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{{Short description|2025 Tamil film by Jaayavelmurugun}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2025}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2025}}
{{Infobox film
| image = Varunan poster.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = Jaayavelmurugun
| writer = Jaayavelmurugun
| producer = Karthick Sreedaran
| starring = {{Plainlist|
*Dushyanth Jayaprakash
*[[Gabriella Charlton]]
*Shankarnag Vijayan
* [[Haripriya Isai]]
*[[Radha Ravi]]
*[[Charan Raj]]
}}
| cinematography = S Srirama Santhosh
| editing = U Muthayan
| music = [[Bobo Shashi]]
| studio = {{ubl |Yakkai Films |Vaan Productions}}
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2025|3|14}}
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}

'''''Varunan''''' is a 2025 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[action thriller]] film written, directed by Jaayavelmurugun produced by Karthick Sreedaran's Yakkai Films and co produced by Vaan Productions . The film stars Dushyanth Jayaprakash, [[Gabriella Charlton]], [[Radha Ravi]], [[Charan Raj]] in the lead roles alongside an ensemble cast consisting of Shankarnag Vijayan, [[Haripriya Isai]], [[Maheshwari Chanakyan]], [[Jeeva Ravi]], Arjunna Keerthivasan, Hyde Karty, Priyadharsan, Dumkan Maari and others in supporting roles.

''Varunan'' released in theatres on 14 March 2025.

== Plot ==
Amid a global water crisis, rival distribution groups descend into violence and tyranny. As competition intensifies, their workers transform into ruthless enforcers, leading to a devastating conflict that threatens society.

== Cast ==
{{Cast listing|
* Dushyanth Jayaprakash as Thillai
* [[Gabriella Charlton]] as Sittu
* [[Radha Ravi]] as Ayyavu
* [[Charan Raj]] as John
* [[Babu Antony]] as Raheem
* Shankarnag Vijayan as Dabba
* [[Haripriya Isai]] as Agni
* [[Maheshwari Chanakyan]] as Raani
* [[Jeeva Ravi]] as Muralidharan
* [[Redin Kingsley]] as Dasappan
* Kaushik S
* Arjunna Keerthivasan
* Hyde Karty
* Priyadharsan as Marudhu
* Dumkan Maari
* [[Sathyaraj]] (voiceover)<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2025-02-26 |title='வருணன்' படத்துக்கு சத்யராஜ் வாய்ஸ் |url=https://www.hindutamil.in/news/cinema/tamil-cinema/1352223-sathyaraj-gives-voice-over-to-varunan-movie.html |access-date=2025-03-10 |website=[[Hindu Tamil Thisai]] |language=ta}}</ref>
}}

== Production ==
On 22 March 2019, coinciding with the [[World Water Day]], actor [[Karthi]] released the poster and producer [[G. N. Anbu Chezhiyan]] revealed the title of the film ''Varunan'', along with the tag ''#SaveWater''.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2019-03-22 |title=Karthi to release the first look of Varunan |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/karthi-to-release-the-first-look-of-varunan/articleshow/68521859.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190515022135/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/karthi-to-release-the-first-look-of-varunan/articleshow/68521859.cms |archive-date=15 May 2019 |access-date=2025-03-10 |work=[[The Times of India]] |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> The film is written, directed and co-produced by Jaayavelmurugun under his Vaan Productions banner along with Karthick Sreedaran's Yakkai Films banner<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kumar |first=Akshay |date=2024-12-26 |title=Jaayavelmurugun's Varunan gets a release window |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/news/2024/Dec/26/jaayavelmuruguns-varunan-gets-a-release-window |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250115010548/https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/news/2024/Dec/26/jaayavelmuruguns-varunan-gets-a-release-window |archive-date=15 January 2025 |access-date=2025-03-10 |website=[[Cinema Express]] |language=en}}</ref> starring Dushyanth Jayaprakash in the lead role, who was last seen in ''[[Nirangal Moondru]]'' (2024)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Vellaisamy |first=Mirudhula |date=2025-02-22 |title=Varunan trailer is filled with intense action |url=https://www.dtnext.in/entertainment/cinema/varunan-trailer-is-filled-with-intense-action-823978 |access-date=2025-03-10 |website=[[DT Next]] |language=en}}</ref> with [[Gabriella Charlton]] as the female lead<ref>{{Cite web |last=தினத்தந்தி |date=2025-02-22 |title=கேப்ரில்லா நடித்துள்ள 'வருணன்' படத்தின் டிரெய்லர் வெளியீடு |url=https://www.dailythanthi.com/cinema/cinemanews/trailer-of-varunan-starring-gabriella-released-1145101 |access-date=2025-03-10 |website=[[Daily Thanthi]] |language=ta}}</ref> alongside [[Radha Ravi]], [[Charan Raj]] in important roles and an ensemble cast consisting of Shankarnag Vijayan, [[Haripriya Isai]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=DIN |date=2024-07-16 |title=புதிய படத்தில் இணைந்த எதிர்நீச்சல் நந்தினி! |url=https://www.dinamani.com/cinema/cinema-news/2024/Jul/16/ethirneechal-actress-haripriya-isai-movie-varunan |access-date=2025-03-10 |website=Dinamani |language=ta}}</ref> [[Maheshwari Chanakyan]], [[Jeeva Ravi]], Arjunna Keerthivasan, Hyde Karty, Priyadharsan, Dumkan Maari and others in supporting roles.<ref>{{Cite web |last=மலர் |first=மாலை |date=2025-02-22 |title=நீரின்றி அமையாது உலகு - வருணன் படத்தின் டிரெய்லர் வெளியானது {{!}} The trailer of the film Varunan is out |url=https://www.maalaimalar.com/cinema/cinemanews/the-trailer-of-the-film-varunan-is-out-761738 |access-date=2025-03-10 |website=www.maalaimalar.com |language=ta}}</ref> The trailer released on 22 February 2025 with the voice-over given by [[Sathyaraj]] as the God of Water mentioning its importance.<ref name=":0" />

The technical team consists of S Srirama Santhosh as the cinematographer, U Muthayan as the editor, [[Bobo Shashi]] as the music composer, Dinesh Subbarayan as the stunt choreographer, and Paddhu as the art director.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Features |first=C. E. |date=2025-02-23 |title=Varunan trailer: Water becomes a point of conflict |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/news/2025/Feb/23/varunan-trailer-water-becomes-a-point-of-conflict?utm_source=website&utm_medium=related-stories |access-date=2025-03-10 |website=Cinema Express |language=en}}</ref>

== Music ==
{{Infobox album
| name = Varunan
| type = soundtrack
| artist = [[Bobo Shashi]]
| genre = [[Feature film soundtrack]]
| language = Tamil
| producer = Bobo Shashi
| prev_title = Pei Kathai
| prev_year = 2024
| year = 2025
| misc = {{Singles
|name = Varunan
|type = soundtrack
|single1 = Kaadhale
|single1date = 19 July 2024
|single2 = Kolaaru
|single2date = 23 August 2024
|single3 = Awesome Feelu
|single3date = 17 January 2025
|single4 = Achuvellam
|single4date = 7 March 2025
|single5 = Mudiyaadhey
|single5date = 10 March 2025
}}
}}

The soundtrack and background is composed by [[Bobo Shashi]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-02-09 |title=Dushyanth-starrer Varunan- God Of Water gets new release date |url=https://www.dtnext.in/entertainment/cinema/dushyanth-starrer-varunan-god-of-water-gets-new-release-date-822387 |access-date=2025-03-10 |website=www.dtnext.in |language=en}}</ref> The first single "Kaadhale" released on 19 July 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Features |first=C. E. |date=2024-07-20 |title='Kaadhale' from Jayavelmurugan's Varunan out |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/news/2024/Jul/20/kaadhale-from-jayavelmurugans-varunan-out |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240812004519/https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/news/2024/Jul/20/kaadhale-from-jayavelmurugans-varunan-out |archive-date=12 August 2024 |access-date=2025-03-10 |website=Cinema Express |language=en}}</ref> The second single "Kolaaru" released on 23 August 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Features |first=C. E. |date=2024-08-23 |title='Kolaaru' lyrical video from Varunan out |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/news/2024/Aug/23/kolaaru-lyrical-video-from-varunan-out |access-date=2025-03-10 |website=Cinema Express |language=en}}</ref> The third single "Awesome Feelu" released on 17 January 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Features |first=C. E. |date=2025-01-18 |title='Awesome Feelu' song from Varunan out |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/news/2025/Jan/18/awesome-feelu-song-from-varunan-out |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250121112735/https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/news/2025/Jan/18/awesome-feelu-song-from-varunan-out |archive-date=21 January 2025 |access-date=2025-03-10 |website=Cinema Express |language=en}}</ref> The fourth single "Achuvellam" released on 7 March 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kumar |first=Akshay |date=2025-03-09 |title='Achuvellam' from Varunan out |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/news/2025/Mar/09/achuvellam-from-varunan-out |access-date=2025-03-10 |website=Cinema Express |language=en}}</ref> The fifth single "Mudiyaadhey" released on 10 March 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kumar |first=Akshay |date=2025-03-10 |title=Yuvan Shankar Raja croons 'Mudiyaadhe' from Varunan |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/news/2025/Mar/10/yuvan-shankar-raja-croons-mudiyaadhe-from-varunan |access-date=2025-03-10 |website=Cinema Express |language=en}}</ref>

{{Track listing
| headline = Track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| title1 = Kaadhale
| lyrics1 = Reshman
| extra1 = [[G. V. Prakash Kumar]], [[Saindhavi]]
| title2 = Kolaaru
| lyrics2 = Hyde Karty, Geetha Sabesh
| extra2 = Hyde Karty
| title3 = Awesome Feelu
| lyrics3 = [[Bobo Shashi]]
| extra3 = [[Bobo Shashi]]
| title4 = Achuvellam
| lyrics4 = Hyde Karty
| extra4 = Bmac Mastamaind
| title5 = Mudiyaadhey
| lyrics5 = Hyde Karty
| extra5 = [[Yuvan Shankar Raja]]
}}

== Release ==

=== Theatrical ===
''Varunan'' released in theatres on 14 March 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Features |first=C. E. |date=2025-02-10 |title=Jaayavelmurugun's Varunan gets release date |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/news/2025/Feb/10/jaayavelmuruguns-varunan-gets-release-date |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250214073853/https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/news/2025/Feb/10/jaayavelmuruguns-varunan-gets-release-date |archive-date=14 February 2025 |access-date=2025-03-10 |website=Cinema Express |language=en}}</ref>

=== Home media ===
''Varunan'' began streaming on [[Aha (streaming service)|Aha]] from 1 May 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kumar |first=Akshay |date=2025-04-26 |title=Director Jaayavelmurugun's Varunan gets an OTT release date |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/news/2025/Apr/26/director-jaayavelmuruguns-varunan-gets-an-ott-release-date |access-date=2025-04-27 |website=Cinema Express |language=en}}</ref>

== Reception ==
A critic of ''[[Maalai Malar]]'' rated the film 2.5/5 and positively reviewed the film by praising the actor's performance, story plot and the cinematography.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Maalaimalar |date=2025-03-13 |title=வருணன் திரைவிமர்சனம் {{!}} Varunan Review in Tamil |url=https://www.maalaimalar.com/movie-review/varunan-161526 |access-date=2025-03-18 |website=[[Maalai Malar]] |language=ta}}</ref> ''[[Dinamalar]]'' critic gave 2.25/5 stars and reviewed the film by praising the theme, the performance of the lead actor's - Dushyanth Jayaprakash, [[Radha Ravi]], [[Charan Raj]], and [[Maheshwari Chanakyan]], while criticizing the repetition of scenes.<ref>{{Cite web |title=வருணன் - விமர்சனம் {2.25/5} : வருணன் - பொய்த்தான் - Varunan |url=https://cinema.dinamalar.com/movie-review/3557/Varunan/ |access-date=2025-03-18 |website=[[Dinamalar]] |language=ta}}</ref>

Abhinav Subramanian of ''[[The Times of India]]'' gave 2/5 stars and wrote "Director Jaayavelmurugun’s Varunan - a tale of North Chennai water suppliers battling for territory plays like a greatest hits compilation of Kollywood’s most exhausted tropes.[...] In its better moments, Varunan hints at the film it could have been—a glimpse of clarity quickly muddied by convention."<ref>{{Cite news |title=Varunan Movie Review : Water wars that barely make a splash |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/varunan/movie-review/119002633.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250314072234/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/varunan/movie-review/119002633.cms |archive-date=14 March 2025 |access-date=2025-03-14 |work=[[The Times of India]] |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> Akshay Kumar of ''[[Cinema Express]]'' gave 1.5/5 stars and wrote "Varunan begins on an alarming note about the commodification of water, only to settle into a routine territorial conflict story set in a slightly different milieu. Offering neither a valuable message on the water crisis nor an engaging gang rivalry, the film ultimately fails to quench our thirst for good storytelling."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kumar |first=Akshay |date=2025-03-14 |title=Varunan Movie Review: Shoddy writing waters down a promising premise |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/review/2025/Mar/14/varunan-movie-review-shoddy-writing-waters-down-a-promising-premise |access-date=2025-03-14 |website=[[Cinema Express]] |language=en}}</ref>

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|35162941}}

[[Category:2025 Indian films]]
[[Category:2025 Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:2025 films]]
[[Category:Films about social issues in India]]
[[Category:Films about water]]
[[Category:Films set in Chennai]]
[[Category:Tamil-language Indian films]]

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