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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Galtha<br />
| image = Galtha.jpg<br />
| caption = Official theatrical poster<br />
| director = S Hari Uthraa <br />
| producer = Malarkodi Raghupati<br /> S Hari Uthraa <br /> R Usha<br />
| writer =<br />
| starring = Sivanishanth<br /> Ayra<br />Antony<br />
| music = K Jai Krish<br />
| cinematography = B Vasu <br />
| editing = Muthu Maniasamy<br />
| studio = Malar Movie Makers<br />I Creations<br />
| distributor = MMM Raghupathi<br />
| runtime = 111 minutes<br />
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2020|2|28}}<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Tamil<br />
| budget = <!--Must be attributed to a reliable published source with an established reputation for fact-checking. No blogs, no IMDb.--><br />
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'''''Galtha''''' is a 2020 Tamil-language [[political thriller]] directed by Hari Uthraa. The film stars Sivanishanth, Ayra, and Antony, and is based on several true incidents of illegal dumping of [[Biomedical waste|medical waste]] and other [[hazardous waste]] form neighboring states such as [[Kerala]] on [[Tamil Nadu|Tamilnadu]] border districts such as Puliyarai and Valliyoor in [[Tirunelveli]] district and border villages of [[Coimbatore]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/kaltha-is-deeply-influenced-by-the-real-life-incidents/articleshow/73070388.cms|title=Kaltha is deeply influenced by the real-life incidents | newspaper=The Times of India | date=2 January 2020 | accessdate=18 August 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/kollywood/160220/a-film-on-a-pressing-current-issue.html|title=A film on a pressing current issue|first=Anupama|last=Subramanian|date=16 February 2020|website=Deccan Chronicle}}</ref><br />
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== Plot ==<br />
The plot of the film revolves around a fictional village called Thannilankadu and the political influence on the villages where the waste is being dumped. With the help of local political influence the trucks with medical and other waste are illegally transported through Tamil Nadu checkpost while returning from Kerala. The story travels on a village backdrop on how these hazardous waste causes numerous health problems and a sudden outbreak of an unknown virus and how the people are reacting to the situation. <br />
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== Cast ==<br />
* Sivanishanth as Lenin <br />
* Ayra as Isaiarasi <br />
* Merku Thodarchi Malai Antony as Guna <br />
* Divya <br />
* [[Appukutty]] <br />
* Gajaraj as Church father<br />
* Kaaka Muttai Sasi Kumar <br />
* SMT Karunanidhi<br />
*Tiger Garden Thangadurai<br />
*Muthuveera<br />
*Suresh<br />
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== Release ==<br />
''The Times of India'' gave the film one out of five stars and wrote that "There is amateurishness on all fronts, from the writing to the acting to the scoring".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/galtha/movie-review/74384999.cms|title=Galtha Movie Review:There is amateurishness on all fronts, from the writing to the acting to the scoring.|work=The Times of India}}</ref> ''Dinamalar'' praised the background music while criticizing the shortcomings of the story.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cinema.dinamalar.com/movie-review/2960/Kaltha/|title=கல்தா - விமர்சனம்}}</ref> ''Maalaimalar'' praised the music and cinematography.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cinema.maalaimalar.com/cinema/review/2020/02/28083529/1288309/Galtha-movie-review-in-tamil.vpf|title=மருத்துவ கழிவின் பாதிப்பு - கல்தா விமர்சனம்|date=28 February 2020}}</ref><br />
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== External links ==<br />
* {{imdb title|11859476}}<br />
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