Theerkadarisi () is a 2023 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film written and directed by P.G. Mohan and L.R. Sundarapandi. The film stars Ajmal Ameer and Sathyaraj, with Poornima Bhagyaraj, Dhushyanth, Jaiwanth, Sriman and Devadarshini portraying supporting roles. It was released on 5 May 2023.
Cast
Ajmal as D.C Adithya
Sathyaraj as Das
Poornima Bhagyaraj
Dushyanth Ramkumar as Vikram
Jaiwanth
Sriman as Srinivasan
Devadarshini as Hema
Arjunan as Vignesh
Y. Gee. Mahendra as Dr. Iniyan
P. L. Thenappan
Aadukalam Naren
Uma Padmanabhan
Mohan Raman
Indumathy Manikandan
Aadhirai Soundarajan
Charles Vinoth
Imman Annachi
Ambani Shankar
Munnar Ramesh
Karate Raja
Anthony Daasan as Folk Marley
Rahul Thatha
Bijili Ramesh
Mippu
Rajendranath
Ajith Koshy
Production
The film was produced by B. Sathish Kumar under the banner of Sri Saravana Films. The film was shot in Chennai and Puducherry. The cinematography of the film was done by J. Laxman, and the editing of the film was done by Ranjeet C.K . The first look poster of the film was released on 31 December 2022. The teaser for the film was released on 19 February 2023.
Music
The music is composed by G. Balasubramanian. Lyrics were written by M.Viveka and Vivek.
Reception
Overall the movie is considered a massive flop in terms of box office collection. A critic from The Times of India wrote that "Theerkadarshi, while not an extraordinary film, is a decent watch as it remains true to its genre". A critic from The New Indian Express wrote that "Despite having proven performers like Devadardarshini, Ajmal and Sriman in the cast, the directors only manage to reduce them to uni-dimensional caricatures"..A critic from Maalai Malar noted that " New try" and gave 2.5 ratings out of 5 .Dina Thanthi critic stated that "They also make people aware of the social opinion against homicide. The climax is riveting."