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Comment: In accordance with the Wikimedia Foundation's Terms of Use, I disclose that I have been paid by my employer for my contributions to this article. Andharan (talk) 05:43, 1 June 2026 (UTC)

Andharan (also promoted as Andharan: The Hunter) is an upcoming Indian Tamil-language crime thriller film written and directed by Santhosh Raavanan. Produced by M.K. Sambasivam under the banner of Shri Krish Pictures, the film stars Prajin Padmanabhan and Ivana Varun in lead roles. The film is scheduled for a worldwide theatrical release on June 25, 2026.

Cast

Prajin Padmanabhan
Ivana Varun
Adhiran
Ramesh
Phathmen
Senthil Kumari
Anupama Kumar

Production

Andharan is a crime thriller directed by Santhosh Raavanan and produced by M.K. Sambasivam for Shri Krish Pictures. The technical crew includes Kishore Ramachandran handling cinematography, Sathish Kurosawa as the art director, and Ignatious Aswin as the editor. Technical workflows, including digital intermediate (DI) color grading by Infinity Media, proceeded into post-production ahead of its planned theatrical release.

Music

The film's soundtrack and background score are composed by Hari S R, with the official audio rights acquired by Omli Music. The lyrics were penned by Karthik Netha, Mohan Rajan, Hariharan, and Subha Prabhu. Featured playback singers for the soundtrack include Chinmayi, Vijay Narain, Aravind Srinivas, and Reshmi Mohan.

Release

Andharan is officially scheduled to release in cinemas worldwide on June 25, 2026.

References

"What is Andharan? Director's Explanation", Hindu Tamil.
"Andharan is a Gripping Crime Thriller", News Today.
"Movie Poster for the Film Andharan: The Hunter", News Magazine - MTM.

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References

https://mytamilmovie.com/movie-poster-for-the-film-andharan-the-hunter https://www.hindutamil.in/news/cinema/tamil-cinema/what-is-andharan-directors-explanation https://newstodaynet.com/2026/04/08/andharan-is-a-gripping-crime-thriller/](https://newstodaynet.com/2026/04/08/andharan-is-a-gripping-crime-thriller/

[hindu-1] "What is Andharan? Director's Explanation", Hindu Tamil.

[newstoday-2] "Andharan is a Gripping Crime Thriller", News Today.

[mtm-3] "Movie Poster for the Film Andharan: The Hunter", News Magazine - MTM.