VAAZHAI
  • Director(s)

    Mari Selvaraj

  • Production Year

    2024

  • Release date

    23/08/2024

  • Genre(s)

    Children

  • Approx. running minutes

    134m

  • Cast

    Nikhila Vimal, Dhivya Dhuraisamy, Kalaiyarasan

Film

VAAZHAI

images of real dead bodies, moderate threat, injury detail, language
VAAZHAI

In a rural town, a young boy balances school with his family's expectations as they work on a banana plantation. The film explores themes of hardship and
loss, with mild scenes of corporal punishment and violence.

In a rural town, a young boy balances school with his family's expectations as they work on a banana plantation. The film explores themes of hardship and loss, with mild scenes of corporal punishment and violence.

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Content Advice(May contain spoilers)

violence

threat and horror

language

injury detail

disturbing images

theme

sex

discrimination

  • Director(s)

    Mari Selvaraj

  • Production Year

    2024

  • Release date

    23/08/2024

  • Genre(s)

    Children

  • Approx. running minutes

    134m

  • Cast

    Nikhila Vimal, Dhivya Dhuraisamy, Kalaiyarasan

images of real dead bodies, moderate threat, injury detail, language
Classified Date:
19/08/2024
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Big Films limited
violence
Mild violence includes punches and kicks exchanged during arguments. In other scenes, a teacher uses a cane on students' knuckles and makes them kneel outside the classroom. A child is hit with a stick for stealing food and then forced to carry a bunch of bananas on his shoulder as punishment. Parents also discipline their children by smacking and throwing things at them.
threat and horror
A vehicle crash results in people being trapped under a bus that is partially submerged in water.
language
There is use of moderate bad language ('prick') and milder terms ('bloody', 'crap', 'moron', 'hell', 'God', 'damn').
injury detail
There is injury detail of blood and scratches on the faces of dead bodies at a funeral in the aftermath of a car accident. In another scene a child deliberately pricks his heel with a pin to avoid doing chores the next day.
disturbing images
There are real images of dead bodies in the aftermath of a vehicle crash.
theme
There are references to death and mourning. There is sight of people grieving over dead bodies at a mass funeral, a young boy is seen in a state of distress searching for a missing animal, and wets the bed during a bad dream.
  • Classified date

    19/08/2024

  • Language

    Tamil