The Pure-Hearted Villain

An Indian Musical film about the life of a dying modern day superstar,which overlaps with that of an eighth-century character he plays in his Last film

  • Ramesh Aravind
    Director
    Rama Shama Bhama,Nammanna Don,Venkata in Sankata,Accident,Sathyavan Savithri,
  • Kamal Haasan
    Writer
    Vishwaroop,Unnaipol Oruvan,Dasavatharam,Mumbai Xpress,Virumaandi,Anbe Sivam,Aalavandhan,Hey Ram,Kuruthipunal,Virasat,Magalir Mattum,Thevar Magan,Gunaa,Michael Madana Kama Rajan,Indrudu Chandrudu,Apoorva Sagodharargal,Vikram,Raja Paarvai,Guru
  • Kamal Haasan
    Producer
    Vishwaroop,Unnaipol Oruvan,Mumbai Xpress,Virumaandi,Hey Ram,Kaathala Kaathala,Chachi 420,Kuruthipunal,Magalir Mattum,Thevar Magan,Gunaa,Apoorva Sagodharargal,sathya,Kadamai Kanniyam Kattupaadu,Vikram,Raja Paarvai,Guru
  • N. Lingusamy
    Producer
    Anjaan,Ivan Veramathiri,Kumki,Vazhakku Enn 18/9,Vettai, Paiyaa,Pattalam,Deepavali
  • Kamal Haasan
    Key Cast
    Papanasam,Vishwaroop,Vishwaroopam, Ambu,Four Friends,Eenadu,Unnaipol Oruvan,Dasavathaaram,,Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu,Rama Shama Bhama,Mumbai Xpress,Vasool Raja MBBS,Virumaandi,Nala Damayanthi,Anbe Sivam,Panchathanthiram,Pammal K. Sambandam,Aalavandhan,Thenali,Hey Ram,Kaathala Kaathala,Chachi 420,Avvai Shanmugi,Indian,Kuruthipunal,Subha Sankalpam,Sathi Leelavathi,Nammavar,Magalir Mattum, Mahanadhi,Kalaignan,Maharasan,Thevar Magan,Singaravelan,Guna,Michael Madana Kama Rajan,Indrudu ChandruduChanakyan,Vetri Vizha,Apoorva Sagodharargal,Unnal Mudiyum Thambi,Soora Samhaaram,Daisy,Sathya,Pushpaka Vimana,Nayakan, etc....
  • Ghibran
    Music Composer
    Vaagai Sooda Vaa,Vatthikuchi,Kutti Puli,Naiyaandi,Thirumanam Ennum Nikkah,Run Raja Run,Amara Kaaviyam,Jil,Papanasam,Thoongaavanam,Vishwaroopam 2
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Uttama Villain
  • Project Type:
    Feature
  • Genres:
    Drama, Comedy, Family, Fiction
  • Runtime:
    2 hours 23 minutes 19 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    May 2, 2015
  • Production Budget:
    3,000,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    India
  • Country of Filming:
    India, Turkey
  • Language:
    Tamil
  • Shooting Format:
    RED
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Ramesh Aravind

Ramesh Aravind (born 1964) is an Indian actor, writer, director, producer and a TV host.He has predominantly worked in Kannada and Tamil films whilst acting in a few Telugu, Malayalam and Bollywood films.He has earned and been nominated for numerous awards during his career.

Ramesh Aravind's first directorial venture was Rama Shama Bhama with Kamal Haasan . The second film that he directed was Sathyavan Savithri. His thirds directorial venture was Accident. His next directorial venture was a comedy flick released in 2009 Venkata in Sankata. He directed Nammanna Don in 2012.

He scripted the national award-winning film Hoomale in 1998 and this paved the way for his foray into the field of film direction.The film also won Ramesh the best actor Filmfare award and the Karnataka State Award. His script for a hit movie called Amrithadhare in 2005 won him the Karnataka State Award for best story. After that, he started writing stories for his directorial movies.

When Kamal Haasan presented him with the offer to direct "Uttama Villain", Ramesh Aravind ceased signing any films. It would become the first film he would make which he did not portray a leading role and explained he accepted the film due to the "challenging nature of the script", also getting an opportunity to direct his mentor K. Balachander in the film.

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