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 | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Venki |
| Written by | Venki |
| Produced by | K. Vijay Pandi |
| Starring | Sathish |
| Cinematography | Yuva Karthick |
| Edited by | Arul Elango Siddharth |
| Music by | VBR |
Production company | White Carpet Films |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Cast
edit- Sathish as Vetri & Shakthi (dual role)
- Simran Gupta as Sithara
- Anandaraj as Dollar Azhagu
- Madhusudhan Rao as Kalkandu Ravi
- Subramaniam Siva as Mari Gold
- Radha Ravi as Venkateshwarulu
- G. Marimuthu as Marimuthu
- Aadukalam Naren as Commissioner Nandakumar
- John Vijay as Inspector Dharmaraj
- MD Asif as Ranjeeth Singh
- Prajin as Mukundan
- Chaams as Marthandam
- Swaminathan as Dr. Paul Walker
- Pavel Navageethan as Tyson
- Lee Kumar as Lee
- Vikram as Arun
- Dharani as Janani
- Ragu Aditya as Tom Mathew
- Hema as Sithara's friend
- Amar Chappa as Lalchand
- Ashok Pandian as Doctor
- Japan Kumar
Production
editSathish 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
editA critic from The Times of India rated the film 2+1⁄2 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
editIn March of 2024, the film was made available to watch on Simply South and Amazon Prime Video.[7]
References
edit- ^ Vallavan, Prashanth (22 February 2024). "'Unlike comedians, heroes get to enact a variety of emotions': Actor Sathish". The New Indian Express.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Sathish's 'Vithaikkaaran' to hit the screens in February 2024". The Times of India. 3 January 2024.
- ^ "Sathish heads to Coimbatore for the next schedule of Vithaikkaaran". The Times of India. 9 May 2023.
- ^ "Vithaikkaaran Movie Review : This Sathish-starrer falls a little short of solid entertainer status". The Times of India.
- ^ M, Narayani (23 February 2024). "Vithaikkaaran Movie Review: A bland heist film that seems to go on forever". Cinema Express.
- ^ "Sathish's heist thriller 'Vithaikkaaran' is now available for streaming on a popular platform". The Times of India. 22 March 2024.