Vaa Vaathiyaar (Annagaru Vostaru)

Name: Vaa Vaathiyaar (Annagaru Vostaru)
Duration: 2 h 10 min
Rating: 3

2hr 10m

2hr 10m
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2.2/5 (4.1K)
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A fanatic fan of legendary actor MGR raises his grandson like a reincarnation of MGR. But does he grow like MGR? What happens when he grows differently, which is in conflict with the ideals of his grandfather?

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Director:

Nalan Kumarasamy

Producer:

K.E. Gnanavelraja

Writer:

Nalan Kumarasamy

Release Date:

Dec 12, 2025

Runtime:

2hr 10m

Synopsis

Cast

Karthi
Sathyaraj
Raj Kiran
Krithi Shetty
Vadivukkarasi
Madhur Mittal
Anandraj
Shilpa Manjunath
Ramesh Thilak
Thenappan P.L.

Moviegoers are saying

Vaa Vaathiyaar divides audiences as a well-intentioned tribute to MGR-era vigilante cinema that showcases Karthi's natural charisma and mass appeal, but stumbles with rushed execution, weak second-half writing, and production constraints that leave many feeling this falls short of director Nalan's usual standards. While some appreciate the nostalgic homage and Karthi's committed performance, most agree the film feels tonally scattered and technically compromised.

Top Mentions

MGR-Tribute

Mass-Appeal

Tonally-Scattered

Production-Compromised

Karthi-Showcase

Nostalgic-Homage

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2.2

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2.2

Jan 15, 2026

Vaa Vaathiyaar is a fan letter to MGR era old school masala vigilante drama, remixed with Karthi’s swagger, Nalan’s quirky dark humor, political satire jabs, modern technical sensibilities and SaNa’s retro flavored kickass musical score. In the inner battle of MGR Ramu vs…

205 Likes

Michael James

Jan 14, 2026

imagine being possessed by mgr

149 Likes

jack

Jan 15, 2026

aala vudhudha pundhalaka 🙏🏻

146 Likes

Maddog
Jan 14, 2026

Ada kidhuku bundha

129 Likes

Aliceee

Jan 14, 2026

theatre la paarunga guys maja padam 😍

121 Likes

K.

Feb 9, 2026

Fun can be had if you're in a very forgivable mood. I liked everything till krithy shetty comes ( not her fault), it's just that everything from there on is just so mediocre and forced, especially all the songs they have together. While it looks fun in isolation, like…

104 Likes

ash
Jan 28, 2026

Vaa Vaathiyaar is an action comedy that follows Ramu, a corrupt cop, and how his life changes when a sudden psychological shift brings out another Vaathiyaar persona within him. Karthi has done justice to his character supported by the rest of the cast with decent…

81 Likes

Lijin

Jan 14, 2026

டேய் ராமு! இது என்னதா பேய் கதையா இருக்குது...

78 Likes

Vadivelu Thrones

Jun 9, 2026

Even Karthi can’t rescue this poorly written mess.

19 Likes

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