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'''''Kalari''''' ({{trans|Warfield}}) is a 2018 [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[action film|action]] [[thriller film]] directed by Kiran and produced by Senith Keloth under the Nakshathra Movie Magic banner. The film stars [[Krishna (Tamil actor)|Krishna]], [[Vidya Pradeep]], and [[Samyuktha Menon]] in the lead roles, while [[M. S. Bhaskar]] and [[Jayaprakash]] play pivotal roles. The soundtrack and background score were composed by V. Prasanna, while the cinematography and editing were done by [[R. B. Gurudev]] and [[Sathyaraj Natarajan]] respectively. The film released on 24 August 2018.

Directed by debutant Kiran, the film is set in Vathuruthy in Kochi and tells the tale of a strained father-son relationship. [[Krishna (Tamil actor)|Krishna]] was signed to portray a man with agoraphobia who wants to lead a peaceful life, while his abusive father, essayed by [[M. S. Bhaskar]], was characterised as a rogue who lives life at his own will. [[Vidya Pradeep]] was selected to play Krishna’s pair, while [[Samyuktha Menon]] was signed to debut as Krishna’s sister. [[R. B. Gurudev]] handled the film's cinematography, while playback singer V. Prasanna turned music composer with this film.<ref>https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/kollywood/090817/krishna-is-an-omniphobic-in-kalari.html</ref> Kiran had filmed the project in Vathuruthy owing to its large Tamil population and its proximity to a railway track, which features throughout the film. In regard to the title, Krishna noted the film has nothing to do with [[kalaripayattu]], the art form. He stated that "kalari" in Tamil means war and the film dealt with the internal and external wars of his character in the film.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/kalari-has-nothing-to-do-with-kalaripayattu-krishna/articleshow/60004972.cms | title=Kalari has nothing to do with kalaripayattu: Krishna|date=11 August 2017|newspaper=The Times of India|first=Mrinalini|last=Sundar|accessdate=28 March 2019 }}</ref>

The shoot of the film began in January 2017 and continued throughout the year.<ref>https://www.desimartini.com/news/tamil/vidya-pradeep-drifts-to-ktown-article43587.htm</ref><ref>https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/kollywood/270117/vidya-pradeep-goes-to-sandalwood.html</ref><ref>http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-17/vidya-pradeep-talks-about-her-role-in-atharvaas-othaikku-otha.html</ref>

''The Times of India'' gave the film two out of five stars and wrote that "Kalari is let down by the dated treatment. Neither the script nor the filmmaking feels fresh."<ref>https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/kalari/movie-review/65526224.cms</ref>