Bodyguard) is a 2011 Indian Tamil-language romantic action film[2] directed by Siddique and produced by C. Romesh Babu.

In the film, Meera develops feelings for her bodyguard Bhoominathan and begins calling him as an anonymous caller Ammukutty.

At one point, Meera too feels herself develop liking towards Bhoomi and expresses her desire to meet him in person without revealing her identity.

officer, who returns to Muthuramalingam's village for a short vacation before leaving to Australia, along with his son Sidharth.

Muthuramalingam's condition is ill and Madhu had died a few years back due to some medical ailments, but she has written all the truth in a diary and gives it to Sidharth to read it after her death.

[10] The reason for the name confusion and its eventual permanent change was due to complications in obtaining the rights to the title of Kaavalkaaran from M. G. Ramachandran's producers.

[12] An incident occurred on set in April, where Asin, her father, and her makeup assistants fainted in their caravan after being exposed to a gas leak.

Vijay and Asin, along with director Siddique and the rest of crew filmed at the Vellore Institute of Technology.

The score and soundtrack were then composed by Vidyasagar, collaborating with Vijay for the 8th time, after Coimbatore Mappillai, Nilaave Vaa, Thirumalai, Ghilli, Madhurey, Aathi and Kuruvi.

The soundtrack consists of five tracks, with lyrics written by Yugabharathi, Pa. Vijay, Viveka and Kabilan.

MusicAloud.com rated the album 8 out of 10, stating "After a completely subdued soundtrack for Mandhira Punnagai, he creates another out-and-out commercial score in Kaavalan.

"[17] Rediff rated the album 2.5 out of 5, stating that "Kaavalan would be a throwback to the star's earlier, romance-heavy movies, notably Friends.

A week before the film's release, Tamil Nadu Theatre Owners Association, had announced that they will not give any other co-operation to Kaavalan, and the actor's other future projects.

[24] Moreover, it was rumoured that significant industry stakeholders from Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam pressurised exhibitors to stall the film's release,[24] since Aadukalam, which was distributed by Sun Pictures, was slated to release in January 2011, and also majority of the theatres were controlled by the party supremos.

In order to have a smooth release, Vijay sought help from J. Jayalalithaa, from All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, which was the opposition party at that time, as a result the film opened to 450 screens, on 15 January 2011.

[31] The film grossed US$75,000 in the United Kingdom[32] The movie managed to complete a 100-day run in 2 theatres in Tamil Nadu [7] Behindwoods.com rated the film 4 out of 5 stars and called it "a relatable love story shot in a cute and simple manner, rich with emotions, and a smooth narration".

[34] Pavithra Srinivasan of Rediff.com praised Vadivelu and Vijay's comedic performances, but criticised the Tamil version of the film, for being edited in such a way that scenes either lacked resolution or coherence, and some character dialogue was delivered "without continuity".

[35] A critic from Rediff.com, while giving the film 3.5 out of 5 stars, credited Vijay for "shedding his action/political persona" and "choosing a script that focuses on comedy and emotions".

[36] The Times of India rated the film 3/5 and says "'Kaavalan' is vintage Vijay on display and is proof that if he keeps away from superhero mannerisms and sticks to the vision of the director".

[37] Sify.com described the film as "super fun" and a "perfect Pongal family entertainer" and rated it 4.5/5.