Vidhuthalai
Part
1,
a
periodic
police
procedural
crime
thriller
film
written
and
directed
by
the
maverick
filmmaker
Vetrimaaran,
hit
the
screens
all
over
Tamil
Nadu
and
a
few
other
parts
of
the
world
on
March
31.
Viduthalai
opened
to
a
massive
response
and
critical
acclaim
from
fans
and
critics
alike.
The
movie
stars
Vijay
Sethupathi
and
Soori
as
the
protagonists.
Viduthalai
earned
Rs
8
Crore
on
the
first
day
itself.
Photo
Credit:
Upon
its
theatrical
release,
the
movie,
which
is
raging
in
terms
of
acclaims,
appreciations,
and
box
office
collection,
was
reviewed
as
another
cult
movie
from
Vetrimaaran.
Soori,
who
earlier
played
side
kick
characters
has
established
himself
as
a
solid
actor
through
the
character
of
Kumaresan.
Coming
to
the
film's
story,
the
first
part
of
Viduthalai
is
about
a
police
constable
Kumaresan,
who
gets
recruited
for
Operation
Ghosthunt.
The
operation
is
to
capture
Perumal
Vaathiyar,
leader
of
the
separatist
group.
South-Indian
films
have
a
great
impact
on
their
viewers
of
all
languages
and
Telugu-speaking
people
have
always
adored
Tamil
films.
Fans
of
the
director
are
awaiting
the
film's
Telugu
release,
and
here
is
the
news.
The
film's
Telugu
dubbing
version
will
hit
the
screens
on
April
7.
The
announcement
of
the
same
is
awaited.
Viduthalai
stars
Soori
as
Kumaresan,
Vijay
Sethupathi
as
Perumal
aka
Vaathiyaar,
Bhavani
Sre,
Chetan,
Ilavarasu,
Munnar
Ramesh,
Saravana
Subbiah,
and
Balaji
Sakthivel
in
key
roles.
Director
Gautham
Vasudev
Menon
and
cinematographer-director
Rajiv
Menon
played
prominent
roles
in
the
movie.
The
Vetrimaaran's
directorial
is
produced
by
Elred
Kumar,
under
the
RS
Infotainment
and
Grass
Root
Film
Company
banners.
R
Velraj
worked
as
the
cinematographer
and
legendary
musician,
Maestro
Ilaiyaraaja
composed
the
film's
entire
soundtrack.
The
movie
is
based
on
Thunaivan
by
B
Jeyamohan,
who
co-wrote
the
film's
screenplay.