A.N. Balakrishnan

What are A.N. Balakrishnan's films like?

Across their 10 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch A.N. Balakrishnan's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 10 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (3).

• Prime Video3 titles, browse their movies on this service
  • I (2015) · writer
  • Velaikkaran (2017) · writer
  • 180 (2011) · writer

Subscription and free streaming for A.N. Balakrishnan's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Motif score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

10 credits, 10 with a Motif page.

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  Action(2019)

  Writer

  Motif score: 40th percentile of all films40^th
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  Velaikkaran(2017)

  Writer

  Motif score: 81st percentile of all films81^st
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  Anegan(2015)

  Writer

  Motif score: 70th percentile of all films70^th
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  I(2015)

  Writer

  Motif score: 85th percentile of all films85^th
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  Thani Oruvan(2015)

  Writer

  Motif score: 99th percentile of all films99^th
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  Maattrraan(2012)

  Writer

  Motif score: 59th percentile of all films59^th
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  180(2011)

  Writer

  Motif score: 53rd percentile of all films53^rd
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  Ko(2011)

  Writer

  Motif score: 96th percentile of all films96^th
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  Velayudham(2011)

  Writer

  Motif score: 54th percentile of all films54^th
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  Rendu(2006)

  Writer

  Motif score: 17th percentile of all films17^th

Career shape

Across their 10 Motif titles from 2006 to 2019.

Biggest box office

I (2015)

$3.2M worldwide

Highest rated

Thani Oruvan (2015)

Motif 99^th

How do A.N. Balakrishnan's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Motif score in the 65^th percentile, the median of all 10; across their 10 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 58^th percentile for acclaim.

Shape of the crowd

3 of their 10 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

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• Universally Loved2
• Loved with Detractors1
• Divisive1
• Cult Classic1
• Crowd Pleaser3
• Mixed2

Most divisive · writer

Velayudham (2011)

92^nd percentile spread · 20% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer

Thani Oruvan (2015)

Motif 99^th · 93% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 50/100 and the plot and story 47/100 in their films, across 9 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Motif score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their Motif titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is A.N. Balakrishnan's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 Motif titles with content scores.

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does A.N. Balakrishnan work with?

People who share at least 2 of A.N. Balakrishnan's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; D. Suresh shares the most, 9.