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	'''''Balam''''' ({{trans\|Strength}}) is a 2009 [[Tamil language\|Tamil]]-language [[~~Romance film#Subgenres\|~~romantic drama film]] written and directed by [[Murali Krishna (director)\|Murali Krishna]]. The film features Arvind Vinod and [[Deepa Chari]] in leading roles, while [[Suhasini Maniratnam\|Suhasini]] and [[Rahman (actor)\|Rahman]] appear in further supporting roles. Featuring music composed by [[Yugendran]], the film was released on 25 December 2009.<ref>http://www.behindwoods.com/features/Gallery/tamil-movies/movies-4/balam/index.html</ref>		'''''Balam''''' ({{trans\|Strength}}) is a 2009 [[Tamil language\|Tamil]]-language [[romantic drama film]] written and directed by [[Murali Krishna (director)\|Murali Krishna]]. The film features Arvind Vinod and [[Deepa Chari]] in leading roles, while [[Suhasini Maniratnam\|Suhasini]] and [[Rahman (actor)\|Rahman]] appear in further supporting roles. Featuring music composed by [[Yugendran]], the film was released on 25 December 2009.<ref>http://www.behindwoods.com/features/Gallery/tamil-movies/movies-4/balam/index.html</ref>

	==Cast==		==Cast==
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	==Production==		==Production==
	Director [[Murali Krishna (director)\|Murali Krishna]] launched Arvind Vinod, a VJ on Sun Music, as the lead actor in the film. Likewise, model [[Deepa Chari]] from Mumbai was cast as the heroine for her first Tamil venture.<ref>http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/strong-points/article3023112.ece</ref>		Director [[Murali Krishna (director)\|Murali Krishna]] launched Arvind Vinod, a VJ on Sun Music, as the lead actor in the film. Likewise, model [[Deepa Chari]] from Mumbai was cast as the heroine for her first Tamil venture.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/strong-points/article3023112.ece\|title = Strong points\|newspaper = The Hindu\|date = 18 July 2008}}</ref>

	==Release==		==Release==
	A reviewer from [[Rediff]].com stated it was "movies like C J Reddy Enterprises' ''Balam'', directed by Muralikrishna, make you realise how a film with an experienced cast can go haywire, thanks to a few silly elements that simply take away the joy of story-telling". The reviewer added "what's even more puzzling is what veteran actors like Rahman and Suhasini are doing in a film where there's no scope to flex even a little finger, let alone acting muscles".<ref>http://movies.rediff.com/report/2009/dec/28/south-review-balam.htm</ref> The film had a low key opening at the Tamil box office and did not perform well commercially.<ref>http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-slide-shows/movie-4/top-ten-movies-dec-28/tamil-cinema-topten-movie-balam.html</ref>		A reviewer from [[Rediff]].com stated it was "movies like C J Reddy Enterprises' ''Balam'', directed by Muralikrishna, make you realise how a film with an experienced cast can go haywire, thanks to a few silly elements that simply take away the joy of story-telling". The reviewer added "what's even more puzzling is what veteran actors like Rahman and Suhasini are doing in a film where there's no scope to flex even a little finger, let alone acting muscles".<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://movies.rediff.com/report/2009/dec/28/south-review-balam.htm\|title=Review: Balam's screenplay lets it down}}</ref> The film had a low key opening at the Tamil box office and did not perform well commercially.<ref>http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-slide-shows/movie-4/top-ten-movies-dec-28/tamil-cinema-topten-movie-balam.html</ref>

	==References==		==References==
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| starring = Arvind Vinod<br>[[Deepa Chari]]
| music = [[Yugendran]]
| cinematography = Shree Shankar
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| studio = C J Reddy Enterprises
| country = India
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'''''Balam''''' ({{trans|Strength}}) is a 2009 [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[Romance film#Subgenres|romantic drama film]] written and directed by [[Murali Krishna (director)|Murali Krishna]]. The film features Arvind Vinod and [[Deepa Chari]] in leading roles, while [[Suhasini Maniratnam|Suhasini]] and [[Rahman (actor)|Rahman]] appear in further supporting roles. Featuring music composed by [[Yugendran]], the film was released on 25 December 2009.<ref>http://www.behindwoods.com/features/Gallery/tamil-movies/movies-4/balam/index.html</ref>

==Cast==
*[[Krishna (TV actor)|Krishna]] as Balaji
*Arvind Vinod as Mahesh
*[[Deepa Chari]] as Divya
*[[Suhasini Maniratnam|Suhasini]]
*[[Rahman (actor)|Rahman]]
*[[Ganja Karuppu]] as Altap Arumugam
*[[Santhanam (actor)|Santhanam]]
*[[Cool Suresh]]
*Jayasakthi

==Production==
Director [[Murali Krishna (director)|Murali Krishna]] launched Arvind Vinod, a VJ on Sun Music, as the lead actor in the film. Likewise, model [[Deepa Chari]] from Mumbai was cast as the heroine for her first Tamil venture.<ref>http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/strong-points/article3023112.ece</ref>

==Release==
A reviewer from [[Rediff]].com stated it was "movies like C J Reddy Enterprises' ''Balam'', directed by Muralikrishna, make you realise how a film with an experienced cast can go haywire, thanks to a few silly elements that simply take away the joy of story-telling". The reviewer added "what's even more puzzling is what veteran actors like Rahman and Suhasini are doing in a film where there's no scope to flex even a little finger, let alone acting muscles".<ref>http://movies.rediff.com/report/2009/dec/28/south-review-balam.htm</ref> The film had a low key opening at the Tamil box office and did not perform well commercially.<ref>http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-slide-shows/movie-4/top-ten-movies-dec-28/tamil-cinema-topten-movie-balam.html</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist|2}}

[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:2009 films]]
[[Category:2000s Tamil-language films]]

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