Trailer
Summary
In rural Tamil Nadu, two inseparable childhood friends navigate a world shaped by caste, violence and toxic masculinity, until a compassionate woman enters their lives and quietly challenges the social order around them.
Good for
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
Skip it if
- You want something to laugh at
- You need an uplifting mood
- Graphic violence bothers you
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 80GoodWatch 82
Letterboxd · 45 K ratings4.2/5
IMDb7.7
Running time
2 h 26 min
Longer than 9 in 10 crime movies, +40 min on the typical 106
typical 106146Half of all crime movies run 95–120 min.
Reach
Streams in 127 countries
+117Released
2026
September 25, 2026
This year
Genres
CrimeDramaLanguage
Tamil
Original language
Made in
India
Rated
- NRUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceIntense
- Gore, disturbing imagesModerate
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesIntense
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
18 of 18
SananthSubbu
RishikanthKarthik
Keerthy SureshDorothy
Ramachandran DurairajVadivelu 'Vadivu'
Soundara RajaKalai
MuthazhagiThangamalar
Jeeva SubramanianTransgender Amma
MuthukumarWhistle Veeraiya
GajarajParotta Master- MMuthupandiVelu
Harishankar NarayananDaka Sait- RRajeshwariKarthik's mother
- MJMerline JosiDhanam
Vijay MuthuPolice
Sathya PremaDoctor- VVarunSubbu (Young)
- TThihaanKarthik (young)
Anthony DaasanSelf
Directing · 1
- Karthik Subbaraj Director, Story, Screenplay
Writing · 2
- Saravanan Chandran Story
- Ilaiyaraaja Lyricist, Original Music Composer, Playback Singer
Production · 5
- Pavan Narendra Executive Producer
- Guneet Monga Kapoor Producer
- Jyoti Deshpande Producer
- Achin Jain Producer
- Tuney John Publicist
Camera · 1
- S. Thirunavukkarasu Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Ganesh Siva Editor
Sound · 10
- S. Alagia Koothan Sound Designer
- G. Suren Sound Designer, Sound Mixer
- Yugendran Playback Singer
- Shweta Mohan Playback Singer
- Anthony Daasan Playback Singer
- Krishnan Subramanian Dialogue Editor
Art · 1
- Kumar Gangappan Production Design
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Praveen Raja Costume Designer
Other crew · 3
- Dinesh Subbarayan Stunt Coordinator
- Suresh Chandra Public Relations
- M. Sherif Choreographer
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