Yavarum Nalam

Yavarum Nalam / 13B: Fear Has a New Address
The Tamil theatrical release poster as Yavarum Nalam.
Directed byVikram Kumar
Written byVikram Kumar
Abhinav Kashyap (Hindi)
Screenplay byVikram Kumar
Produced by
  • Suresh Balaje
  • George Pius
  • Rajesh Sawhney
Starring
CinematographyP. C. Sreeram
Edited bySreekar Prasad
Music bySongs:
Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy
Background Score:
Tubby–Parik
Production
company
Wide Angle Creations
Distributed byBIG Pictures
Release date
  • 6 March 2009 (2009-03-06)
Running time
137 minutes
142 minutes (Hindi version)[1]
CountryIndia
LanguagesTamil
Hindi
Budget₹12 crore[2]
Box office₹23 crore[2][3]

Yavarum Nalam (transl. All are fine) is a 2009 Indian Tamil-language horror film[1] written and directed by Vikram Kumar. The film stars R. Madhavan and Neetu Chandra. Produced by Suresh Balaje and George Pius, the film was simultaneously shot in Hindi as 13B: Fear Has a New Address with a slightly different cast. It was also later dubbed into Telugu as 13-Padamoodu,[4] featuring a few scenes reshot with Ravi Babu. The film's soundtrack was composed by Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy, while Tubby-Parik provided the background score. Released on 6 March 2009, the film received mixed reviews but was commercially successful. Rediff placed the film in its list of top Tamil films of 2009,[5] while the American entertainment publication Collider considered it an original and one of the greatest Indian horror films of all time, praising its mixing elements of J-horror with a unique storyline.[6]

A web series with a similar theme called Dhootha written and directed by Vikram Kumar was released in 2023. Some have speculated that Yavarum Nalam and Dhootha exist in the same universe, while others have said that Dhootha is a standalone sequel to Yavarum Nalam.

  1. ^ a b "13B". British Board of Film Classification. Archived from the original on 3 January 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  2. ^ a b "13B: Fear Has a New Address – Movie". Box Office India. Archived from the original on 28 May 2022. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
  3. ^ "BIG Pictures' 'Yaavarum Nalam' Completes 100 Days 'Yaavarum Nalam' Grosses Rs 13 Crore At The Box Office". Reliance Entertainment. 15 June 2009. Archived from the original on 5 February 2023. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  4. ^ "Watch 13-Padamoodu". Hotstar. Archived from the original on 10 February 2022. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  5. ^ "Top Tamil Films of 2009". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 10 February 2022. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  6. ^ "16 Best Indian Horror Movies Of All Time, Ranked". Collider. Retrieved 1 August 2024.