Tamil actor Karthi's Vaa Vaathiyaar, directed by Nalan Kumarasamy, has an official streaming date. The quirky vigilante comicbook-style entertainer will hit Prime Video on Jan. 28, two weeks after its theatrical release date. The film will be available for home viewing in the Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Hindi, and Malayalam languages.
In its review of the film, THE WEEK wrote: "It's nice to see Karthi again in a role that plays to his strengths. I can tell you that he plays a cop, but he is neither playing the same guy from Theeran Adhigaaram Ondru nor Siruthai (although you can see a bit of that mischief here, too). This character, Ramu, is designed to put us completely at ease. His demeanour, body language, and facial expressions say, "Please, make yourself feel at home..." even when going through challenging times. I could say the same about Kumarasamy's filmmaking approach here. It's not that no "bad" event ever happens in it — a fair amount of blood gets spilled here and there — but in terms of mood it leans more towards Soodhu Kavvum than Kadhalum Kadanthu Pogum."
The review further added, "There's also the sense that Kumarasamy wanted to go lighter on the material than he did with his last films. This is reflected in the manner he has treated the songs (stunning colours, imaginative sets), the fight sequences (variations of fantasy and reality), and the overall warm, comic-book texture applied. Cinematic with a capital C."
Aside from Karthi, Vaa Vaathiyaar also features Krithi Shetty as the female lead, while Rajkiran plays Karthi's MGR-obsessed grandfather and Sathyaraj as the chief antagonist.
