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Vadhandhi S02

Mystery Crime Drama Tamil


Vivek, a diligent cop, takes charge of the investigation of the murder of a beautiful young girl, Velonie. The rumours about her that spring up post her death threatens to irrevocably damage Velonie's image, Vivek must wade through a web of half-truths and confusing leads to solve the case.

Cast:M. Sasikumar, Anagha, Aparna Das, Vivek Prasanna, Revathy Sharma, Arjun Nandhakumar,
Director:Andrew Louis
Writer:Andrew Louis
Editor:A. Richard Kevin
Camera:Saravanan Ramasamy
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Fox in morning light

Srinivasan R | Ananda Vikatan

Thu, August 13 2026

தண்டனை போஸ்ட்டிங் பெற்று மதுரையில் பணியாற்றுகிறார் காவல்துறை துணை ஆய்வாளர் மூசா ராசா (சசிகுமார்). எட்டுவழிச் சாலை அமைக்க மத்திய அரசு முற்பட, மாநில அரசு அதற்கு எதிர்ப்பு காட்ட, இருந்தபோதும் அரங்கேறுகிறது திட்டத்துக்கான அடிக்கல் நாட்டு விழா. ஆனால், எதிர்பாராதவிதமாக, அதற்காகத் தோண்டப்படும் குழியில் எலும்புக்கூடு ஒன்று கிடைக்க, இந்தச் சம்பவம் அரசியல் வட்டாரத்தில் பெரும் கவனத்தைப் பெறுகிறது. அந்த வழக்கை மூசாவிடம் ஒப்படைக்கிறார் காவல் உயரதிகாரி (அனகா). அதற்கான விசாரணையில் மணியின் (யஸ்வந்த்) கதை வெளிச்சத்துக்கு வர, உண்மையில் அந்தக் குற்றத்தைச் செய்தது யார் என்பதை அலசுகிறது இந்த அமேசான் பிரைம் தொடர். 2022-ம் ஆண்டு, எஸ்.ஜே.சூர்யா, சஞ்சனா கிருஷ்ணமூர்த்தி நடிப்பில் அமேசான் பிரைமில் வெளியான `வதந்தி’ தொடரின் இரண்டாவது சீசன் இது. ஆனால், இது தனிக்கதை என்பதால் முதல் சீசனைப் பார்த்திருக்கவேண்டிய அவசியமில்லை.

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Fox in morning light

Avinash Ramachandran | The New Indian Express

Tue, August 11 2026

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Sasikumar Leads a Gripping, Largely Satisfying Thriller

Fox in morning light

Janani K | India Today

Fri, August 7 2026

Director Andrew Louis' Vadhandhi Season 2, starring Sasikumar, Yashwanth, Vivek Prasanna, Anagha, Aparna Das and Revathi Sharma, begins as an engrossing investigative thriller but loses momentum in the middle before redeeming itself with a satisfying climax.

What starts as the foundation work for an eight-lane highway soon turns into a politically sensitive investigation when a human skeleton is unearthed at the construction site. A punishment posting brings police sub-inspector Moosa Raaza (Sasikumar) to Madurai, where he is entrusted with solving the high-profile case. As Raaza begins piecing together the mystery, the investigation leads him to Mani (Yashwanth), whose past gradually reveals the truth behind the decades-old crime. Although Vadhandhi Season 2 carries forward the franchise name, it tells a completely independent story. Unlike the first season starring SJ Suryah, this one does not require any prior knowledge, making it an easy watch for everyone.

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A Dry Procedural That Loses Steam

Fox in morning light

Prathyush Parasuraman | The Hollywood Reporter India

Fri, August 7 2026

The show has a dry texture as it moves from evidence to evidence, building a case. You want to slip into the world even as it is kept at an arm’s length with its showy camerawork and literal dialogue.

In the second season of Vadhandhi, M Sasikumar, yet again, takes up the mantle of the “nice guy”—stiff kindness and earnest intention buoying his character through narrative pretzels. Here, he plays Moosa Raaza, a Muslim Investigating Officer (IO) in Madurai—a punishment posting. He cooks, he is kind, he is deeply religious. A namazi who gets to his knees at each of the five bends of the day—in a court, at the police station—his faith is expressed through actions that dot the show’s landscape. He vowed not to shave his beard after coming back from Hajj, in the hopes of his wife conceiving. This rankles his superiors, who think the beard goes against their decorum. He fights them in the court and wins. His wife gets pregnant and is nursing the unborn child elsewhere. These fights and systemic traumas soon recede into the background as the central plot kicks in. Being a Muslim character does not serve any narrative provocation. Instead, two skeletons found when a mound is dug up to build a highway usher in Moosa’s character arc as he is brought in to investigate. He has the full support of his superior SP Rathika (Anagha Maruthora), who not only trusts his intuitions, but takes responsibility every time it backfires.

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