Vithaikkaaran (transl. Magician) is a 2024 Indian Tamil-language crime thriller film directed by Venki and starring Sathish.[1] The film was released to mixed-to-negative reviews.

Vithaikkaaran
Theatrical release poster
Directed byVenki
Written byVenki
Produced byK. Vijay Pandi
StarringSathish
CinematographyYuva Karthick
Edited byArul Elango Siddharth
Music byVBR
Production
company
White Carpet Films
Release date
  • 23 February 2024 (2024-02-23)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Cast

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Production

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Sathish plays a dual role in the film.[2] 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.[3][2] One of the film's schedules was shot in Coimbatore.[4]

Reception

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A critic from The Times of India rated the film 2+12 out of 5 and wrote that "Vithaikkaaran is a film that works best when the comedy and drama elements are intertwined. The film suffers when it gets into full-on serious mode, as these portions don't work as well as its dark comedy moments and meta-jokes".[5] A critic from Cinema Express 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".[6]

Home media

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In March of 2024, the film was made available to watch on Simply South and Amazon Prime Video.[7]

References

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  1. ^ Vallavan, Prashanth (22 February 2024). "'Unlike comedians, heroes get to enact a variety of emotions': Actor Sathish". The New Indian Express.
  2. ^ a b "Sathish sends a special thanks to Thalapathy Vijay ahead of the 'Vithaikkaaran' release, Here's why". The Times of India. 13 February 2024.
  3. ^ "Sathish's 'Vithaikkaaran' to hit the screens in February 2024". The Times of India. 3 January 2024.
  4. ^ "Sathish heads to Coimbatore for the next schedule of Vithaikkaaran". The Times of India. 9 May 2023.
  5. ^ "Vithaikkaaran Movie Review : This Sathish-starrer falls a little short of solid entertainer status". The Times of India.
  6. ^ M, Narayani (23 February 2024). "Vithaikkaaran Movie Review: A bland heist film that seems to go on forever". Cinema Express.
  7. ^ "Sathish's heist thriller 'Vithaikkaaran' is now available for streaming on a popular platform". The Times of India. 22 March 2024.
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