Bala (2002 film)

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Bala
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Directed byDeepak
Written byDeepak
Viji (dialogues)
Produced byRajaa Baalu
Raju Magalingam
Starring Shaam
Meera Jasmine
Cinematography Priyan
Edited by V. T. Vijayan
Music by Yuvan Shankar Raja
Production
company
Goldmine Pictures
Release date
  • 13 December 2002 (2002-12-13)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Bala is a 2002 Indian Tamil-language gangster action film written and directed by Deepak, starring Shaam as the titular character in the lead role, while Meera Jasmine, Raghuvaran, Rajan P. Dev, Thilakan, Nagesh, and Karunas play supporting roles. The music was composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja with cinematography by Priyan and editing by V. T. Vijayan. The film was released on 13 December 2002.

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Plot

Bala is the favourite hitman of gangster Pasupathi. When Bala is not zooming around in jeeps with a wild-looking gang, parading down lanes with the same gang faithfully following a step behind him, or knocking down one person or another, he is successfully wooing Aarthi, the girl he has fallen for at first sight. Aarthi is the daughter of Jayamani, a rival gangster. Ailing don Paranthaman, the mentor of the two rivals, seeing his protégés at each other's throats, brings a compromise by suggesting that Aarthi will be married to Pasupathi's wayward son. Bala naturally becomes a unwanted person in both camps, till it's all's well that ends well.

Cast

Production

Deepak, who worked as an assistant director to Gandhi Krishna (of Engineer ) and as an editor made his directorial debut with this film. Yuvan Shankar Raja was signed to compose the music for the film. [1] Vidya Balan, the original choice for lead actress, was replaced by Meera Jasmine in the film. [2] Shaam departed from his romantic hero role and portrayed an action oriented role in the film. [3]

Some scenes were shot on a boat about fifteen kilometers from the harbour, in Chennai whereas at the Vauhini Studios, Chennai, a lavish set was erected where Shaam and Meera Jasmine danced to the beat of a song. [4]

Soundtrack

The soundtrack, featuring 5 songs, was composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja and released on 20 October 2002. [5] The song "Bailamo Bailamo" was originally composed for the Srikanth-starrer April Maadhathil , but eventually used in this film. [6] The song "Theendi Theendi" is based on "Rim Jhim Rim Jhim" from Mahaadev (1989), which was composed by Ilaiyaraaja, Yuvan's father. [7]

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Bailamo Bailamo" Pa. Vijay Yuvan Shankar Raja4:20
2."Poopoovai" Arivumathi Unni Menon, Ganga4:55
3."Theendi Theendi"Pa. Vijay P. Unnikrishnan, Sujatha Mohan 4:10
4."Vaanathu Poochi" Kabilan Karthik, Mathangi4:30
5."En Kannai"Palani Bharathi Shankar Mahadevan 4:13
Total length:22:08

Release and reception

A critic from The Hindu stated that "'Bala' is another of those typical action flicks that flood the cinema scene today". [8] Malini Mannath of Chennai Online opined that "It's yet again a gangster film, the scenes flowing albeit smoothly, but expectantly through clichéd situations giving one a sense of deja vu throughout". [9] Visual Dasan of Kalki criticised the age old story and called the film boring, while praised the dialogues, background score, and cinematography. [10] Despite the failure of Shaam's previous films, this film managed to average business. [11]

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