David is a 2013 Indian Tamil-language crime drama film directed by Bejoy Nambiar, starring Vikram and Jiiva in the title roles, alongside Tabu, Lara Dutta, Isha Sharvani and Nassar.

In 1999, 19-year-old David is an amateur guitarist born into a family of lower-middle class Christians in a poor colony in Mumbai.

A Hindu fanatic politician, Malathi Tai, finds out about this and makes it appear as if David's father is converting poor people to Christianity in return for money.

An angry David is then easily persuaded by a political activist to assassinate Malathi at a rally to seek vengeance.

When he finds out Peter does not really love her but is only marrying her for her wealthy father's boat which he will receive as dowry, David is coaxed by his friend, Frenny to stop the wedding.

However, David comes to realise that his intentions might not be sincere as both his mother and the priest who tries to help him stop the wedding become involved in separate accidents and are hospitalized.

[4] The Tamil version would simultaneously show tracks of two people named David with Vikram's story taking place in Goa, while Jiiva's portion happens in Mumbai.

Lara Dutta plays an extended cameo role as a mother, whose child is tutored by Jiiva's character.

[citation needed] The full album was released on 21 December 2012, at a launch event held at the renovated Rani Seethai Hall, in attendance of the film cast and crew.

"[11] Haricharan Pudipeddi from Nowrunning.com gave 3.5 out of 5 and said "One thing common between any A. R. Rahman's soundtrack and this album is that it takes time for the listener to understand and appreciate the music.

Their emotional struggles and their reactions to the world around them are pictures painted with vibrant shades, rather than the disturbed and dark protagonist that one is wont to consider them to be.

"[8] A critic from The Times of India rated the film two out of five stars and wrote that "The movie might be about love, making crucial decisions and the situations that bring people together, but ‘David’ doesn’t conjure up enough magic to inspire us!