''Therkathi Veeran'' ( en, Southern Warrior) is a 2022 Indian Tamil-language action drama film directed by Saarath and starring himself in the lead role, alongside Anagha,

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. It was released on 2 December 2022.

Cast

*Saarath *Anagha *

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* Madhusudhan Rao * Pawan *

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in a guest appearance * Srikanth Deva in a guest appearance *Sandy in a guest appearance

Production

The film marked the acting and directing debut of Saarath, the grandson of former Tamil actor J. P. Chandrababu. Saarath revealed that he wrote the story based on a compilation of incidents that had taken place in Thoothukudi. Srikanth Deva was approached to portray the antagonist in the film, but turned down the offer and worked as the music composer.

Soundtrack

Soundtrack was composed by Srikanth Deva. *Kadalamma - Deva,

*Enna Thavam - Sathyaprakash, Priyanka *Unna Paarkatha - Srinisha Jayaseelan *Therkathi Veera - Pooja Vaidyanath *Varamaaga - Saarath

Reception

The film was released on 2 December 2022 across Tamil Nadu. A critic from ''

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'' gave the film 2 out of 5 stars, and labelled the film as a "failure". A reviewer from ''

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'' also gave the film an unfavourable review.

References

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