Mission: Chapter 1

<p>V. Gunasekharan “Guna”, a retired officer from , travels to the UK for a major brain surgery needed for his daughter Sana. However, Guna lands in trouble and gets imprisoned at , where Sandra James is the jailer. Guna learns that three prisoners, working for a notorious terrorist Omar Quadri, are planning to escape from prison to disrupt the conference in India. In the final credits scene, Guna ruins the escape plan, where he sets out to stop Omar Quadri from disrupting the conference and reunite with Sana. In July 2022, it was reported that was to join hands for the first time with director for his next film after (2022), with most the filming for the venture done in London and England. In September, was reported to play the lead actress role, in her first pairing opposite Arun as well as in her third collaboration with the director after (2010) and (2012). On 5 October, Sri Shridri Sai Movies, the production house funding the venture, officially announced the film. Lyca Productions later took over producing, and announced a new title in April 2023: . commenced with the first schedule on 4 October 2022 in London. Principal photography in February 2023. The film’s music was composed by . The audio rights were acquired by . The first single “Kannae Chella Kannae” was released on 3 January 2024. The second single “Achamae Achamae” was released on 9 January 2024. The film was released in theatres on 12 January 2024, during the week of . The film began streaming on in India from 15 March 2024, and on overseas the same day. The Satellite rights were acquired by . Roopa Radhakrishnan of gave 2.5/5 and stated that “Mission Chapter 1 is an actioner that has a generic template and an effective cast, excluding a somewhat out-of-place Amy Jackson”. Srinivasa Ramanujam of said, “Director Vijay’s Pongal release packs a lot of action but the storyline throws little surprises”. Raisa Nasreen of gave 3/5 stars, stated that “Arun Vijay’s action-packed thriller blends emotions And excitement. The makers believe that it will tick all the boxes for being a perfect entertainer”.</p>