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Balaji Tharaneetharan

4 articles on Balaji Tharaneetharan — including 1 review.

The Baththa cast and crew, including Vijay Sethupathi, Atlee and child actor Sai Prithvi Raj, gather on stage in front of the film's poster

News · 8 October 2026

Baththa success meet: Atlee wants to revive Marudhanayagam

Vijay Sethupathi says Atlee backed a story other producers turned down, and Sai Abhyankkar thinks two or three of the Baththa cast deserve national awards.

Review

Vijay Sethupathi lies on a bed as Lijomol Jose massages his shoulders and a young girl leans over him in a 1980s bedroom in Baththa

Baththa review: a gangster comedy with a tender heart

A schoolboy accidentally locks a feared 1980s rowdy in a toilet, and Vijay Sethupathi and Sai Prithvi Raj spin it into something funny and moving.

3 October 2026 ★★★ ★★ ★

Hand-painted Baththa poster featuring Vijay Sethupathi in sunglasses

News · 19 September 2026

Vijay Sethupathi calls innocence the heart of Baththa

Balaji Tharaneetharan's third collaboration with the actor builds a family story in 1980s Chennai, with painstaking sets and music by Sai Abhyankkar.

Hand-painted poster of Vijay Sethupathi in sunglasses with a cigar announcing Baththa's October 1 release

News · 12 August 2026

Baththa: Vijay Sethupathi goes retro for October 1

The Naduvula Konjam Pakkatha Kaanom duo reunite for a third film, with Atlee presenting, Sai Abhyankkar scoring and Lijomol Jose opposite.