paradesi (2013 film)

Paradesi
Release poster
Directed byBala
Screenplay byBala
Based onRed Tea
by Paul Harris Daniel
Produced byBala
Starring
CinematographyChezhiyan
Edited byKishore Te.
L. V. K. Das
Music byG. V. Prakash Kumar
Production
company
Distributed byJSK Film Corporation
Release date
  • 15 March 2013 (2013-03-15)
Running time
126 minutes[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Paradesi (transl. Vagabond) is a 2013 Indian Tamil-language period drama film written and directed by Bala[2][3] starring Atharvaa, Vedhika, and Dhansika.[4][5] The film's music was scored by G. V. Prakash Kumar.[6] The film was based on the novel Eriyum Panikadu, a Tamil translation of the 1969 English novel Red Tea by Paul Harris Daniel and inspired by real-life incidents that took place before independence in the 1930s.[7][8] It was released on 15 March 2013. The dubbed version of Telugu was released under the same name. The film opened to highly positive reviews with critics mainly praising the performances of the cast and the direction of Bala. The movie was an average grosser at the box office

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