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Kuruvi (2008)

Kuruvi poster
Original title
குருவி
Directed by
Dharani
Genre
action film
Country
India
Runtime
2h 30m
Rated
UA
Rating
4.5 of 10 from 42 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man takes on a mission to help his family. He gets involved in comedic fights and escapes from dangerous situations.

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What happens

Kuruvi (transl. Sparrow) 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. It also marked Nivetha Thomas's Tamil debut as a child artist. Kuruvi was released on 3 May 2008 and completed a 150-day theatrical run. It was one of the highest grossing Tamil films of 2008 in the United Kingdom alone, collecting £263,919 or ₹3 crore. The film collected $1,018,120 or ₹9 crore at the overseas box office. In 2021, The film was re-released in Kerala. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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