Vettaiyan

Vettaiyan follows a celebrated police officer, SP V. Athiyan, whose career takes an unexpected turn after an encounter with a suspect in a murder case. The shooting of the suspect during an arrest sets off a chain of events that forces Athiyan to justify his actions and pursue the truth behind the crime, putting him on a collision course with powerful interests and his own conscience. The Tamil-language action drama was directed by T. J. Gnanavel, his third feature after Kootathil Oruthan in 2017 and Jai Bhim in 2021.

Rajinikanth plays Athiyan, heading a cast that includes Amitabh Bachchan as Justice Dr. Sathyadev Bramhadutt Pandey, Fahadh Faasil as a cyber specialist known as Battery, Rana Daggubati as Natraj Shanmugam, Manju Warrier as Thara and Ritika Singh as Roopa Kiran. Kiruthika B wrote the screenplay, Subaskaran Allirajah produced, and Lyca Productions backed the project, with 39 credited cast members overall.

Released on 10 October 2024, the film runs 161 minutes and was made for around 36 million dollars, earning roughly 31 million dollars worldwide. On IMDb it holds 6.9 out of 10 from about 41,000 votes, while on TMDB it sits at 6.2 out of 10 from 42 votes, indicating a modest response from viewers.