Sindhubaadh

Sindhubaadh is a 2019 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film directed by S. U. Arun Kumar and produced by S. N. Rajarajan and Shan Sutharsan Vansan Movies and K Productions. The film stars Vijay Sethupathi and Anjali in the lead roles, while Linga, Vivek Prasanna and Surya Vijay Sethupathi appear in supporting roles. The music was composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja, while the cinematography was handled by Vijay Kartik Kannan and editing by Ruben.

Plot
Thiru is a hard-of-hearing small-time crook who steals money and valuables from various people along with his sidekick Super. Thiru meets Venba, a loud-talking girl, and falls in love with her. Initially relucant, Venba reciprocates his feelings. Venba goes to Malaysia for work, before Thiru marries her at the airport. Thiru receives a call from Venba, who reveals that her uncle had sold her off to the skin trade after receiving a lump sum of money. Venba requests Thiru to arrive in Thailand to save her. Thiru gets two passports for himself (under the name Hakim Sindhubaadh) and Super (under the name Milan Bharti).

On the way to Thailand, they meet a passenger who is going to the same place as them to see his daughter. Thiru gets into trouble with the Malaysian police, where he agrees to steal some shields from the house of a Malaysian gangster Chang's second-hand man named Ling, in exchange for saving Venba. However, Thiru gets caught by Ling and he jumps off a cliff and spits at Ling in a bid to escape. Venba tries to escape, but is caught and sent to Ling, which is later revealed to Thiru by the police officer who shows that the reason behind stealing the shields was to gather evidence against Ling. Thiru kills Chang and blows up Ling's house, where he rescues all the girls from the skin trade and returns back home with Venba.

Cast

 * Vijay Sethupathi as Thiru (Hakim Sindhubadh)
 * Anjali as Venba
 * Linga as Ling
 * Vivek Prasanna as Passenger
 * Surya Vijay Sethupathi as Super (Milan Bharathi)
 * Aruldoss as Support Raja
 * Soundararaja as a politician
 * George Maryan as Thiru's uncle
 * Chang as a Malaysian don

Production
The project was announced during March 2018, which revealed that S. U. Arun Kumar is all set to direct another venture that would have Vijay Sethupathi as the protagonist, the project was officially announced sometime during July 2018, which confirmed that this film is all set to enter production soon with the presence of Vijay Sethupathi and actress Anjali.

Principal photography commenced on 25 May 2018 at Tenkasi for 20 days and later continued at Thailand with a 32-day long schedule. The first-look poster for the film was unveiled on 16 January 2019, revealing the title as Sindhubaadh.

Soundtrack
The soundtrack was composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja, while the music rights were bought by Muzik247.

Release and reception
The film was released on 27 June 2019. M. Sugandh of The Times of India gave 3/5 stars and wrote "Sindhubaadh isn't as satisfying as Arun Kumar's previous films, but it isn't entirely a letdown either." India Today gave 2.5/5 stars and wrote "Director SU Arun Kumar's Sidhubaadh could have been a satisfying thriller, but he puts in too many ideas in the film. If only Arun Kumar had done away with a few sub-plots and plugged the logical loopholes, Sindhubaadh would have been a better watch."

Karthik Kumar of Hindustan Times gave 2/5 stars and wrote "Director Arun Kumar, who really impressed with his previous films Pannaiyarum Padminiyum and Sethupathi, struggles to give us a film that's neither wholesomely action-packed nor funny enough to oversee its shortcomings. If not for the lead characters and their performances, Sindhubaadh would've been unimaginably boring." Pradeep Kumar of The Hindu wrote "Sindhubaadh is a one time watch for if you want to catch a normal Vijay Sethupathi, fresh off of his Super Deluxe exploits, on the screen. But it is not a film that will go into your best of Sethupathi collection."