Kalavani(Stealer) is a 2010 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film

Romantic comedy film

Romantic comedy films are films with light-hearted, humorous plotlines, centered on romantic ideals such as that true love is able to surmount most obstacles. One dictionary definition is "a funny movie, play, or television program about a love story that ends happily"...

 written and directed by newcomer A. Sargunam. It stars Vimal of Pasanga

Pasanga

Pasanga is a 2009 Tamil film directed by debutant Pandiraj, who worked as an erstwhile assistant to Cheran. It stars numerous debutant child artists in the lead roles along with newcomer Vimal and Saroja fame Vega Tamotia in supporting roles...

fame in the lead role along with debutante Oviya

Oviya

Oviya is an Indian model and film actress, who mainly works in the Tamil film industry. She rose to fame with the 2010 comedy film Kalavani.-Career:...

, Saranya Ponvannan

Saranya Ponvannan

Saranya Ponvannan, is an Indian film actress, who has predominantly appeared in Tamil language films. Saranya made her debut in a lead role in Mani Ratnam's Nayagan and went on to play lead roles in a few films during the late 1980s...

, Ganja Karuppu

Ganja Karuppu

Ganja Karuppu, born Karuppu Raja, is an Indian film actor who plays comedy roles in Tamil cinema. He has appeared in many well-known Tamil films like Raam , Paruthiveeran , Subramaniyapuram , and Naadodigal...

 and Ilavarasu, who enact pivotal roles. The film, made on a shoe-string budget, released on 25 June 2010 to very positive reviews and becoming a surprise super hit of 2010. Following the film's success, director Gautham Menon

Gautham Menon

Gautham Vasudev Menon is an Indian film director and producer. Mainly working in Tamil cinema, he has also directed Hindi and Telugu films which are remakes of his Tamil films...

's Photon Kathaas

Photon Kathaas

Photon Kathaas is an Indian film production company led by director Gautham Menon. It was established in 2010 by Menon along with Venky Somasundaram and Reshma Ghatala, who since work as the co-promoters...

 has acquired the film's rights to remake it other languages.

Cast

• Vimal
  Vimal
  Vimal is an Indian film actor, who appears in Tamil films. Following cameo appearances in the Vijay-starrer Ghilli and Kuruvi and Ajith Kumar's Kireedam, he played the lead role in Pandiraj's critically acclaimed Pasanga...
  
   as Arivazhagan (Arikki)
• Oviya
  Oviya
  Oviya is an Indian model and film actress, who mainly works in the Tamil film industry. She rose to fame with the 2010 comedy film Kalavani.-Career:...
  
   as Maheshwari (Mahesh)
• Saranya Ponvannan
  Saranya Ponvannan
  Saranya Ponvannan, is an Indian film actress, who has predominantly appeared in Tamil language films. Saranya made her debut in a lead role in Mani Ratnam's Nayagan and went on to play lead roles in a few films during the late 1980s...
  
   as Lakshmi
• Ganja Karuppu
  Ganja Karuppu
  Ganja Karuppu, born Karuppu Raja, is an Indian film actor who plays comedy roles in Tamil cinema. He has appeared in many well-known Tamil films like Raam , Paruthiveeran , Subramaniyapuram , and Naadodigal...
  
   as Panchayathu
• Ilavarasu
  Ilavarasu
  Ilavarasu is an Indian cinematographer-turned-actor, who works in the Tamil film industry. He started his career as a cinematographer and worked for 13 films, winning a Tamil Nadu State Film Award for one of them. He, however, became better known as an actor, after he debuted and appeared in...
  
  as Ramasamy
• Soori as Manikandan
• Sujatha as Rajee
• Thirumurugan as Ilango