Theeyavar Kulai Nadunga

Theeyavar Kulai Nadunga
Theatrical release poster
Directed byDinesh Lakshmanan
Written by
  • Dinesh Lakshmanan
  • Navaneethan Sunderrajan (dialogues)
Produced byG. Arul Kumar
Starring
CinematographySaravanan Abimanyu
Edited byLawrence Kishore
Music byBharath Aaseevagan
Production
company
GS Arts
Release date
  • 21 November 2025 (2025-11-21)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Theeyavar Kulai Nadunga (transl. Evil groups tremble) is an Indian Tamil-language action thriller film written and directed by Dinesh Lakshmanan in his debut, starring Arjun and Aishwarya Rajesh in the lead roles. The film was earlier titled Theeyavar Kulaigal Nadunga. Apart from the lead cast the film also stars Abhirami Venkatachalam, Praveen Raja, Logu. Npks, Ramkumar Ganesan, Thangadurai, P. L. Thenappan, O. A. K. Sundar, Vela Ramamoorthy and others in important roles.

Theeyavar Kulai Nadunga released in theatres on 21 November 2025.[1]

Cast

Production

Touted as a investigative thriller film revolving around autistic children, the film was announced through a first-look poster 4 March 2022.[2] The film directed by debutant Dinesh Lakshmanan was titled Theeyavar Kulaigal Nadunga.[3][4] The film stars Arjun and Aishwarya Rajesh in the lead roles, who were last seen in Aghathiyaa and Sankranthiki Vasthunam (both 2025) respectively.[5] The film is produced by G. Arul Kumar under his GS Arts banner, while Navaneethan Sunderrajan has contributed towards writing the dialogues in the film.[6] The technical team consists of Bharath Aaseevagan as the music composer, Saravanan Abimanyu as the cinematographer, Lawrence Kishore as the editor, Arunshankar Durai as the art director, and Kickass Kali, Rajasekar, and Vicky as the action choreographers.[7] Filming was in progress during the announcement in March 2022[8] and was wrapped by the end of August 2023.[9] The teaser was released on 19 September 2025[10] and the trailer was released on 13 November 2025.[11]

Music

The film has music composed by Bharath Aaseevagan.[12] The first single titled "Andhipera Azhagaaliye" was released on 4 April 2025.[13]

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Andhipera Azhagaaliye"Tamil ManiAdithya RK 

Release

Theatrical

Theeyavar Kulai Nadunga released in theatres on 21 November 2025 in Tamil along with its dubbed versions in Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada languages.[14]

Home media

Theeyavar Kulai Nadunga premiered on Sun NXT on 12 December 2025.[15]

Reception

Dinamalar rated the film with two-point-two-five out of five stars[16] and Maalai Malar with one-point-five out of five stars.[17] Avinash Ramachandran of Cinema Express gave 1.5/5 stars and wrote "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."[18]

References

  1. ^ Agencies (2025-11-06). "Theeyavar Kulai Nadunga set for Nov 21 release". www.dtnext.in. Retrieved 2025-11-14.
  2. ^ "Crime thriller 'Theeyavar Kulaigal Nadunga' revolves around autistic kids". The Times of India. 2022-03-05. ISSN 0971-8257. Archived from the original on 2025-07-01. Retrieved 2025-11-14.
  3. ^ Features, C. E. (2022-08-15). "Arjun's look from Theeyavar Kulaigal Nadunga out". Cinema Express. Archived from the original on 2023-12-11. Retrieved 2025-11-14.
  4. ^ "Aishwarya Rajesh & Arjun's thriller titled Theeyavar Kulaigal Nadunga". The Times of India. 2022-03-04. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2025-11-14.
  5. ^ Kumar, Akshay (2025-09-19). "Theeyavar Kulai Nadunga Teaser: Arjun tries to crack a case where writings come to life". Cinema Express. Archived from the original on 2025-09-21. Retrieved 2025-11-14.
  6. ^ "Arjun-Aishwarya Rajesh's Theeyavar Kulaigal Nadunga gets release case". Cinema Express. 2025-11-05. Retrieved 2025-11-14.
  7. ^ "Theeyavar Kulai Nadunga Trailer: Arjun is on a mission to uncover the identity of a masked killer". Cinema Express. 2025-11-14. Retrieved 2025-11-14.
  8. ^ Madhu, Vignesh (2022-03-04). "First look of Arjun, Aishwarya Rajesh-starrer Theeyavar Kulaigal Nadunga out". Cinema Express. Archived from the original on 2022-03-04. Retrieved 2025-11-14.
  9. ^ Features, C. E. (2023-08-31). "It's a wrap for Theeyavar Kulaigal Nadunga". Cinema Express. Archived from the original on 2023-09-07. Retrieved 2025-11-14.
  10. ^ மலர், மாலை (2025-09-19). "`தீயவர் குலை நடுங்க' படத்தின் டீசர் வெளியீடு! | The teaser of the film `Theeyavar Kulai Nadunga' is out!". www.maalaimalar.com (in Tamil). Retrieved 2025-11-14.
  11. ^ பிரிவு, இணையதளச் செய்திப் (2025-11-14). "கவனம் ஈர்க்கும் தீயவர் குலை நடுங்க பட டிரைலர்!". Dinamani (in Tamil). Retrieved 2025-11-14.
  12. ^ Kumar, Akshay (2025-04-02). "Theeyavar Kulai Nadunga first single to be out on this date". Cinema Express. Archived from the original on 2025-04-05. Retrieved 2025-11-14.
  13. ^ Kumar, Akshay (2025-04-04). "Theeyavar Kulai Nadunga first single 'Andhipera Azhagaaliye' is out". Cinema Express. Archived from the original on 2025-04-06. Retrieved 2025-11-14.
  14. ^ "'Theeyavar Kulai Nadunga' is based on a real-life incident which left me shaken, says Aishwarya Rajesh". The Times of India. 2025-11-14. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2025-11-14.
  15. ^ "'Theeyavar Kulai Nadunga' OTT release date: When and where can the Arjun and Aishwarya Rajesh starrer be streamed". The Times of India. 2025-12-10. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2025-12-10.
  16. ^ "தீயவர் குலை நடுங்க - விமர்சனம் {2.25/5} : தீயவர் குலை நடுங்க - தலைப்பில் இருக்கும் பில்டப் கதை, காட்சி அமைப்பில் இல்லை - Theeyavar kulai nadunga". cinema.dinamalar.com. Retrieved 2025-11-23.
  17. ^ மலர், மாலை (2025-11-21). "தீயவர் குலை நடுங்க- திரைவிமர்சனம் | Theeyavar kulai nadunga- Movie review". www.maalaimalar.com (in Tamil). Retrieved 2025-11-23.
  18. ^ Ramachandran, Avinash (2025-11-21). "Theeyavar Kulai Nadunga Movie Review: Questionable choices drown out the superficially good intentions". Cinema Express. Retrieved 2025-11-23.
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