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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Balam<br />
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| director = [[Murali Krishna (director)|Murali Krishna]]<br />
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| starring = Arvind Vinod<br>[[Deepa Chari]]<br />
| music = [[Yugendran]]<br />
| cinematography = Shree Shankar<br />
| editing = Satish Kurasowa <br />
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| released = {{Film date|df=y|2009|12|25}}<br />
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| studio = C J Reddy Enterprises<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Tamil<br />
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'''''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><br />
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==Cast==<br />
*[[Krishna (TV actor)|Krishna]] as Balaji<br />
*Arvind Vinod as Mahesh<br />
*[[Deepa Chari]] as Divya<br />
*[[Suhasini Maniratnam|Suhasini]]<br />
*[[Rahman (actor)|Rahman]]<br />
*[[Ganja Karuppu]] as Altap Arumugam<br />
*[[Santhanam (actor)|Santhanam]]<br />
*[[Cool Suresh]] <br />
*Jayasakthi<br />
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==Production==<br />
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><br />
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==Release==<br />
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><br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:2009 films]]<br />
[[Category:2000s Tamil-language films]]<br />
[[Category:2009 romantic drama films]]<br />
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