''Aadhaar'' is a 2022 Indian Tamil-language mystery drama film directed by Ramnath Palanikumar and starring

Karunas Karunas (born 21 February 1970 as Karunanidhi Sethu) is an Indian actor, politician and comedian in the Tamil film industry. Appearing mostly in supporting roles, he has also played lead roles in films including '' Dindigul Sarathy'' (2008) a ...

Arun Pandian Arun Pandian is an Indian actor, filmmaker and politician. He began his career as an actor as part of the critically acclaimed film ''Oomai Vizhigal'' (1986). After retiring from acting, he took the post of chief producer for the London-based A ...

and

Prabhakar Prabhakar is an Indian given name and surname. Prabhakars are Indian Brahmins mostly limited to North Indian states like Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan. They belong to sage Vatsa. People with the name include: * Prabhakar, an Indi ...

. It was released on 23 September 2022.

Cast

as Pachamuthu *

as Head Constable Yusuf Bhai *

as Inspector Vijayan *

Uma Riyaz Khan Uma Riyaz Khan is an Indian actress. She has appeared in Tamil television shows and in supporting roles in a few Tamil films. Personal life Uma was the only child of her artist parents. Her father, Kamesh, was a music director and her mother, ...

Riythvika Riythvika Panneerselvam also well known as Riythvika, is an Indian actress who appears in supporting roles in Tamil films. In 2018, she won the Tamil reality television show, '' Bigg Boss Tamil season 2'', and became the first and only woman to ...

as Thulasi *

Ineya Shruti Sawant better known by her stage name Ineya, is an Indian actress and model from Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala who predominantly appears in Malayalam and Tamil films. She won the Best Actress Award for her role in the Tamil film ''Vaagai Soo ...

as Saroja *

Dileepan Dileepan (born Dileepan Arunasalam) is an Indian actor, currently working in the Tamil film industry. He made his film debut with the 2013 film, ''Vathikuchi''. Early life and family Dileepan was born in Kallakurichi, Tamil Nadu. He is the ...

Sridhar Sridhar is a given name that is also sometimes used as a surname. Notable people with this name include: *Sridhar (actor), Indian actor in the Kannada film industry *Anup Sridhar, badminton player *C. V. Sridhar, screenwriter and film director *Sre ...

as Auto driver

Production

The title of the film relates to the concept of identity. The film marked Karunas’ reunion with director Ramnath Palanikumar after the comedy-drama, ''

Ambasamudram Ambani ''Ambasamudram Ambani'' () is a 2010 Indian Tamil language, Tamil-language comedy drama film written and directed by Ramnath. P. It was produced by actor Karunas, Singapore R. Saravana and A. John Peter. The film stars Karunas, Navneet Kaur Rana, ...

''. During the audio release of the film,

criticised actors who charge large fees.

Reception

The film was released on 23 September 2022 across Tamil Nadu. A critic from ''

Cinema Express ''Cinema Express'' was an Indian Tamil-language entertainment fortnightly magazine published from Chennai, Tamil Nadu. It was a part of The New Indian Express Group, which also publishes ''Samakalika Malayalam Vaarika'' weekly as well as '' Din ...

'' gave the film a mixed review, noting that "though it's not the first film that talks about the injustices served to the underprivileged, ''Aadhaar'' is a compelling watch that achieves what it intends to without much force-feeding--if you forgive the not-so-great craft". A reviewer from ''

Times of India ''The Times of India'', also known by its abbreviation ''TOI'', is an Indian English language, English-language daily newspaper and digital news media owned and managed by The Times Group. It is the List of newspapers in India by circulation, t ...

'' gave the film a mixed review, writing it is "a passable mystery that is undone by too much melodrama".

References

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*{{IMDb title 2022 films 2020s Tamil-language films 2020s Indian films Indian drama films