Vithaikkaaran (transl. Magician) is a 2024 Indian Tamil-language crime thriller film directed by Venki and starring Sathish.[1] The film was released on 23 February 2024 and opened to mixed reviews.[2]
| Vithaikkaaran | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Venki |
| Written by | Venki |
| Screenplay by | Venki |
| Story 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 |
| Budget | 1.5 Crores |
| Box office | 6 Crores |
Plot
editThe story revolves around a sharp-witted man called Vetri, who believes that cheating is not wrong but what is actually wrong is getting cheated. Vetri has a twin brother Shakthi who has the exact opposite view.
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
- G. Marimuthu as Marimuthu
- John Vijay as Inspector Dharmaraj
- MD Asif as Ranjeeth Singh
- Chaams as Marthandam
- Swaminathan as Dr. Paul Walker
- Pavel Navageethan as Tyson
- Japan 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
- Abilash as junior Anand raj
Production
editSoundtrack
edit| Vithaikkaaran | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by VBR | |||||
| Released | 2024 | ||||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | ||||
| Length | 12:56 | ||||
| Language | Tamil | ||||
| Label | Think Music | ||||
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The film has music composed by VBR.[6]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Life Is Magic" | Vairamuthu | Naresh Iyer | 3:12 |
| 2. | "Sunamika" | Vairamuthu | Hariharan | 4:05 |
| 3. | "Sunamika (Sad Version)" | Vairamuthu | Nikhil Prabha | 2:26 |
| 4. | "Who Am I" | Blaaze | Blaaze | 3:13 |
| Total length: | 12:56 | |||
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 does have a few serious elements which are really entertaining, but still, these portions don't work as well as its dark comedy moments and meta-jokes".[7] 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".[8]
Home media
editIn March 2024, the film was made available to watch on Simply South and Amazon Prime Video.[9]
References
edit- ↑ Vallavan, Prashanth (22 February 2024). "'Unlike comedians, heroes get to enact a variety of emotions': Actor Sathish". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 27 March 2024. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
- ↑ "Vithaikkaaran gets OTT premiere". Cinema Express. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
- 1 2 "Sathish sends a special thanks to Thalapathy Vijay ahead of the 'Vithaikkaaran' release, Here's why". The Times of India. 13 February 2024. Archived from the original on 27 March 2024. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
- ↑ "Sathish's 'Vithaikkaaran' to hit the screens in February 2024". The Times of India. 3 January 2024. Archived from the original on 27 March 2024. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
- ↑ "Sathish heads to Coimbatore for the next schedule of Vithaikkaaran". The Times of India. 9 May 2023. Archived from the original on 27 March 2024. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
- ↑ "Vithaikkaaran". JioSaavn. 20 October 2023. Archived from the original on 4 February 2024. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
- ↑ Radhakrishnan, Roopa (23 February 2024). "Vithaikkaaran Movie Review : This Sathish-starrer falls a little short of solid entertainer status". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 23 March 2024. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
- ↑ M, Narayani (23 February 2024). "Vithaikkaaran Movie Review: A bland heist film that seems to go on forever". Cinema Express. Archived from the original on 27 March 2024. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
- ↑ "Sathish's heist thriller 'Vithaikkaaran' is now available for streaming on a popular platform". The Times of India. 22 March 2024. Archived from the original on 27 March 2024. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
