Poster of the film Theeyavar Kulai Nadunga

Theeyavar Kulai Nadunga

Crime Thriller Tamil


An Investigative Police officer teams up with an autism school teacher to solve the mystery of a cruel murder happened in a school for autistic children.

Cast:Arjun Sarja, Aishwarya Rajesh, Ramkumar Ganesan, Abhirami Venkatachalam, Prankster Rahul, Guruappa Krishna Reddy
Director:Dinesh Lakshmanan
Editor:Lawrence Kishore
Camera:Saravanan Abimanyu

Guild Reviews

Image of scene from the film Theeyavar Kulai Nadunga

Questionable choices drown out the superficially good intentions

FCG Member Reviewer Avinash Ramachandran
Avinash Ramachandran | The New Indian Express
Sun, November 23 2025

The film ends up being a half-baked vigilante film that had the semblance of a good idea, and the makers decided to run with it, hoping that intent would save the day

Theeyavar Kulai Nadunga opens with the gruesome murder of writer Jebanesan (Logu NPKS) on a lonely road, in the middle of the night, by someone wearing a black suit, black shades, and a black helmet. Is it a serial killer? Why was the writer in tears when talking to his daughter? Why was he killed so brutally? Even as these questions crop up, we are introduced to Inspector Magudapathy (Arjun), a no-nonsense cop, who casually reads the book, “Hidden Evidence”. The film wastes no time in plonking Magudapathy right in the middle of this murder, and he is assigned the case since it happened in his jurisdiction. So far, so good, and I hoped this feeling would stay longer… Alas!

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