India Synopsis
தலைவா
“Time To Lead”
A mafia don sends his son out of the country because he doesn't want even a shadow of his life falling on him. Destiny wills otherwise. The son makes an innocuous trip to Mumbai to visit his dad. And ends up filling his father's large shoes.
Action + Drama in India
286 India titles in our catalog blend the Action and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Thalaivaa itself).
The 2012–2014 India Window
In the crowded 2012-2014 India release window, Thalaivaa sits at #201 of 262. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
The 2010s India Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in India, 919 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Thalaivaa premiered alongside 100 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 100 other India films in 2013.
The 1006th India title from India we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1913).
Our India catalog contains 1,983 titles in total (1,904 films).
Audience Engagement
40 audience reviews — more than 74% of India films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 62th percentile among India films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Thalaivaa, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- don · 5
- vigilantism · 3
- fight for justice · 2
- community service · 1
- mafia · 24
- politics · 39
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,658 of 1,983 India films indexed here (16th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -1.0 points below the India average of 6.4/10.
Among India Action productions specifically: #502 of 637 (top 79%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | India |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Tamil |
| Production Companies | Sri Mishri Production |
| Runtime | 3h 2m |
| Release Date | August 20, 2013 |
| IMDb | tt2617676 |
| Official Site | www.thalaivaa.com |