Kuruvi
| Kuruvi | |
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Theatrical poster | |
| Directed by | Dharani |
| Screenplay by | Dharani |
| Dialogues by | |
| Story by | Dharani |
| Produced by | Udhayanidhi Stalin |
| Starring | Vijay Trisha Suman |
| Cinematography | S. Gopinath |
| Edited by | V. T. Vijayan |
| Music by | Vidyasagar |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Red Giant Movies |
Release date |
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Running time | 170 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
| Budget | ₹18 crore |
Kuruvi (transl. Sparrow) is a 2008 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film written and directed by Dharani. It is produced by Udhayanidhi Stalin under Red Giant Movies. The film stars Vijay in the main lead role alongside Trisha, Suman, Vivek, Ashish Vidyarthi and Manivannan. It also marked Nivetha Thomas's Tamil debut as a child artist.
Kuruvi released on 3 May 2008. It was a super hit in the box office. It completed a 150-day theatrical run. It was one of the highest grossing Tamil films of 2008 in the United Kingdom alone, collecting £263,919 or ₹3 crore. The film collected $1,018,120 or ₹9 crore at the overseas box office. In 2021, The film was re-released in Kerala.
The American media cited Vijay's titular Kuruvi as an Indian Birdman. Some scenes of the movie was inspired from Malayalam Film Vettam (2004) Starring Dileep and Telugu Film Chatrapathi (2005) Starring Prabhas.