Vaa Vaathiyaar

Vaa Vaathiyaar

Vaa Vaathiyaar (2026) follows Rameshwaran, better known as Ramu (Karthi), a corrupt police officer whose life takes an unexpected turn after a strange transformation. Born on the very day legendary actor and former Chief Minister M. G. Ramachandran passed away, Ramu is raised by his grandfather (Rajkiran), a devoted MGR admirer who believes his grandson is destined to carry forward the icon's values of justice and compassion. As he grows older, however, Ramu chooses a very different path. Realizing that honesty brings dissapoinment, he embraces greed and manipulation, becoming a corrupt cop while hiding his true nature behind the image of a dutiful, respectable man to avoid disappointing his grandfather. Instead of following MGR's ideals, Ramu models himself after the legendary screen villain M. N. Nambiar, believing that power and wealth matter more than principles. Meanwhile, an anonymous hacktivist group known as Yellow Face (Manjal Mugam) begins exposing a massive corruption network involving influential businessman Periyasamy (Sathyaraj) and the state's Chief Minister. Their revelations shake the political establishment, and Ramu is assigned to track down the people behind the leaks. Everything changes after a bizarre incident awakens a second personality within Ramu—an alter ego inspired by MGR's larger-than-life screen persona.

Director

Nalan Kumarasamy

Release

14 Jan 2026

Run time

130 min

Language

Tamil