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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Kalavu<br />
| image = Kalavu (2019).jpg<br />
| alt = <!-- see WP:ALT --><br />
| caption = Poster<br />
| director = Murali Karthick<br />
| producer = Diliban M. Sengottian<br />I. B. Karthikeyan<br />
| writer = Murali Karthick<br />
| story = Murali Karthick<br />
| starring = [[Kalaiyarasan]]<br />[[Karunakaran (actor)|Karunakaran]]<br />[[Venkat Prabhu]]<br />[[Vatsan Chakravarthy]]<br />[[Abhirami Venkatachalam|Abhirami Iyer]] <br />
| music = [[K. S. Sundaramurthy]]<br />
| cinematography = Vignesh Rajagopalan<br />
| editing = Kiripakaran Purushothaman<br />
| studio = Spicy Cool Impressions<br />Big Print Pictures<br /><br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Tamil<br />
| released = {{Film date|2019|02|09|df=y}}<br />
}}<br />
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'''''Kalavu''''' ({{trans|Theft}}) is a 2019 Indian Tamil [[thriller film]] written and directed by Murali Karthick. The film stars [[Kalaiyarasan]] and [[Karunakaran (actor)|Karunakaran]] in the leading roles, with [[Vatsan Chakravarthy]] and [[Abhirami Venkatachalam|Abhirami Iyer]] in a supporting roles. The film features music composed by Sundaramurthy.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.studioflicks.com/news/kalaiarasans-next-kalavu-is-a-crime-thriller/|title=Kalaiarasan's next 'Kalavu' is a crime thriller |website=StudioFlicks.com}}</ref> The film was released on [[ZEE5]] on 9 February 2019.<br />
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== Cast ==<br />
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*[[Kalaiyarasan]] as Sujeeth<br />
*[[Karunakaran (actor)|Karunakaran]] as Gautham<br />
*[[Venkat Prabhu]] as Inspector<br />
*[[Vatsan Chakravarthy]] as Stephen<br />
*[[Abhirami Venkatachalam|Abhirami Iyer]] as Shruthi<br />
*[[Chinni Jayanth]] as watchman<br />
*[[Chetan (actor)|Chetan]] as Sujeeth's father<br />
*[[Geevee]] as Ashok<br />
*Gautham Harikrishnan<br />
*Aravind Murali as Maari<br />
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== Production ==<br />
Debutant director Murali Karthick created a 37-minute pilot film to show producers before getting an opportunity to make the film. [[Kalaiyarasan]], [[Karunakaran (actor)|Karunakaran]] and [[Venkat Prabhu]] were selected to play the lead roles, while model [[Abhirami Venkatachalam|Abhirami Iyer]] was signed to play a lead actress.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/kalai-and-karunakaran-team-up-for-a-thriller/articleshow/57375419.cms|title=Kalai and Karunakaran team up for a thriller|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/kalaiyarasan-karunakaran-abhirami-iyer-next-new-movie-kalavu-tamil-news-180233.html|title=IndiaGlitz – Kalaiyarasan Karunakaran Abhirami Iyer next new movie Kalavu – Tamil Movie News|website=Indiaglitz.com}}</ref><br />
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== Reception ==<br />
The film was released as a [[ZEE5]] original on 9 February 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-16/venkat-prabhus-kalavu-movie-will-release-in-zee-5.html|title=Venkat Prabhu's Kalavu movie will release in Zee 5|date=5 February 2019|website=Behindwoods.com|accessdate=15 February 2019}}</ref> ''The Indian Express'' wrote "The writing is intelligent and so is the screenplay. With the scenes and its match cuts, director Murali Karthick firmly positions himself as an unreliable narrator, keeping you hooked".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/reviews/tamil/2019/feb/10/kalavu-review-a-neatly-planned-theft-10042.html|title=Kalavu review: A neatly planned theft|newspaper=[[The New Indian Express]]|accessdate=15 February 2019}}</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
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==External links==<br />
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[[Category:2019 films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:2019 directorial debut films]]<br />
[[Category:2010s Tamil-language films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian thriller films]]<br />
[[Category:Hyperlink films]]<br />
[[Category:ZEE5 original films]]<br />
[[Category:2019 direct-to-video films]]<br />
[[Category:2019 thriller films]]<br />
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