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Theri
2016
· Movie
· 157 min
B
MEANRANK
73/100
Every rating
69–78
out of 100
Everyone agrees
Lowest is Letterboxd on 69, highest is Rotten Tomatoes viewers on 78.
See the most agreed on films →A quiet, humble baker named Joseph runs a small bakery and lives a peaceful life with his young daughter. His past as a ruthless police officer, who took violent revenge on the gang that killed his pregnant wife, comes back to haunt him when a new threat emerges, forcing him to unleash the deadly skills he had long suppressed.
Details
- Directors
- Atlee, T K Madhan Prasad
- Writer
- Atlee
- Studio
- V Creations, Vijaya Films
- Released
- 14 April 2016
- Country
- India
- Language
- Tamil
- Runtime
- 157 min
- Awards
- 8 wins, 14 nominations
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Cast
Full cast (34) →
Awards & nominations
See all 22 →8 wins from 22 nominations across 4 ceremonies
| Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards 2017 | Best Child Actor | Nainika | Winner |
| Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards 2017 | Best Stunt Choreography | Dhilip Subbarayan, Kaloyan Vodenicharov | Winner |
| Behindwoods Gold Medal 2017 | People's Choice Actor – Female | Samantha Ruth Prabhu | Winner |
| Behindwoods Gold Medal 2017 | People's Choice Director | Atlee | Winner |
| Behindwoods Gold Medal 2017 | Best PRO | Diamond Babu, Riaz K. Ahmed (also for Kabali ) | Winner |
| Filmfare Awards South 2017 | Best Film – Tamil | Kalaipuli S. Thanu | Nominee |
| Filmfare Awards South 2017 | Best Director – Tamil | Atlee | Nominee |
| Filmfare Awards South 2017 | Best Actor – Tamil | Vijay | Nominee |
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Behindwoods Gold Medal
3 nominations, 3 won
| Best PRO | Diamond Babu, Riaz K. Ahmed (also for Kabali ) | Winner |
| People's Choice Actor – Female | Samantha Ruth Prabhu | Winner |
| People's Choice Director | Atlee | Winner |
Filmfare Awards South
11 nominations, 2 won
| Best Actor in a Negative Role – Tamil | J. Mahendran | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actress – Tamil | Nainika | Winner |
| Best Actor – Tamil | Vijay | Nominee |
| Best Actress – Tamil | Samantha Ruth Prabhu | Nominee |
| Best Director – Tamil | Atlee | Nominee |
| Best Female Playback Singer – Tamil | Neeti Mohan – (for "Chella Kutti") | Nominee |
| Best Film – Tamil | Kalaipuli S. Thanu | Nominee |
| Best Music Director – Tamil | G. V. Prakash Kumar | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor – Tamil | J. Mahendran | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor – Tamil | Rajendran | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress – Tamil | Radhika Sarathkumar | Nominee |
Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Child Actor | Nainika | Winner |
| Best Stunt Choreography | Dhilip Subbarayan, Kaloyan Vodenicharov | Winner |
South Indian International Movie Awards
6 nominations, 1 won
| Best Director – Tamil | Atlee | Winner |
| Best Actor in a Negative Role – Tamil | J. Mahendran | Nominee |
| Best Actor – Tamil | Vijay | Nominee |
| Best Actress in a Supporting Role – Tamil | Radhika Sarathkumar | Nominee |
| Best Actress – Tamil | Samantha Ruth Prabhu | Nominee |
| Best Film – Tamil | Kalaipuli S. Thanu | Nominee |