Thudikkum Karangal

<p>Vetri, a YouTuber who owns a channel called Kothu Poratta, often invites trouble by exposing the evils in society. He meets an old man who is in search of his son, Sameer. Vetri extends his support to the old man through his channel, promising to help him find his lost son. Parallelly, we also get to witness the investigation of a murder case that involves the daughter of IG Devendran. The film began production in February 2020 under the title of . Production was halted owing to the coronavirus pandemic, and restarted in August 2021. It was shot completely in Chennai over a period of 49 days. The film was released on 8 September 2023 across theatres in , a week after its initial release date of September 1. A reviewer from noted it was “a run-of-the-mill action crime drama” and that the “technical aspects of the film, including cinematography and music, do nothing to elevate certain moments”. A critic from concluded the film was “low on thrills” and gave it 2.25 out of 5 stars.</p>