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{{Short description|2013 Indian film by Bala}}
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2026}}
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{{Infobox film
| image = Paradesi 2013.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Bala (director)|Bala]]
| screenplay = Bala
| based_on = {{based on|''[[Red Tea]]''|Paul Harris Daniel}}
| producer = Bala
| starring = {{plainlist|
*[[Atharvaa]]
*[[Vedhika]]
*[[Sai Dhanshika|Dhansika]]
}}
| cinematography = [[Chezhiyan]]
| editing = [[Kishore Te]]<br />L. V. K. Das
| music = [[G. V. Prakash Kumar]]
| studio = [[B Studios]]
| distributor = [[JSK Film Corporation]]
| released = {{Film date|2013|3|15|df=y}}
| runtime = 126 minutes<ref name="Livemint" />
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}

'''''Paradesi''''' ({{translation|Vagabond}}) is a 2013 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[historical drama]] film written, produced and directed by [[Bala (director)|Bala]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Subramanian |first=Anupama |date=28 September 2011 |title=Atharva ready for Bala's next |url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/channels/showbiz/kollywood/atharva-ready-bala%E2%80%99s-next-079 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111002223845/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/channels/showbiz/kollywood/atharva-ready-bala%E2%80%99s-next-079 |archive-date=2 October 2011 |access-date=28 September 2011 |website=[[Deccan Chronicle]]}}</ref> The film starrs [[Atharvaa]], [[Vedhika]], and [[Sai Dhanshika|Dhansika]], with [[J. D.–Jerry|Jerry]] and [[Riythvika]] in supporting roles. It is based on ''Eriyum Panikadu'', a Tamil translation of the 1969 English novel ''[[Red Tea]]'' by Paul Harris Daniel. Set during the [[British Raj]], the film revolves around an unemployed villager who is misled into [[Debt bondage|bonded labour]] at a tea plantation after being promised generous accommodation and high wages by a [[Kangani system|Kangani]], who tyrannically rules it.

The music of ''Paradesi'' was composed by [[G. V. Prakash Kumar]], with cinematography by [[Chezhiyan]] and editing by [[Kishore Te]] and L. V. K. Das. The film was released on 15 March 2013 to positive reviews from critics. It won the [[National Film Award for Best Costume Design]], and three [[Filmfare Awards South]]: [[Filmfare Award for Best Director – Tamil|Best Tamil Director]] (Bala), [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil|Best Tamil Actor]] (Atharvaa) and [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Tamil|Best Tamil Supporting Actress]] (Dhansika).

== Plot ==
Raasa is a carefree young man living in a rural village in the [[Madras Presidency]], during the [[British Raj]]. Orphaned at a young age, he is brought up by his grandmother. Angamma, a local belle, falls for him and takes pleasure in bullying him. When she finally confesses her feelings for him, they become intimate and soon reveal the fact that they are in love before the entire village. Angamma's mother objects as Raasa is unemployed and irresponsible, making him undeserving of marrying anyone.

Raasa then goes to the nearby village in search of work. He comes across a friendly [[Kangani system|Kangani]], who then follows Raasa back to his village. The Kangani offers work for the villagers at the British tea plantations at the hillside. He promises them proper accommodation and high wages. Like many of the villagers, Raasa signs up with the Kangani, hoping that he can send home money every month for his ailing grandmother. Both Angamma and his grandmother are sad to watch him leave.

When Raasa and his villagers arrive at the tea plantation, they realise they have been tricked into [[Debt bondage|bonded labour]]. The Kangani and his henchmen tyranically rule the plantation, and the British plantation manager does not care for the welfare of the workers. Raasa befriends Maragadham and her little daughter. They are the wife and child of the only worker who has ever escaped the plantation alive. Raasa soon gets a letter from his grandmother stating that Angamma now lives with her after her family found out she is pregnant with his child.

It is soon revealed that all the workers' daily wages go to their food and lodging. Raasa will have to work there for many more months if he wishes to leave the place. Maragadham too has to work for both her time and for her husband's contract. The workers finally realise that they have been made slaves to the British businessmen. Feeling homesick, Raasa tries to escape, but he is caught by the Kangani's henchmen and gets his left [[fibula]] cut, just like every other worker who tried to escape and failed.

An epidemic soon kills many workers in the plantation, including one of Raasa's villagers. During a tea party, an English socialite asks the plantation manager to bring in a real doctor to treat the workers. A doctor from [[Chennai|Madras]], in the form of an [[Christianity in India|Indian Christian]] [[Religious conversion|convert]], and his English wife come to the plantation. However, rather than treating the sick workers, they spend all their time trying to convert them.

Raasa's time at the plantation draws to an end, but he cannot rejoice as Maragadham becomes ill and eventually dies. He then adopts her daughter and awaits his time to leave. However, he is told that by adopting Maragadham's daughter, he has also inherited both her parents' debt to the plantation and will have to work there for almost 10 more years to pay it all off. As he is lamenting his fate on top of a hill, he notices a new group of slaves being brought in. Among them, he sees Angamma and their son. He runs after them and in tears, tells them that they have both walked into misery.

== Cast ==
* [[Atharvaa]] as Raasa
* [[Vedhika]] as Angamma
* [[Sai Dhanshika|Dhansika]] as Maragadham
* [[J. D.–Jerry|Jerry]] as the [[Kangani system|Kangani]]

* [[Riythvika]] as Karuthakanni
* [[K. Sivasankar]] as Parisutham
* Kalpana Shree as Angamma's mother

== Production ==

The film was adapted from ''Eriyum Panikadu'', a Tamil translation of the 1969 novel ''[[Red Tea]]'' by Paul Harris Daniel which explores Harris's encounters with enslaved tea plantation workers in the Madras Presidency in colonial India.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ramnath |first=Nandini |date=14 February 2013 |title=Film {{!}} Bleak house |url=http://www.livemint.com/Leisure/vgzhqaUsAy15m0jEccad1M/Film--Bleak-house.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130320051403/http://www.livemint.com/Leisure/vgzhqaUsAy15m0jEccad1M/Film--Bleak-house.html |archive-date=20 March 2013 |access-date=14 February 2013 |work=[[Mint (newspaper)|Mint]] |language=en}}</ref> It was tentatively titled ''Eriyum Thanal'', before being officially titled ''Paradesi''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=22 November 2011 |title=Bala's Eriyum Thanal from December |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/bala-s-eriyum-thanal-from-december-news-tamil-llwmuidebjj.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111126024730/http://www.sify.com/movies/bala-s-eriyum-thanal-from-december-news-tamil-llwmuidebjj.html |archive-date=26 November 2011 |access-date=22 November 2011 |website=[[Sify]]}}</ref> [[Poornima Ramaswamy]], in her film debut, was the costume designer.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Reddy |first=T Krithika |date=20 March 2013 |title=Throwback to the Thirties |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/throwback-to-the-thirties/article4529536.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230403170840/https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/throwback-to-the-thirties/article4529536.ece |archive-date=3 April 2023 |access-date=21 March 2025 |work=[[The Hindu]] |language=en}}</ref> [[Atharvaa]] was signed on to play the lead role, in his third leading role after ''[[Baana Kaathadi]]'' and ''[[Muppozhudhum Un Karpanaigal]]'', and Bala asked him to shed {{Convert|10|kg|lb}}.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ramanujam |first=Srinivas |date=5 March 2012 |title=Atharva loses 10 kilos |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/Atharva-loses-10-kilos/articleshow/12144214.cms |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160609022125/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/Atharva-loses-10-kilos/articleshow/12144214.cms |archive-date=9 June 2016 |access-date=21 March 2025 |work=[[The Times of India]] |language=en}}</ref> [[Vedhika]] was signed as the lead actress after a successful audition and makeup tests; Bala felt only she was apt for that role.<ref>{{Cite web |title=BRAND BALA IS ENOUGH FOR ME – VEDHIKA |url=https://www.behindwoods.com/new-videos/tamil-actors/vedhika/interviews.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220627132429/http://www.behindwoods.com/new-videos/tamil-actors/vedhika/interviews.html |archive-date=27 June 2022 |access-date=21 March 2025 |website=[[Behindwoods]] |language=en}}</ref> To portray her character, she wore dark makeup.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Pereira |first=Karen |date=13 December 2019 |title='The Body' actress Vedhika Kumar defends Bhumi Pednikar's controversial casting in 'Bala' |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/the-body-actress-vedhika-kumar-defends-bhumi-pednikars-controversial-casting-in-bala/articleshow/72524360.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20260417090408/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/the-body-actress-vedhika-kumar-defends-bhumi-pednikars-controversial-casting-in-bala/articleshow/72524360.cms |archive-date=17 April 2026 |access-date=21 March 2025 |work=[[The Times of India]] |language=en}}</ref> [[Pooja Umashankar|Pooja]], who had appeared in Bala's ''[[Naan Kadavul]]'' (2009), was originally cast in another major role, but opted out after the [[Film Employees Federation of South India#February 2012|2012 FEFSI strike]] caused scheduling conflicts.<ref>{{Cite news |date=21 August 2013 |title=I cried in Bala sir's office: Pooja |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/i-cried-in-bala-sirs-office-pooja/articleshow/21934051.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250318172748/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/i-cried-in-bala-sirs-office-pooja/articleshow/21934051.cms |archive-date=18 March 2025 |access-date=18 March 2025 |work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> She was subsequently replaced by [[Sai Dhanshika|Dhansika]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=7 May 2012 |title=Dhansika IN, Pooja OUT for Bala's Paradesi |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/dhansika-in-pooja-out-for-balas-paradesi/articleshow/13032189.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20260417090403/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/dhansika-in-pooja-out-for-balas-paradesi/articleshow/13032189.cms |archive-date=17 April 2026 |access-date=18 March 2025 |work=[[The Times of India]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=7 May 2012 |title=Pooja's loss in Dhansika's gain |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2012/May/07/poojas-loss-in-dhansikas-gain-365598.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250321135314/https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2012/May/07/poojas-loss-in-dhansikas-gain-365598.html |archive-date=21 March 2025 |access-date=21 March 2025 |website=[[The New Indian Express]] |language=en}}</ref>

[[Riythvika]], then a college student who was appearing in short films, made her feature film debut.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Rao |first=Subha J |date=4 November 2014 |title=An eye on good films |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/an-eye-on-good-films-riythvika/article6564129.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250321123336/https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/an-eye-on-good-films-riythvika/article6564129.ece |archive-date=21 March 2025 |access-date=21 March 2025 |work=[[The Hindu]] |language=en}}</ref> Jerry, one half of the filmmaking duo [[J. D.–Jerry]], made his acting debut as the main antagonist.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Naig |first=Udhav |date=6 April 2013 |title=Winning on a different turf |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/winning-on-a-different-turf/article4588147.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250321145733/https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/winning-on-a-different-turf/article4588147.ece |archive-date=21 March 2025 |access-date=21 March 2025 |work=[[The Hindu]] |language=en}}</ref> Bala cast about 200 junior artistes and had them all go bald, ensuring they stayed that way throughout the 200-day schedule.<ref>{{Cite web |date=31 August 2013 |title=More than just a win |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/features/more-just-win-2280324 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250321110137/https://www.deccanherald.com/features/more-just-win-2280324 |archive-date=21 March 2025 |access-date=21 March 2025 |website=[[Deccan Herald]] |language=en}}</ref> [[Srinivasan (Tamil actor)|Srinivasan]] revealed that he was approached by Bala to act in the film but declined due to scheduling conflicts with ''[[Kanna Laddu Thinna Aasaiya]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=19 April 2014 |title=“கோச்சடையான்” வரும்போது ‘ஆனந்தத் தொல்லை’யும் வரும்! |trans-title=When ''[[Kochadaiiyaan]]'' comes, so will ''Anandha Thollai''! |url=https://cinema.vikatan.com/kollywood/42274- |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260417091637/https://cinema.vikatan.com/kollywood/42274- |archive-date=17 April 2026 |access-date=17 April 2026 |website=[[Cinema Vikatan]] |language=ta}}</ref> [[Aishwarya Rajesh]] later revealed that she had auditioned for an undisclosed role in the film.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gupta |first=Rinku |date=30 June 2015 |title=From Slum Mom to Patti Mandram Speaker |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/From-Slum-Mom-to-Patti-Mandram-Speaker/2015/06/30/article2893381.ece |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016194124/http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/From-Slum-Mom-to-Patti-Mandram-Speaker/2015/06/30/article2893381.ece |archive-date=16 October 2015 |access-date=28 September 2015 |website=[[The New Indian Express]] |language=en}}</ref> ''Paradesi'' was shot in numerous locations including Salur and Manamadurai in Sivagangai district, Munnar and Talaiyar in Kerala, and the forest areas in Theni district.<ref>{{Cite web |date=9 August 2012 |title=Bala's Paradesi to release in October |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/south-balas-paradesi-to-release-in-october/20120809.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120818191551/http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/south-balas-paradesi-to-release-in-october/20120809.htm |archive-date=18 August 2012 |access-date=16 August 2012 |website=[[Rediff.com]] |language=en}}</ref> Dhansika starved for six days to achieve her look in the climax portions.<ref>{{Cite news |date=11 March 2013 |title=Bala makes his heroine starve |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/bala-makes-his-heroine-starve/articleshow/18905921.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250318172748/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/bala-makes-his-heroine-starve/articleshow/18905921.cms |archive-date=18 March 2025 |access-date=18 March 2025 |work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> Filming was completed in 90 working days.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Reddy |first=T Krithika |date=2 February 2013 |title=Brand BALA |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/brand-bala/article4372330.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250321115002/https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/brand-bala/article4372330.ece |archive-date=21 March 2025 |access-date=21 March 2025 |work=[[The Hindu]] |language=en}}</ref>

== Soundtrack ==
{{Main|Paradesi (soundtrack)}}
The soundtrack was composed by [[G. V. Prakash Kumar]]. The audio launch was held on 25 November 2012 at [[Sathyam Cinemas]], Chennai.<ref>{{Cite web |date=26 November 2012 |title=Bala's ''Paradesi'' audio launched |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/bala-s-paradesi-audio-launched-news-tamil-ml0k8Thjgjd.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121128085547/http://www.sify.com/movies/bala-s-paradesi-audio-launched-news-tamil-ml0k8Thjgjd.html |archive-date=28 November 2012 |access-date=9 May 2025 |website=[[Sify]]}}</ref>

== Marketing and release ==
It was initially announced that ''Paradesi'' would release on 21 December 2012.<ref>{{Cite news |date=3 November 2012 |title=Bala's Paradesi release date confirmed |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/balas-paradesi-release-date-confirmed/articleshow/17074930.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20260417100412/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/balas-paradesi-release-date-confirmed/articleshow/17074930.cms |archive-date=17 April 2026 |access-date=17 April 2026 |work=[[The Times of India]] |language=en}}</ref> Eventually it was released on 15 March 2013.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=13 March 2013 |title=Bala's 'Paradesi' teaser creates a furore! |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/balas-paradesi-teaser-creates-a-furore-news-tamil-ndnjJdaeigi.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130314224316/http://www.sify.com/movies/balas-paradesi-teaser-creates-a-furore-news-tamil-ndnjJdaeigi.html |archive-date=14 March 2013 |access-date=17 June 2013 |website=[[Sify]]}}</ref> A one-minute reality trailer, released a few days before, drew controversies as it showed Bala hitting and abusing the actors.<ref name=":0" /> The final shot, showing Bala smiling, only added to the controversies.<ref>{{Cite news |date=14 March 2013 |title=Bala's reality trailer horrifies fans |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/balas-reality-trailer-horrifies-fans/articleshow/18951728.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20260417100433/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/balas-reality-trailer-horrifies-fans/articleshow/18951728.cms |archive-date=17 April 2026 |access-date=13 June 2025 |work=[[The Times of India]] |language=en}}</ref> Later, it was explained that Bala was simply enacting the scenes for the actors, and the sticks used to hit them were fake.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Naig |first=Udhav |date=15 March 2013 |title=Point counterpoint |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/point-counterpoint/article4512317.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250321110138/https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/point-counterpoint/article4512317.ece |archive-date=21 March 2025 |access-date=21 March 2025 |work=[[The Hindu]] |language=en}}</ref>

=== Critical reception ===
S Saraswathi of ''[[Rediff.com]]'' rated the film 4 stars out of 5, saying "Bala's ''Paradesi'' stays with you long after you walk out of the theatre. In fact you need a few minutes to reorient yourself back to the present, Bala captivates with his authentic script, unadorned visuals and down-to-earth characters. A must-watch."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Saraswathi |first=S |date=15 March 2013 |title=Review: Paradesi is exceptional |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/south-review-paradesi-is-exceptional/20130315.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130518083835/http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/south-review-paradesi-is-exceptional/20130315.htm |archive-date=18 May 2013 |access-date=10 May 2013 |website=[[Rediff.com]]}}</ref> ''[[Sify]]'' said, "''Paradesi'' may be too dark for some viewers. But here is a definitive movie that touches a deep emotional chord and will leave a lump in your throat. ''Paradesi'' is definitively a classic with grace and power", going on to call it "brilliant".<ref name="Sify">{{Cite web |title=Paradesi |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/paradesi-review-tamil-15023190.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130316024312/http://www.sify.com/movies/paradesi-review-tamil-15023190.html |archive-date=16 March 2013 |access-date=29 October 2013 |website=[[Sify]]}}</ref> Vivek Ramz of ''[[In.com]]'' rated it 4 out of 5 and stated that "''Paradesi'' is dark, gritty and bloody realistic" & concluded that it is "film-making at its best. A must watch!"<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ramz |first=Vivek |date=18 March 2013 |title=Tamil movie review: Paradesi is a masterpiece! |url=http://www.in.com/news/entertainment/tamil-movie-review-paradesi-is-a-masterpiece-50197464-in-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130322071305/http://www.in.com/news/entertainment/tamil-movie-review-paradesi-is-a-masterpiece-50197464-in-1.html |archive-date=22 March 2013 |access-date=10 May 2013 |website=[[In.com]]}}</ref> Ramesh Ganapathy of ''[[IBNLive]]'' called the film "pure unadulterated cinema and the screenplay and the plot rank high above everything else" and "a master class in great filmmaking".<ref name="IBNLive">{{Cite web |last=Ganapathy |first=Ramesh |date=16 March 2013 |title=Tamil Review: Paradesi is a master class in great filmmaking |url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/tamil-review-paradesi-is-a-master-class-in-great-filmmaking/379132-71-178.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130322001619/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/tamil-review-paradesi-is-a-master-class-in-great-filmmaking/379132-71-178.html |archive-date=22 March 2013 |access-date=29 October 2013 |website=[[IBNLive]]}}</ref>

[[Baradwaj Rangan]] wrote for ''[[The Hindu]]'', "[The] traditional commercial-film elements are an odd fit in a film that's attempting to be something wholly different. Paradesi is an important lesson on a forgotten chapter of history, but as cinema, Bala's truest isn't up there with Bala's best."<ref>{{Cite news |last=Rangan |first=Baradwaj |author-link=Baradwaj Rangan |date=16 March 2013 |title=Paradesi: Tea and no sympathy |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-reviews/paradesi-tea-and-no-sympathy/article4515862.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130731075021/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-reviews/paradesi-tea-and-no-sympathy/article4515862.ece |archive-date=31 July 2013 |access-date=15 August 2013 |work=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref> Nandini Ramnath of ''[[Mint (newspaper)|Mint]]'' said, "During ''Paradesi''{{'s}} most heightened moments, it appears as though Bala is single-handedly trying to undo that cinematic legacy" and concluded, "''Paradesi'' clocks a crisp 120 minutes– not enough to replicate the richness of ''Pithamagan'' and ''Avan Ivan'', and not enough to accommodate new ideas on age-old forms of exploitation".<ref name="Livemint">{{Cite web |last=Ramnath |first=Nandini |date=15 March 2013 |title=Film Review {{pipe}} Paradesi |url=http://www.livemint.com/Leisure/d18UfRE8Ocn1aGhnFrItUN/Film-Review--Paradesi.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170520092920/http://www.livemint.com/Leisure/d18UfRE8Ocn1aGhnFrItUN/Film-Review--Paradesi.html |archive-date=20 May 2017 |access-date=10 May 2013 |website=[[Mint (newspaper)|Mint]]}}</ref> N Venkateswaran of ''[[The Times of India]]'' wrote, "Art director C S Balachander and costume designer Poornima faithfully recreate the pre-independence era, while editor Kishore T E ensures a crisp and satisfying watch. But what shines through all this is the vision of Bala".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Venkateswaran |first=N |date=14 March 2013 |title=Paradesi Movie Review |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/Paradesi/movie-review/19002399.cms |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150605100302/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/Paradesi/movie-review/19002399.cms |archive-date=5 June 2015 |access-date=21 March 2025 |website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>

=== Box office ===
''Paradesi'' collected approximately {{INRConvert|4.86|c}} in Tamil Nadu in its first weekend. The film collected {{INRConvert|16.08|l}} in the United Kingdom and {{INRConvert|22.48|l}} in the United States in first weekend.<ref>{{Cite web |date=20 March 2013 |title=Rs.4.86 crore opening weekend for 'Paradesi' in Tamil Nadu |url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/bollywood/rs-4-86-crore-opening-weekend-for-paradesi-in-tamil-nadu-6974.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250528022715/https://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/bollywood/rs-4-86-crore-opening-weekend-for-paradesi-in-tamil-nadu-6974.html |archive-date=28 May 2025 |access-date=21 March 2025 |website=[[India TV]] |language=en |agency=[[Indo-Asian News Service|IANS]]}}</ref>

== Accolades ==
{{Main|List of accolades received by Paradesi (2013 film)}}
Poornima Ramaswamy won the [[National Film Award for Best Costume Design]] for her work in ''Paradesi''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=60th National Film Awards for 2012 |url=http://dff.nic.in/FeaturedFilm_60th_NATIONAL_FILM_AWARDS_2012_Announced.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170519160238/http://dff.nic.in/FeaturedFilm_60th_NATIONAL_FILM_AWARDS_2012_Announced.pdf |archive-date=19 May 2017 |access-date=19 May 2017 |website=[[Directorate of Film Festivals]]}}</ref> The film received nine [[Filmfare Awards South]] nominations including [[Filmfare Award for Best Film – Tamil|Best Tamil Film]] (Bala) and [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil|Best Tamil Actress]] (Vedhika), and went on to win for [[Filmfare Award for Best Director – Tamil|Best Tamil Director]] (Bala), [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil|Best Tamil Actor]] (Atharvaa) and [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Tamil|Best Tamil Supporting Actress]] (Dhansika).<ref name="FFNL">{{Cite web |date=8 July 2014 |title=61st Idea Filmfare Awards (South) Nomination list |url=http://www.filmfare.com/features/61st-idea-filmfare-awards-south-nomination-list-6638-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170519161200/http://www.filmfare.com/features/61st-idea-filmfare-awards-south-nomination-list-6638.html |archive-date=19 May 2017 |access-date=21 March 2025 |website=[[Filmfare]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=13 July 2014 |title=Winners of 61st Idea Filmfare Awards South |url=http://www.filmfare.com/features/winners-of-61st-idea-filmfare-awards-south-6712-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170519161743/http://www.filmfare.com/features/winners-of-61st-idea-filmfare-awards-south-6712.html |archive-date=19 May 2017 |access-date=19 May 2017 |website=[[Filmfare]]}}</ref>

== See also ==
* [[List of films featuring slavery]]

== References ==
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