Idharkuthane Aasaipattai Balakumara

Idharkuthane Aasaipattai Balakumara
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Directed by	Gokul
Produced by	V. S. Rajkumar
Written by	Gokul & Karky (Dialogues)
Screenplay by	Gokul
Story by	Gokul
Starring	Vijay Sethupathi Ashwin Kakumanu Swati Reddy Nandita Pasupathy
Music by	Siddharth Vipin
Cinematography	Mahesh Muthuswamy
Edited by	Leo John Paul
Production company	Leo Visions
Distributed by	JSK Film Corporation
Release date	2 October 2013 (2013-10-02)
Country	India
Language	Tamil
Budget	₹40 million (US$620,000)
Box office	₹400 million (US$6.2 million) Worldwide

Idharkuthane Aasaipattai Balakumara (English: Isn't this what you wished for, Balakumara?), also referred to as Idhaaba, is an Indian Tamil comedy film, written and directed by Gokul of Rowthiram fame. Produced by Leo Visions, the film features Vijay Sethupathi, Ashwin Kakumanu, Swati Reddy and Nandita in the lead roles. The film upon release received highly positive reviews from critics. The film got remade into Kannada language as Jackson starring Duniya Vijay in the lead. The title of the film is inspired by the novel with the same name written by Balakumaran.

The film was said to be based on the daily comical things that happen in our day-to-day life. Siddharth Vipin, who did the background score for Naduvula Konjam Pakkatha Kaanom, was roped in to do the music for the film.Soori was playing an important role and Madhan Karky penned the dialogues for this film.Pasupathy was roped in to play an important role in this film. The latest to join was Ashwin Kakumanu, who made his debut in Mankatha. The film's pooja was held on 11 March 2013. The title of the film was inspired by a line in Thanga Padhumai.

On 12 August 2013, a song from the film called "Prayer song" was released as a single. The single track was an instant hit garnering lakhs of views.

The soundtrack album was composed by Siddharth Vipin who earlier composed background score for Naduvula Konjam Pakkatha Kaanom and this is his full-fledged debut as music composer. The lyrics were penned by Madhan Karky and Lalithanand. The single, 'Prayer Song' was released on 12 August 2013. The complete album was released on 30 August 2013 at Sathyam Cinemas. The album was released by Jiiva in the presence of director Balaji Sakthivel and received by the film cast. The single was believed to have been inspired by Jaron and the Long Road to Love's Pray for You which Madhan Karky denied, concluding that both songs only had the same concept.