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title: "Baththa"
year: 2026
kind: "film"
canonical: "https://film.one/film/baththa"
fi1m_id: "baththa"
imdb_id: "tt32012509"
tmdb_id: 1515692
critics_reviews: 0
updated: "2026-09-29T05:00:41.332206+00:00"
region: "NO"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Baththa (2026)

Directed by Balaji Tharaneetharan · 2h 37m · Thriller, Drama

## Identity

Baththa

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/film/baththa
- **Type:** Film
- **Fi1m ID:** baththa
- **IMDb ID:** tt32012509
- **TMDB ID:** 1515692
- **Same entity:** https://www.imdb.com/title/tt32012509/, https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/1515692

> **Coming soon.** No date yet in Norway; first release 1 October 2026 elsewhere. Our review follows once the critics have had their say, usually within two days of release. The facts below are the distributor's and TMDB's.

## Synopsis

In 1986 Madras, a timid eight-year-old boy accidentally traps a feared gangster inside a deserted school toilet. As the gangster is forced to confront hunger, loneliness and his own vulnerability, an unlikely bond begins to grow between the two, changing their lives forever.

## Details

- **Director:** Balaji Tharaneetharan
- **Director:** Balaji Tharaneetharan
- **Writer:** Balaji Tharaneetharan
- **Cinematography:** Selvakumar SK
- **Editor:** R. Kalaivanan
- **Music:** Sai Abhyankkar
- **Production design:** T. Muthuraj
- **Producer:** Atlee, Murad Khetani, Alok Jain
- **Cast:** Vijay Sethupathi; Lijomol Jose; Santhy Balachandran; Vishnu Govindan; Arjun Chidambaram; Hari Krishnan; Ajay Ghosh
- **Runtime:** 2h 37m
- **First release (the UAE):** 1 October 2026
- **Genres:** Thriller, Drama
- **Production:** A for Apple Studios, Cine1 Studios
- **Trailer:** https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QAMyuZSvqWI

## Where to watch in Norway

Not streaming, renting or buying in Norway at the last check.

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© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL. Canonical: https://film.one/film/baththa