Tamil actor Vijay Sethupathi-led Viduthalai Part 2, which was released in Tamil and Telugu on December 20, 2024, is now available to stream online. Directed by acclaimed filmmaker Vetri Maaran, the film is a sequel to the hit 2023 film Viduthalai.
Viduthalai Part 2, also starring Manju Warrier, Soori, Gautam Vasudev, Rajiv Menon, and Anurag Kashyap, premiered on Prime Video on Sunday. The first instalment of the film is also available on the platform.
Upon its release, Viduthalai Part 2 received a good response from the audience. Actor Dhanush also praised the film. He called it “raw, gripping, and engaging” and wrote on X, “Was hooked from the first shot till the last. Great work by master maker Vetrimaaran. (sic).”
One X user praised the film for its “banger screenplay”, while another wrote, “A VETRIMARAN’S CULT CLASSIC film. Witnessed #VijaySethupathi’s another shade in #Viduthalai2. What a PERFORMER… He is #VetriMaaran climax peak (sic).”
Viduthalai Part 2 is part of the two-part adaptation of Jeyamohan’s short story Thunaivan, delving deeper into the intense clash between a police constable and a separatist group leader.
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India Today gave the film a 3-star rating. A section of the review read, “Viduthalai Part 2, directed by Vetri Maaran, is strong in its content. In short, it serves as a handbook to communism. The filmmaker simplifies the concept and presents it in a way that is easily understandable to a layman and people of today. Through Viduthalai 2, he asks the right questions and makes people think about who’s right and what is right.”
Speaking about his film’s OTT release, Vijay Sethupathi said in a statement, “I hope audiences globally can feel the same emotional and ideological resonance that we experienced during its creation when Parts 1 and 2 stream on Prime Video. This story might not be of a straight-cut hero, but the tale of his perseverance and courage deserves to be witnessed by the world.”
Viduthalai Part 2, along with Part 1, was screened at the International Film Festival Rotterdam. The films received a standing ovation at the screening.
