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A great director and a great actor that are Vetrimaaran and Vijay Sethupathi are capable of making a mess together.

The fault really doesn’t lie with the Star. How is Sethupathi to blame if director Vetrimaaran, in all his wisdom, decided to split Viduthalai into two parts due to the inordinate length of the original content?

Director Vetrimaaran is to Tamil cinema what Anurag Kashyap tries to be for Hindi cinema. His hard-hitting, raw, and blunt indictment of a corrupt and insensitive establishment has often labelled Vetrimaaran a rebel with a cause.

With Vidhuthalai Part 2 now streaming on Amazon, I really feel it’s time for a pause. We have seen enough police brutality and social inequality in Vetrimaaran’s cinema. In Vidhuthalai, a lot of it appears redundant, not in the social but in the cinematic context. In how many ways can the director show tribals being showered...

Sometimes people join something bigger to make a difference and help others, but along the way, things make them question their choices. That’s exactly what happens to Kumaresan, the protagonist of Vetrimaran’s “Viduthalai Part 1” (2023). Kumaresan signs up for the police force and is assigned to a task force hunting down a local activist. But as the investigation takes flight, he starts having second thoughts. Watching the brutal side of the system that involves police beating and even killing villagers in the name of interrogations shakes his faith in his profession. He finds himself at a tough moral crossroads that forces him to rethink everything.

Viduthalai Part 1 (2023) Plot Summary & Movie Synopsis: What is the Tamil People’s Army, and Why is the Government After Them?

“Viduthalai Part I” explores the clash between the Tamil People’s Army and the State Government of Tamil Nadu. The film starts with...

Viduthalai Part 1, directed by Vetrimaran, is a force to be reckoned with. It is raw, uncomfortable, and real. Even though the story is being told from a constable’s perspective, there is a lot to unearth about police procedure, law and order, vigilantism, hero worship, and general politics. The first movie ended with Perumal, the so-called ‘terrorist,’ being arrested by the police. Caught in a very Pablo Escobar-esque fashion, this man, however, was not killed as he is wanted alive by the police, politicians, and bureaucrats. Viduthalai Part 2 explores the history of Perumal and his current state since being in police custody.

Spoilers Ahead

Where was Perumanl being sent?

Viduthalai Part 2 picked up from the end of the first film. Perumal was still under arrest and was being questioned by Dsp Sunil Menon. Perumal kept talking about his work for the people who have been oppressed for many years.

PC Sreeram, the legendary cinematographer, has announced a new web content with the acclaimed filmmaker Vetrimaaran. The project, reportedly will stream on Zee5( Not Confirmed), is expected to be an intense and gripping drama that will showcase the duo’s mastery of storytelling. PC Sreeram shared a picture with Vetrimaaran on his Twitter account and wrote: “It will be worth the wait. An intense web content from Vetrimaaran.”

PC Sreeram post with Vetrimaran

This is the first time that PC Sreeram and Vetrimaaran are collaborating for a web series. Vetrimaaran is known for his realistic and hard-hitting films like Aadukalam, Visaranai, Vada Chennai, and Asuran. He has won four National Film Awards and several international accolades for his work. PC Sreeram is one of the most respected and influential cinematographers in Indian cinema. He has worked with some of the finest directors like Mani Ratnam, Shankar, Gautham Menon, and Balki.

Eminent writer Jeyamohan’s story ‘Kaithigal’ is now being adapted into a film titled ‘Ratha Saatchi’.

Aha Tamil and Magizh Mandram are producing the film that is to be directed by Rafiq Ismail.

Jeyamohan, the eminent writer is known for scripting the story of films like ‘Vendhu Thanindhathu Kaadu’ and for penning the dialogues for the screen adaptation of Kalki’s literary classic ‘Ponniyin Selvan’.

According to Jeyamohan, the story behind the making of Ratha Saatchi deserves to be the subject of another movie.

“A director named Rafiq Ismail approached me and asked for permission to make ‘Kaithigal’ into a film. Within three months of this happening, ace director Mani Ratnam considered adapting this story for the screen.”

“Later, renowned director Vetrimaran too approached me to acquire the rights of the story. I informed them that the story has already been given to Rafiq.”

Music for the film is to be composed by Javed Riaz,...

Actor Ken Karunas, who shot to fame with his exceptional performance in Vetrimaran’s critically acclaimed superhit ‘Asuran’, with Dhanush in the lead, said that he has been perfecting his carrom board skills for over a year for his role in the director’s eagerly awaited film ‘Rajan Vagaira’.

‘Rajan Vagaira’ is the prequel to Vetrimaran’s superhit film ‘Vada Chennai’, also featuring Dhanush in the lead. The prequel will focus on the life story of Rajan (played by director Ameer in ‘Vada Chennai’), who’s an important character in the first film.

Ken plays the young Rajan in ‘Rajan Vagaira’. He said: “Rajan is portrayed as an exceptional carrom board player in the film. I play the younger version of Rajan and therefore, I have been practising carrom board for over a year and a half for this role.”

Vetrimaran, who, after completing ‘Viduthalai’, is busy with ‘Vaadi Vasal...

Young actor Ken Karunas, who stole the thunder with his brilliant performance in Vetrimaran’s critically-acclaimed superhit ‘Asuran’ featuring Dhanush in the lead, will again be seen sharing screenspace with the top star in Venky Atluri’s upcoming bilingual film, ‘Vaathi’.

Ken Karunas said, “I actually began as an assistant director in this film, which is a bilingual. There were three or four Tamil assistant directors while the others were all Telugu assistant directors. I was one of the Tamil assistant directors.

“My job on the sets of this film was to enact and show to some of the other actors what they had to do. Venky Atluri sir, who saw me enacting one such scene, told me that there was a good character in the film and asked me whether I would be willing to do it.

“I asked Dhanush sir and Vetri Maran sir and they said I should take it up.

The makers of ace director Vetrimaran’s eagerly-awaited upcoming film, ‘Viduthalai’, featuring Soori in the lead and actor Vijay Sethupathi as ‘Vaathiyaar’, on Monday announced that the unit of the film has wrapped up the next schedule that was going on in Kodaikanal.

Actor and politician Udhayanidhi Stalin’s Red Giant Movies took to Twitter to make the announcement. It said, “With an intense action scene choreographed by Peter Hein, it’s a schedule wrap for Vetri Maaran’s ‘Viduthalai’.”

The makers have already announced that the film is to be presented in two parts — ‘Viduthalai-1’ and ‘Viduthalai-2’.

The shooting of ‘Viduthalai-1’ has already been completed and post-production work is on in full swing.

Only a few portions were left to wrap up the shooting of ‘Viduthalai-2’. Now, it appears that a considerable portion of even that has been completed with the wrapping up of the Kodaikanal schedule.

Sources say...

Actor Suriya, who was shooting for director Vetrimaran’s ‘Vaadi Vaasal’, is likely to begin work on director Siruthai Siva’s next film on Sunday. Sources say that the pooja of the film, tentatively being referred to as #Suriya42, is scheduled to be held on August 21.

The film is expected to be a big budget project, with some even going on to call it a pan-Indian film. Suriya, sources hint, might be playing dual roles in this film, which has triggered huge expectations.

Although, no official announcements have been made in this regard, rumours doing the rounds in the industry suggest that Richard Kevin, who did a fine job editing superhits like the critically acclaimed ‘Vikram Vedha’ and the recently released webseries ‘Suzhal’, might be brought onboard this project as its editor.

The rumours also hint at Devi Sri Prasad becoming the music director of this film. More interestingly, there...

Comedian Yogi Babu will be seen playing the lead along with popular choreographer Dinesh Master in director S P RajKumar’s upcoming film, which has now been titled ‘Lokal Sarakku’. Actor Soori, who has now turned hero with director Vetri Maran’s ‘Viduthalai’ after having been a comedian, released the title and the first look of the […]...

Director Vetrimaran has launched the first look of debutant director Hemanth’s upcoming rural entertainer, ‘Kaari’, featuring actor Sasikumar in the lead. Prince Pictures, the firm that is producing the film, took to Twitter to thank director Vetrimaran for launching the first look. The production house said, “Heartfelt thanks to director Vetri Maaran for launching the […]...

Actor Soori on Monday shared pictures of a test shoot of director Vetrimaran’s most-awaited film ‘Vaadivaasal’, featuring Suriya in the lead. Taking to Instagram, Soori, who is a part of the film, shared pictures of the team doing a test shoot and wrote in Tamil, “Test shoot of ‘Vaadivaasal’, a film in which my brothers […]...

Actor Dhanush’s stellar performance in director Vetrimaran’s Tamil film ‘Asuran’ fetched him the Best Actor Award at the Brics Film Festival, which was held alongside the 52nd edition of the International Film Festival of India (Iffi) that came to a close here on Sunday. Interestingly, Dhanush had won a National Award for the same film […]...

Stating that Suriya was the one star who was redefining stardom, National Award-winning Tamil director Vetrimaran on Thursday expressed his support for Suriya and his just-released film ‘Jai Bhim’. Taking to Twitter, Vetri Maaran said, “No one can be made to feel lesser for doing the right thing.” He went on to say, “The commitment […]...