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Vidaa Muyarchi (2025)

Vidaa Muyarchi poster
Original title
விடாமுயற்சி
Directed by
Magizh Thirumeni
Genre
action, drama, mystery, thriller, crime
Country
India
Runtime
2h 31m
Rated
MA 15+
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 31 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A husband tries to rescue his wife after a mysterious group captures her. He faces obstacles during his mission.

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What happens

Vidaamuyarchi (transl. Perseverance) is a 2025 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film written and directed by Magizh Thirumeni. Inspired by the 1997 American film Breakdown, it is produced by Allirajah Subaskaran under Lyca Productions. The film stars Ajith Kumar, Arjun, Trisha, Regena Cassandrra and Arav. In the film, a husband seeks to rescue his wife after she is captured by a mysterious group. Initially, Vignesh Shivan was confirmed as the director of Ajith's 62nd film, before he was replaced by Magizh with a new script. After it was announced in May 2023 along with its official title, principal photography began that October. Shot mostly in Azerbaijan, with a short schedule in Thailand, filming wrapped by late December 2024. The film has music composed by Anirudh Ravichander, cinematography handled by Om Prakash and editing by N. B. Srikanth. Vidaamuyarchi was initially scheduled to be released in January 2025, on the occasion of Pongal, but was postponed. The film was released in theatres on 6 February 2025 to mixed reviews from critics, who praised the lead cast's performance, visuals and action sequences, while the storyline and narration received criticism. Although the film underperformed at the box office, it became the highest-grossing Tamil film of 2025 by the end of its theatrical run, before being surpassed by Dragon (2025). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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