''Vithaikkaaran'' () is a 2024 Indian

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directed by Venki and starring

Sathish Sathish Muthukrishnan (born 23 May 1987) is an Indian actor and comedian working in the Tamil cinema. He made a breakthrough portraying a role alongside Sivakarthikeyan in '' Ethir Neechal'' (2013). He won Edison Award for Best Comedian for h ...

. The film was released on 23 February 2024.

Cast

Production

plays a dual role in the film. The film marks the Tamil lead debut of Simran Gupta, who previously worked as a dancer in the song "Simtagaaran" in '' Sarkar'' (2018), and the feature film debut of cinematographer Yuva Karthick. One of the film's schedules was shot in

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Soundtrack

The film has music composed by VBR.

Reception

A critic from ''

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'' rated the film out of 5 and wrote that "''Vithaikkaaran'' is a film that works best when the comedy and drama elements are intertwined. The film does have a few serious elements which are really entertaining , but still , these portions don't work as well as its dark comedy moments and meta-jokes". A critic from ''

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'' rated the film two out of five stars and wrote that "Sathish’s restrained performance as Vetri isn’t enough to save this act that is bland and lacks a punch to hold its audience’s attention span. I often found myself drifting away with the convoluted screenplay in the second half that tries to add humour, wittiness and action in scenes that are already all over the place".

Home media

In March 2024, the film was made available to watch on Simply South and

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References

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*{{IMDb title 2020s Indian films 2020s Tamil-language films 2024 crime thriller films 2024 films Indian crime thriller films Tamil-language crime thriller films Tamil-language Indian films