Kaaviya Thalaivan
2014 2h 30m movie Film India

Kaaviya Thalaivan

காவியத்தலைவன்

“Epic Hero”

Synopsis

காவியத்தலைவன்

“Epic Hero”

The two best disciples of Sivadas Swamigal, the earnest owner of a Drama school, are by design pitted against each other by the guru himself and this create multiple calamities ending in the duo's separation. Years pass by as one finds a good holding and the other wobbles away as a drunk loser only for them to cross paths again when the ongoing Indian Independence Movement gives another chance for the tables to turn!

Other Titles From Y NOT Studios

Romance + History in India

13 India titles in our catalog blend the Romance and History genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Kaaviya Thalaivan itself).

The 2013–2015 India Window

Kaaviya Thalaivan holds position #73 of 288 India films in the 2013–2015 window, below highlighted by audience rating.

  1. Mahabharat
    #1

    Mahabharat

    ★ 8.6 · 2013
  2. Sathuranga Vettai
    #2

    Sathuranga Vettai

    ★ 8.3 · 2014
  3. India's Daughter
    #3

    India's Daughter

    ★ 8.1 · 2015
  4. Madras
    #4

    Madras

    ★ 8.1 · 2014
  5. Punjab 1984
    #5

    Punjab 1984

    ★ 8.1 · 2014
  6. Kaaka Muttai
    #6

    Kaaka Muttai

    ★ 8.0 · 2015
  7. Papanasam
    #7

    Papanasam

    ★ 7.9 · 2015
  8. Tashi and the Monk
    #8

    Tashi and the Monk

    ★ 7.9 · 2015

The 2010s India Landscape

Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in India, 919 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Kaaviya Thalaivan premiered alongside 91 others.

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 91 other India films in 2014.

The 1130th India title from India we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1913).

Our India catalog contains 1,983 titles in total (1,904 films).

Audience Engagement

10
Reviews
8th
Review-volume percentile
16th
Popularity percentile

10 audience reviews — more than 8% of India films in our index.

Popularity sits at the 16th percentile among India films.

Thematic Fingerprint

Tags on Kaaviya Thalaivan, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.

Distinctive themes · rare across catalog
  • ego · 2
Recurring themes · common across catalog
  • historical · 28
  • jealousy · 24
  • theater play · 7
Mainstream tags · widely used across catalog
  • revenge · 210

Reception Benchmarks

7.0
TMDB Rating
10
Audience Reviews
Highly Rated
Critical Tier

Ranked #585 of 1,983 India films indexed here (70th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is +0.6 points above the India average of 6.4/10.

Among India Romance productions specifically: #124 of 573 (top 22%).

Production Details

Primary CountryIndia
Original LanguageTamil
Production CompaniesY NOT Studios
Runtime2h 30m
Release DateNovember 28, 2014
IMDbtt2624704