Kaala
காலா
Synopsis
Karikaalan consistently fights to keep the people of Dharavi, a slum in Mumbai, safe from the clutches of mighty politicians and the land mafia don, Hari Dhadha.
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Kaala (Tamil) - Official Trailer | Rajinikanth | Pa Ranjith | Dhanush | Santhosh Narayanan
Type: Trailer • Published 2018-05-28
Top Cast
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Rajinikanth
Karikaalan Vengaiyan 'Kaala'
Nana Patekar
Haridev Abhayankar 'Hari Dhadha'
Easwari Rao
Selvi Karikaalan
Huma Qureshi
Zareena
Samuthirakani
Vaaliyappan
Anjali Patil
Charumathi 'Puyal'
Manikandan
Lenin
Dhileban
Selvam
Nithish Veera
Kathiravan
Aruldoss
MLA
Aravind Akash
Shivaji Gaekwod Rao
Sayaji Shinde
Minister
Sampath Raj
Vishnu Bhai
Ravi Kale
Sunil
Pankaj Tripathi
SP Pankaj Patil
Arundhathi Nair
Karikaalan's Daughter-in-Law
Sakshi Agarwal
Karikaalan's Daughter-in-Law
Ramesh Thilak
Journalist
Financials & Box Office Performance
Production Budget
$20M
Filming & production cost
Worldwide Gross
$19.3M
Total global ticket sales
Box Office Return
0.96x
-$743K deficit
Theatrical Status
Budget Return
Box office tier
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Pa. Ranjith
- Screenplay & Story
- Pa. Ranjith
- Original Score
- Santhosh Narayanan
- Original Title
- காலா
- Country of Origin
- India
- Spoken Languages
- Hindi, Tamil, Marathi
- Runtime
- 2h 46m
- Production Budget
- $20M
- Worldwide Gross
- $19.3M
- Production Studios
- Wunderbar Films, Lyca Productions
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Pa. Ranjith
Pa. Ranjith, Kabilan, Roshan Jamrock, Arivu, Uma Devi, Varun Grover, Arunraja Kamaraj
Santhosh Narayanan
R Tamizh Thendral, G. Murali
Sreekar Prasad
Dhanush, Allirajah Subaskaran, S. Vinoth Kumar
Department Leadership Roster
Dhilip Subbarayan
Stunt Coordinator
Pa. Ranjith
Screenplay
Santhosh Narayanan
Original Music Composer
Pa. Ranjith
Director
G. Murali
Director of Photography
Dhanush
Producer
Sreekar Prasad
Editor
Anu Vardhan
Costume Design
Allirajah Subaskaran
Producer
Subika
Costume Design
Selvan
Costume Design
Age Classification & Content Advisories
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Frequently Asked Questions About Kaala
Quick factual answers about cast, synopsis, director, box office, and release information.
What is Kaala about?
Karikaalan consistently fights to keep the people of Dharavi, a slum in Mumbai, safe from the clutches of mighty politicians and the land mafia don, Hari Dhadha.
Who directed Kaala?
Kaala was directed by Pa. Ranjith.
Who stars in Kaala?
The principal cast of Kaala includes Rajinikanth, Nana Patekar, Easwari Rao, Huma Qureshi, Samuthirakani.
When was Kaala released and how long is it?
Kaala was released in 2018 with a total runtime of 2h 46m.
What was the box office and production budget of Kaala?
Kaala had a reported production budget of $20M and grossed $19.3M at the worldwide box office (0.96 return on budget, classified as a underperformed).
Who composed the musical score for Kaala?
The original motion picture soundtrack for Kaala was composed by Santhosh Narayanan.
What is the age rating and content advisory for Kaala?
Kaala holds official age classifications: IN: UA (Parental Guidance for children below the age of 12.).