Vizha

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{{Infobox film

| name = Vizha

| image = Vizha.jpg

| caption = Theatrical release poster

| alt =

| director = Barathi Balakumaran

| producer = Rama Narayanan
Sunir Kheterpal
K.G.Jayavel
Balamurugan

| starring = Mahendran
Malavika Menon

| writer = Barathi Balakumaran

| music = James Vasanthan

| cinematography = U. K. Senthil Kumar

| editing = Praveen K. L.
N. B. Srikanth

| studio = Sri Thenandal Films
Azure Entertainment
JV Media Dreams

| distributor =

| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2013|12|27}}

| runtime =

| country = India

| language = Tamil

| budget =

| gross =

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Vizha ({{Translation|Festival}}) is a 2013 Tamil-language film directed by Barathi Balakumaran.{{cite web |author=S. R. Ashok Kumar |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-reviews/audio-beat-vizha-tunes-that-will-touch-a-chord/article5333256.ece |title=Audio Beat: Vizha - Tunes that will touch a chord |newspaper=The Hindu |date=2013-11-10 |access-date=2013-12-23 |archive-date=16 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131216210330/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-reviews/audio-beat-vizha-tunes-that-will-touch-a-chord/article5333256.ece |url-status=live }} It stars Mahendran and Malavika Menon.{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/98720.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131015174634/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/98720.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=15 October 2013 |title=First Look of 'Vizha' - Tamil Movie News |website=IndiaGlitz.com |date=2013-10-15 |access-date=2013-12-23}} The film, based on the award-winning short film Uthiri, portrays the love story of Sundaram (Mahendran), who plays the thappu instrument at death functions, and Rakkamma (Malavika), an oppari singer.{{cite web |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news-interviews/Vizha-storytelling-with-a-difference/articleshow/27797767.cms |title=Vizha: storytelling with a difference |publisher=Timesofindia.indiatimes.com |date=1970-01-01 |access-date=2013-12-23 |archive-date=24 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131224225746/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news-interviews/Vizha-storytelling-with-a-difference/articleshow/27797767.cms |url-status=live }} Extensively shot in Madurai and several scenes were shots on Ayyanputhur (A small village near Ordnance Estate, Trichy), Tiruchirappalli district, it has music composed by James Vasanthan, while U. K. Senthilkumar worked as the cinematographer and Praveen K. L.-N. B. Srikanth edited the film.{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/vizha-first-look-revealed-news-tamil-nkpjFzjeeah.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131017023231/http://www.sify.com/movies/vizha-first-look-revealed-news-tamil-nkpjFzjeeah.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-10-17 |title=Vizha-First look revealed |website=Sify |date=2013-10-15 |access-date=2013-12-23}} Vizha was produced by Rama Narayanan and Sunir Kheterpal for Sri Thenandal Films, Azure Entertainment and JV Media Dreams.{{cite web|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-12-08/news-interviews/44940900_1_award-winning-short-film-rama-narayanan-mahendran |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131224113649/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-12-08/news-interviews/44940900_1_award-winning-short-film-rama-narayanan-mahendran |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-12-24 |title=I had complete belief in Vizha's script: Barathi |date=2013-12-08 |work=The Times of India |access-date=2013-12-23}} It released on 27 December 2013.{{cite web |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news-interviews/Vizha-storytelling-with-a-difference/articleshow/27797767.cms |title=Vizha: storytelling with a difference |publisher=Timesofindia.indiatimes.com |date=1970-01-01 |access-date=2013-12-23 |archive-date=24 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131224225746/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news-interviews/Vizha-storytelling-with-a-difference/articleshow/27797767.cms |url-status=live }}