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Kollywood · Tamil cinema

Baththa

பத்தா

2026 · Tamil · 2h 39m

Thriller / Drama

Released
1 October 2026
Runtime
2h 39m

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Overview

In 1986 Madras, a timid eight-year-old boy accidentally traps a feared gangster inside a deserted school toilet. As the gangster is forced to confront hunger, loneliness and his own vulnerability, an unlikely bond begins to grow between the two, changing their lives forever.

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Why you may like this

Tamil thriller with high tension, real emotional weight and a darker atmosphere.

  • coming of age
  • crime
  • dark
  • emotional
  • thriller

Vibe

Dark70
Funny22
Emotional82
Fast68
Tense98

FrameSouth's reading, from genre, story and runtime · confidence 91/100

Cast & crew

Directed by Balaji Tharaneetharan

  1. Vijay Sethupathi
  2. Lijomol Jose
  3. Santhy Balachandran
  4. Vishnu Govindan
  5. Arjun Chidambaram
  6. Hari Krishnan
  7. Ajay Ghosh

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