Balle Vellaiyathevaa

Balle Vellaiyathevaa is a 2016 Indian Tamil-language comedy drama film directed by P. Solai Prakash. The film is produced by Sasikumar, who also stars in the lead role, alongside Tanya Ravichandran, while Rohini and Kovai Sarala appear in supporting roles. The music was composed by Darbuka Siva with cinematography by Ravindranatha Guru and editing by Praveen Antony. The film was released on 23 December 2016.

Plot
Sakthi moves to a new village after his mother, who is a postmaster, gets transferred. He befriends a childless couple and falls in love with Thanikodi, a butcher's daughter.

Cast

 * Sasikumar as Sakthi
 * Tanya Ravichandran as Thanikodi
 * Rohini as Sakthi's mother
 * Kovai Sarala as Kathai, Sakthi's adopted grandmother
 * Sangili Murugan
 * Bala Singh
 * Leesha Eclairs

Production
Following the release of Kidaari (2016), Sasikumar announced that he would produce and star in a film to be directed by newcomer Prakash. The film began its shoot in Theni in the middle of September 2016. Kovai Sarala and Sangili Murugan were signed on to play supporting roles, before actress Tanya was signed on to play the lead female role. Darbuka Siva and Ravi were signed on as music composer and cinematographer, respectively. Ravi used Red Weapon 8K for the first time in Tamil film industry.

The film was reported to be titled Alapparai, before the title Balle Vellaiyathevaa was confirmed in November 2016.

Reception
Film critic Baradwaj Rangan wrote, "There’s no effort in any department of filmmaking, and we’re just left with the sight of M Sasikumar angling for an easy B/C-centre hit. No one can grudge him that, and not every film can be a Subramaniapuram, but is a little quality control too much to expect?"