Galtha

Galtha is a 2020 Tamil-language political thriller directed by S. Hari Uthraa. The film stars Sivanishanth, Ayra, and Antony, and is based on several true incidents of illegal dumping of medical waste and other hazardous waste form neighboring states such as Kerala on Tamilnadu border districts such as Puliyarai and Valliyoor in Tirunelveli district and border villages of Coimbatore.^[1][2]

Galtha
Directed by	S. Hari Uthraa
Produced by	Malarkodi Raghupati S. Hari Uthraa R Usha
Starring	Sivanishanth Ayra Antony
Cinematography	B Vasu
Edited by	Muthu Maniasamy
Music by	K Jai Krish
Production companies	Malar Movie Makers I Creations
Distributed by	MMM Raghupathi
Release date	28 February 2020 (2020-02-28)
Running time	111 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Plot

The plot of the film revolves around a fictional village called Thannilankadu and the political influence on the villages where the waste is being dumped. With the help of local political influence the trucks with medical and other waste are illegally transported through Tamil Nadu checkpost while returning from Kerala. The story travels on a village backdrop on how these hazardous waste causes numerous health problems and a sudden outbreak of an unknown virus and how the people are reacting to the situation.

Cast

• Sivanishanth as Lenin
• Ayra as Isaiarasi
• Merku Thodarchi Malai Antony as Guna
• Divya
• S. M. T. Karunanidhi
• Appukutty
• Gajaraj as Church Father
• Rajasimman
• Thangadurai
• Kozhuvai R. Suresh Kumar
• Kaaka Muttai Sasikumar
• Thiruvallur Muthuveera
• Kambam Gunaji

Release

The Times of India gave the film one out of five stars and wrote that "There is amateurishness on all fronts, from the writing to the acting to the scoring".^[3] Dinamalar praised the background music while criticizing the shortcomings of the story.^[4] Maalaimalar praised the music and cinematography.^[5]