Badri is an Indian 2001 Tamil sports action film directed by P. A. Arun Prasad. The film is the remake of 1999 Telugu film Thammudu starring Pawan Kalyan. The film stars Vijay in the leading role as a spoilt college brat who turns into a kickboxer to prove himself. Bhumika Chawla and Monal are the leading ladies, while Dhamu and Vivek play supporting roles. The film's soundtrack was composed by Ramana Gogula while the background score was composed by Devi Sri Prasad. The film got positive reviews and was declared as a hit at the Box Office. Filming began in August 2000 and was completed by March 2001. The film had its Theatrical release on 12 April 2001.