Kuselan
குசேலன்
Synopsis
Balakrishnan and Ashok are two childhood friends who lose touch with each other. One of them goes on to become a national figure and the other, a village barber.
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Rajinikanth
Ashok Kumar
Nayanthara
Nayanthara
Meena
Sridevi
Tanikella Bharani
School Teacher
Prabhu
Senthilnathan
P. Vasu
Self
Pasupathy
Balakrishnan
Vadivelu
'Saloon Kadai' Shanmugam
Livingston
Kuppusamy
Santhanam
'Nagercoil' Nagaraj
Sona Heiden
Sona
K. Balachander
Self
G. V. Prakash Kumar
Self
Soundarya Rajinikanth
Self
Suja Varunee
Self
Thalapathi Dinesh
Madhan Bob
Madhan Bob
Vaiyapuri
Sathya
Financials & Box Office Performance
Production Budget
$9.9M
Filming & production cost
Worldwide Gross
$1M
Total global ticket sales
Box Office Return
0.1x
-$8.9M deficit
Theatrical Status
Budget Return
Box office tier
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- P. Vasu
- Screenplay & Story
- P. Vasu
- Original Score
- G. V. Prakash Kumar
- Original Title
- குசேலன்
- Country of Origin
- India
- Spoken Languages
- Tamil
- Runtime
- 2h 40m
- Production Budget
- $9.9M
- Worldwide Gross
- $1M
- Production Studios
- Kavithalayaa Productions, Seven Arts International
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
P. Vasu
P. Vasu, Marudhuri Raja, Sreenivasan, Yugabharathi, Vaali, Pa. Vijay, Dr. Kirutiya
G. V. Prakash Kumar
Arvind Krishna
Saravana
C. Ashwini Dutt, Pushpa Kandaswamy, G.P. Vijayakumar
Department Leadership Roster
P. Vasu
Director
C. Ashwini Dutt
Producer
Pushpa Kandaswamy
Producer
G. V. Prakash Kumar
Original Music Composer
P. Vasu
Screenplay
Arvind Krishna
Director of Photography
Thalapathi Dinesh
Stunt Coordinator
Saravana
Editor
G.P. Vijayakumar
Producer
Age Classification & Content Advisories
Official viewer rating standards and content warnings across international classification boards.
International Certification Matrix
Universal Public Exhibition — Unrestricted family viewing.
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Frequently Asked Questions About Kuselan
Quick factual answers about cast, synopsis, director, box office, and release information.
What is Kuselan about?
Balakrishnan and Ashok are two childhood friends who lose touch with each other. One of them goes on to become a national figure and the other, a village barber.
Who directed Kuselan?
Kuselan was directed by P. Vasu.
Who stars in Kuselan?
The principal cast of Kuselan includes Rajinikanth, Nayanthara, Meena, Tanikella Bharani, Prabhu.
When was Kuselan released and how long is it?
Kuselan was released in 2008 with a total runtime of 2h 40m.
What was the box office and production budget of Kuselan?
Kuselan had a reported production budget of $9.9M and grossed $1M at the worldwide box office (0.1 return on budget, classified as a underperformed).
Who composed the musical score for Kuselan?
The original motion picture soundtrack for Kuselan was composed by G. V. Prakash Kumar.
What is the age rating and content advisory for Kuselan?
Kuselan holds official age classifications: IN: U (Universal Public Exhibition — Unrestricted family viewing.).