Polladhavan (2007 film)

Polladhavan
Theatrical release poster
Directed byVetrimaaran
Written byVetrimaaran
Produced byS. Kathiresan
StarringDhanush
Ramya
Daniel Balaji
Kishore
CinematographyR. Velraj
Edited byV. T. Vijayan
Music bySongs:
G. V. Prakash Kumar
Dhina (1 song)
Yogi B (1 song)
Background Score
G. V. Prakash Kumar
Production
company
Group Company
Distributed byFive Star Films
Release date
  • 8 November 2007 (2007-11-08)
Running time
160 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Polladhavan (transl. Ruthless Man) is a 2007 Indian Tamil-language action drama film written and directed by Vetrimaaran in his directorial debut. Starring Dhanush and Ramya, the film revolves around a man whose life improves after buying a bike, and turns upside down after it is stolen.

Three songs and the background score were composed by G. V. Prakash Kumar, while Yogi B and Dhina composed one song each. Velraj was the cinematographer, V. T. Vijayan edited the film and Rambo Rajkumar choreographed the stunts. The film was released on 8 November 2007 and received a tremendous response. It was remade in a number of languages owing to its success.