Thalaivaa

Thalaivaa
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Tamil	தலைவா
Directed by	A. L. Vijay
Produced by	S. Chandraprakash Jain
Written by	A. L. Vijay
Starring	Vijay Amala Paul Sathyaraj Abhimanyu Singh Santhanam
Music by	G. V. Prakash Kumar
Cinematography	Nirav Shah
Edited by	Anthony
Production company	Sri Mishri Productions
Distributed by	Vendhar Movies
Release date	8 August 2013 (2013-08-08) (France, Singapore and Canada)
Running time	182 mins
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Thalaivaa (English: Leader) is a 2013 Indian Tamil-language gangster-action thriller film written and directed by A. L. Vijay. It stars Vijay, Amala Paul and Abhimanyu Singh, with Sathyaraj and Santhanam in supporting roles. The film, produced by Chandraprakash Jain, features background score and soundtrack composed by G. V. Prakash Kumar with cinematography and editing handled by Nirav Shah and Anthony respectively. The story revolves around a dancer who takes over his father's duty as a crime boss after his death.

The film, which commenced production in November 2012 in Mumbai, was released on 8 August 2013. The film was also released in Telugu under the title Anna in Andhra Pradesh. The film has also been dubbed into Hindi as Thalaivaa — The Leader by Goldmines Telefilms.

Vishwa (Vijay) is a dancer who lives in Sydney, Australia. He also manages a water distribution business there with his childhood friend Logu (Santhanam) and his dance team members. He is the son of Ramadorai (Sathyaraj), a Mumbai-based don who fights for the rights of the Tamil-speaking migrants in the city. Ramadorai had sent Vishwa away to Australia when he was a child for his safety and although they are in regular contact, he lies to Vishwa that he is a businessman.