Kaavalan

Movie Details:

Cast & Characters:

• Vijay as Bhoominathan
• Asin as Meera, muthuramalingam’s daughter
• Mithra Kurian as Madhu, Meera’s best friend, and Bhoominathan’s wife
• Roja as Devika, Meera’s mother
• Rajkiran as Semmanur Muthuramalingam the var, Meera’s father
• Vadivelu as Ammavasai
• Livingston as college Principal
• Madhan Bob as college lecturer
• Mahadevan as Devarajan
• Krishna Kumar as Karthik
• M. S. Bhaskar as Sakkran, Maadhu’s father
• Nizhalgal Ravi as Parthasarathy, Bhoomi’s father
• Yuvasri as Bhoomi’s mother
• Delhi Ganesh as Bhoomi’s maternal uncle
• Neepa as Poongodi
• Guinness Pakru as Meera’s friend and classmate
• Sharmilee as Hostel Warden
• Vaiyapuri as Bhoomi’s friend at Bangkok (cameo appearance)
• Sathish Krishnan as college dance master (guest appearance)

Storyline:

Bhoominathan aka Bhoomi is introduced to us as a person who gets into many local fights. Worried about his future, his family sends him to Muthuramalingam (Raj Kiran), a much-respected personality in his place of Semmanur, to put Bhoomi’s life on the right track. But things don’t go as planned. Muthuramalingam’s adversary threatens to kill his daughter Meera (Asin) as revenge against his own daughter’s fate. So Bhoomi is given the job of Meera’s bodyguard at college. Meera goes to college with her friend Madhu but is irritated by Bhoomi’s presence everywhere. So she devises a plan.

About Movie:

Kaaval is a Tamil romantic action film directed by Siddique, who also directed the original Malayalam film Bodyguard. The film stars Vijay, Asin, and Mithra Kurian, with Rajkiran, Roja Selvamani, and Vadivelu in supporting roles.

Principal photography for Kaavalan began in April 2010 and was completed by November of the same year. Initially scheduled for release on December 17, 2010, the film was postponed and eventually released on January 14, 2011. The film was selected for screening at the Shanghai International Film Festival and was later dubbed in Hindi as Main Hoon Bodyguard.

Upon release, Kaavalan received generally positive reviews from critics, who praised the performances of Vijay, Asin, and Vadivelu, as well as the film’s humor and action sequences. It grossed ₹102 crore (approximately US$12 million) worldwide, marking it as a commercial success. Critics noted that Vijay’s performance marked a return to his romantic roots, shedding his usual action-hero persona.

Kaavalan is considered a significant film in Vijay’s career, showcasing his versatility as an actor. It also marked Asin’s return to Tamil cinema after a brief hiatus. The film’s blend of romance, comedy, and action, along with its engaging storyline, has helped it maintain a positive reputation among fans of Tamil cinema.