Thalaimuraigal (English: Generations) is a 2013 Tamil film written, cinematography, edited, and directed by Balu Mahendra. Produced by M. Sasikumar's Company Productions and Balu Mahendra`s Cinema Pattarai, the film has Sashikumar Subramani, Ramya and Master Karthik in lead roles along with Balu Mahendra in an important role. The film's score was composed by Ilaiyaraaja.At the 61st National Film Awards, the film won the Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration.
Aditya (Master Karthik) is a city bred child of a doctor couple who had an inter caste marriage. Due to circumstances Aditya is forced to spend a long time in village with his grandfather (Balu Mahendra) an old man who is fanatical about his religion, caste and his language. The old man turns the city bred English speaking Aditya into a real Tamil who speaks the language and understands the culture and traditions.
