Vaathi

Vaathi/Sir (transl. Master/Leader) is an upcoming Indian period coming-of-age action drama film written and directed by Venky Atluri. It is shot simultaneously in Tamil and Telugu languages. Produced by Sithara Entertainments and Fortune Four Cinemas, the film stars Dhanush and Samyuktha.[1][2][3] The film is scheduled for a theatrical release on 17 February 2023.[4]

Vaathi/Sir
Theatrical release poster
Directed byVenky Atluri
Written byVenky Atluri
Produced by
  • Suryadevara Naga Vamsi
  • Sai Soujanya
Starring
CinematographyJ. Yuvaraj
Edited byNaveen Nooli
Music byG. V. Prakash Kumar
Production
companies
Distributed byRed Giant Movies/Seven Screen Studio (Tamil Nadu)
Sony Pictures (North India)
Skanda Cinemas & Einstin Media Pvt Ltd (Kerala)
PVP Cinema (Andra Pradesh)
Release date
  • 17 February 2023 (2023-02-17)
CountryIndia
Languages
  • Tamil
  • Telugu

Premise

Balamurugan (Tamil)/Bala Gangadar Thilak (Telugu) is a third-grade junior lecturer at Thirupati Educational Institute (Tamil)/Tripathi Educational Institute (Telugu) (T.E.I) where he stands against the institutes, who provide education to children in exchange for business profits.

Cast

Production

Principal photography of the film began on 7 January 2022. The second schedule of the shoot began in April 2022 when Dhanush had joined the sets after he had finished the shoot of Naane Varuvean. The filming was completed on October 2022.[5][6][7]

Music
Vaathi
Soundtrack album by
G. V. Prakash Kumar
Released4 February 2023 (2023-02-04)
Recorded2022
GenreFeature film soundtrack
Length16:30
LanguageTamil
LabelAditya Music
External audio
Vaathi - Jukebox on YouTube
Singles from Vaathi
  1. "Vaa Vaathi"
    Released: 10 November 2022
  2. "Naadodi Mannan"
    Released: 17 January 2023

The music of the film is composed by G. V. Prakash Kumar. The first single titled "Vaa Vaathi" was released on 10 November 2022.[8] The second single titled "Naadodi Mannan" was released on 17 January 2023.[9]

Tamil
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Vaa Vaathi"DhanushShweta Mohan3:48
2."Naadodi Mannan"YugabharathiAnthony Daasan3:23
3."Kalangudhe"YugabharathiVijay Yesudas3:28
4."One Life"Dhanush, ArivuStephen Zechariah, Arivu2:47
5."Sooriya Paarvaigaley"YugabharathiTippu, Ravi G2:54
Total length:16:30
Telugu
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Mastaaru Mastaaru"Ramajogayya SastryShweta Mohan3:48
2."Banjara"Suddala Ashok TejaAnurag Kulkarni3:32
3."Maaraajayya"Ramajogayya SastryKaala Bhairava3:28
4."One Life"Pranav ChagantyHemachandra, Pranav Chaganty3:03
5."Sandhya Na Udayiddaam"Pranav ChagantyAnurag Kulkarni2:55
Total length:16:47

Release

Theatrical

The film was scheduled for a theatrical release on 2 December 2022 in Tamil and Telugu languages but was postponed.[10][11] In November 2022, it was announced that the film will release on 17 February 2023.[12] It was announced that Seven Screen Studio has acquired the distribution rights of the film in Tamil Nadu.[13]

Home media

Initially, there were reports suggesting that the film's digital rights were acquired by Aha Tamil, but later it was acquired by Netflix.[14] The satellite rights were sold to Sun TV.

References
  1. "Dhanush's bilingual film titled 'Vaathi' in Tamil, 'Sir' in Telugu". Telangana Today. 23 December 2021. Archived from the original on 7 January 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  2. "Title of Dhanush's upcoming Tamil-Telugu bilingual film is out". The News Minute. 23 December 2021. Archived from the original on 7 January 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  3. "Dhanush's first Telugu movie title is announced". 123telugu.com. 23 December 2021. Archived from the original on 23 December 2021. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  4. "Dhanush's Vaathi to release in theatres on December 2. See new poster". India Today. Archived from the original on 19 September 2022. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  5. "Dhanush begins shooting for Vaathi". The Times of India. 7 January 2022. Archived from the original on 11 January 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  6. "Dhanush's Tamil-Telugu bilingual starts rolling". The News Minute. 7 January 2022. Archived from the original on 7 January 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  7. "Dhanush's Sir shoot begins today". 123telugu.com. 7 January 2022. Archived from the original on 11 January 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  8. "'Vaa Vaathi': The first single composed by GV Prakash from Dhanush's 'Vaathi' is here". Times of India. Archived from the original on 2 February 2023. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
  9. "Nadodi Mannan, the second single from Dhanush's Vaathi is here". Cinema Express. 17 January 2023.
  10. "Dhanush's Vaathi to release in theatres on December 2. See new poster". India Today. Archived from the original on 19 September 2022. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  11. "Dhanush starrer Telugu-Tamil bilingual Sir to release in December". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 20 September 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  12. "GV Prakash unveils new posters of Dhanush's Vaathi". The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 17 November 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
  13. "Vaathi: TN Theatrical Rights Of The Dhanush Starrer Bagged!". Movie Crow. Retrieved 23 December 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  14. "Netflix to stream 18 new Tamil films in 2023 in its attempt to serve regional language cinema fans". The Economic Times. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
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