Directed by Bala · Music by Vidyasagar · 2001
Bala's mass commercial outing with Vijay. Strong performances. Major hit.
This was Vijay's film 29 of 69 as a lead actor — counted from his debut Naalaiya Theerpu (1992) — released in 2001 during the 2000s.
A remake of the Telugu hit Badri; its sports-action flavour and Ramana Gogula's peppy music made it a commercial success.
Badri (2001) was a well-received chapter in Vijay's steadily rising career, part of the remarkable consistency that defined his run through the 2000s and built the enormous fan base that would later power his political movement.