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{{Short description|2023 film by Venky Atluri}}
{{Short description|2023 film by Venky Atluri}}
 
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{{Infobox film
{{Infobox film
| name          = Vaathi
| image          = Vaathi film poster.jpg
| image          = Vaathi film poster.jpg
| caption        = Theatrical release poster
| caption        = Theatrical release poster
| director      = [[Venky Atluri]]
| director      = [[Venky Atluri]]
| writer        = Venky Atluri
| writer        = Venky Atluri
| producer      = {{Ubl|Suryadevara Naga Vamsi|Sai Soujanya}}
| producer      = Naga Vamsi
| starring      = {{Ubl|[[Dhanush]]}}
| starring      = {{Ubl|[[Dhanush]]|[[Samyuktha (actress)|Samyuktha]]}}
| cinematography = J. Yuvaraj
| cinematography = J. Yuvaraj
| editing        = [[Naveen Nooli]]
| editing        = [[Naveen Nooli]]
| music          = [[GV Prakash Kumar]]
| music          = [[G. V. Prakash Kumar]]
| studio        = {{Ubl|[[S. Radha Krishna|Sithara Entertainments]]|Fortune Four Cinemas|Srikara Studios}}
| studio        = {{Ubl|[[S. Radha Krishna|Sithara Entertainments]]|Fortune Four Cinemas|Srikara Studios}}
| distributor    = {{Ubl
| distributor    = {{Ubl
  | [[PVP Cinema]]
| [[PVP Cinema]]
  | [[Seven Screen Studio]]
| [[Seven Screen Studio]]
  | [[Sony Pictures]]
| [[Sony Pictures]]
  | Skanda Cinemass
| Skanda Cinemass
  | Einstin Media
| Einstin Media
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   }}
| released      = {{Film date|df=yes|2023|02|17}}
| released      = {{Film date|df=yes|2023|02|17}}
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| country        = India
| country        = India
| language      = {{Ubl|Tamil|Telugu}}
| language      = {{Ubl|Tamil|Telugu}}
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| budget        = <!--Must cite a reliable published source with a reputation for fact-checking. No blogs, no IMDb. no fan-sites.--> {{INR}}65 crore
| gross          = {{Estimated}} {{INR|118 crore}}<ref>{{cite web|title=The Telegraph|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/entertainment/dhanush-starrer-vaathi-sir-topped-box-office-in-february-the-weakest-month-since-jan-2022-ormax-report/cid/1924066}}</ref><ref name = ":1" >{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/dhanushs-vaathi-makes-rs-118-crore-at-the-box-office-in-one-month/articleshow/98753233.cms|title=Dhanush's 'Vaathi' makes Rs 118 crore at the box office in one month|date=18 March 2023|website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>
| gross          = {{Estimated}} {{INR}}105 crore{{Citation needed|date=September 2025}}
}}
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'''''Vaathi''''' is a 2023 Indian [[period film|period]] [[action drama film]] written and directed by [[Venky Atluri]]. The film was shot simultaneously in [[Tamil language|Tamil]] and [[Telugu language|Telugu]] with the latter titled as '''''Sir''''' and produced by Sithara Entertainments and Fortune Four Cinemas.<ref>{{Cite news |date=23 December 2021 |title=Dhanush's bilingual film titled 'Vaathi' in Tamil, 'Sir' in Telugu |work=[[Telangana Today]] |url=https://telanganatoday.com/dhanushs-bilingual-film-titled-vaathi-in-tamil-sir-in-telugu |url-status=live |access-date=7 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220107103730/https://telanganatoday.com/dhanushs-bilingual-film-titled-vaathi-in-tamil-sir-in-telugu |archive-date=7 January 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=23 December 2021 |title=Title of Dhanush's upcoming Tamil-Telugu bilingual film is out |work=[[The News Minute]] |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/title-dhanush-s-upcoming-tamil-telugu-bilingual-film-out-159064 |url-status=live |access-date=7 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220107103309/https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/title-dhanush-s-upcoming-tamil-telugu-bilingual-film-out-159064 |archive-date=7 January 2022}}</ref> The film feature [[Dhanush]], in main lead as a Teacher, who is making his Telugu debut.<ref>{{Cite news |date=23 December 2021 |title=Dhanush's first Telugu movie title is announced |work=123telugu.com |url=https://www.123telugu.com/mnews/dhanushs-first-telugu-movie-title-is-announced.html |url-status=live |access-date=7 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211223043620/https://www.123telugu.com/mnews/dhanushs-first-telugu-movie-title-is-announced.html |archive-date=23 December 2021}}</ref>
'''''Vaathi''''' ({{Translation|Teacher}}) is a 2023 Indian [[period film|period]] [[action drama film]] written and directed by [[Venky Atluri]] and produced by Naga Vamsi. The film was simultaneously shot in [[Telugu language|Telugu]] and [[Tamil language|Tamil]] languages, with the former version titled '''''Sir'''''.<ref>{{Cite news |date=23 December 2021 |title=Dhanush's bilingual film titled 'Vaathi' in Tamil, 'Sir' in Telugu |url=https://telanganatoday.com/dhanushs-bilingual-film-titled-vaathi-in-tamil-sir-in-telugu |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220107103730/https://telanganatoday.com/dhanushs-bilingual-film-titled-vaathi-in-tamil-sir-in-telugu |archive-date=7 January 2022 |access-date=7 January 2022 |work=[[Telangana Today]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=23 December 2021 |title=Title of Dhanush's upcoming Tamil-Telugu bilingual film is out |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/title-dhanush-s-upcoming-tamil-telugu-bilingual-film-out-159064 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220107103309/https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/title-dhanush-s-upcoming-tamil-telugu-bilingual-film-out-159064 |archive-date=7 January 2022 |access-date=7 January 2022 |work=[[The News Minute]]}}</ref> The film stars [[Dhanush]], who plays the titular role of a school teacher, and [[Samyuktha (actress)|Samyuktha]]. The music was composed by [[G. V. Prakash Kumar]] with cinematography by J. Yuvaraj and editing by [[Naveen Nooli]]. The film released on 17 February 2023 to mixed reviews and became one of the [[List of Tamil films of 2023|highest-grossing Tamil films of 2023]], earning {{INR}}105 crore worldwide.{{Citation needed|date=September 2025}} [[G. V. Prakash Kumar]] won the [[National Film Awards]] for [[National Film Award for Best Music Direction|Best Music Direction]].<ref>{{Cite news
|title=71st National Film Awards : GV Prakash bags Best Music Composer for 'Vaathi'
|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/vaathi-songs-give-gv-prakash-kumar-another-national-award-parking-bags-best-tamil-film-award/articleshow/123045273.cms
|work=The Times of India
|date=1 August 2025
|access-date=2 August 2025
|author=
}}</ref>


== Plot ==
== Plot ==
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Abhiram and his friends, studying at an educational institute run by Srinivas, are preparing for an engineering entrance examination. They come across an old box of cassette tapes containing mathematics classes with an accompanying receipt in the name of Kumar from [[Cholavaram|Sozhavaram]], from the year 2000. After inquiry, they discover that Kumar is the [[district magistrate]] of [[Kadapa]], and later, Kumar discloses that the man in the video is Balamurugan 'Bala'.
Abhiram is a student in Thirupathi (Tamil)/Tripathi (Telugu) Educational Institutes run by Srinivas Thirupathi/Srinivas Tripathi, preparing for [[EAMCET]] along with his friends finds an old box full of [[Cassette tape|tape records]] while cleaning his grandfather's video shop which is going to sale for his Engineering seat that shop is well known as well as oldest video shop and first video shop in olden days.Abhi and his friends plays the tape to check its contents (thinking it as an adult content), where they find a person teaching [[mathematics]] in a very clean and efficient manner, where the friends find the maths taught by him found maths easy and checks the box again. They find a receipt on which a name is written A. M. Kumar (Tamil) / A. S. Murthy (Telugu) and dates back to 4 May 2000.


They also notice the place written, [[Cholavaram|Sozhavaram]] (Tamil) / [[Siripuram, Visakhapatnam|Siripuram]] (Telugu). The trio decide to travel to that place to find the man named A. M. Kumar/A. S. Murthy . After inquiring many people, they meet the Village Government college peon Subbaya who tells them that A. M. Kumar/A. S. Murthy is not a lecturer, but was once a student and now the [[District Magistrate|DC]] of [[Kadapa]]. The trio reaches Kadapa and ask A. M. Kumar/A. S Murthy about the man in the video, where he tells them about the man named Balamurugan 'Bala' (Tamil) / Bala Gangadhar Tilak 'Balu' (Telugu).
The plot moves back to 1993, when many [[Private school|private educational institutions]] sprang up and the government was finding it difficult to sustain interest in public educational institutions. Five years later, with government colleges shutting down due to a shortage of lecturers, the poor who cannot afford private institutions are left with little access to higher education. Srinivas, the president of the private colleges association, hatches a plan to adopt all the government colleges and send junior lecturers to those colleges, while obtaining support from the government to stop the regularization of fees by the government. Bala is one such lecturer, who is sent to a government junior college in Sozhavaram to teach mathematics. Bala finds that the college is lacking in attendance, and due to this, the college may be shut down soon.


'''1993''': During the time of [[economic liberalisation in India|privatization of the economy]], education has become a necessity for people to grow big and professional courses like [[MBBS]] and [[Bachelor of Technology|engineering]] saw a huge demand. Noticing this sudden spike in education, many investors have turned education into business. In the name of quality education, they started cashing hefty money from parents to get their children admitted into their [[cram school|private colleges]]. At the same time, the [[Government of India|government]] had a hard time running their colleges and couldn't even pay the lecturers [[Salary|salaries]]. The private colleges even hired top class and experienced government college lecturers to teach in their own colleges.
Bala organizes a meeting with all the villagers and their children and explains the necessity of education, thus making the children and parents realize its importance. The students then start to come back to classes with Bala handling additional classes and engaging an ex-student, Muthu, to teach him as well. Meanwhile, Bala falls in love with Meenakshi, the biology teacher at the institution. Bala notices that there are [[caste]] differences among students and comes up with a plan to eliminate it. The final board exams take place, with all the students passing with first class distinction. Srinivas tries to lure Bala away with a lucrative job offer to stop students from moving back to government institutions rather than private institutions. Bala refuses, and Srinivas acts via the education minister to take back the positions offered to lecturers at government junior colleges and recruit new ones, leaving Bala without a job.


'''1998''': Many government colleges had to shut down due to shortage of lecturers. For the poor who couldn't afford private institutions, education had become inaccessible. Srinivas Thirupathi/Srinivas Tripathi, the president of private junior colleges association hatches a master plan to adopt all the government junior colleges and send third-grade junior lecturers to those colleges, thus supporting the ruling government to stop the regularization of fee scheme by the government. Bala/Balu is one of those lecturers, who is sent to a government junior college to teach Mathematics along with Karthik, a [[chemistry]] lecturer, and Prakash Reddy (Tamil)/ Bulli Reddy (Telugu), a [[physics]] lecturer. Thirupathi/Tripathi promises that any lecturer who performs well in their field will be promoted to senior lecturer upon being asked by Bala/Balu.
Later, Bala takes private classes in an open field in the village, prompting outbursts from Thirupathi, who instigates the villagers to drive him away from the village. Bala fights back but gets arrested and tortured in custody. He is dropped back into the village soon afterward, where the villagers are asked not to help him, indicating that he misused government funds. Bala's ex-students help him get back to his hometown, where he becomes dependent on his father, Narayanan, who works as a driver. After recovering, he takes up tutoring at his home on the insistence of Ansari, his former colleague, after many failed job interviews at private junior colleges. Meenakshi arrives and decides to marry him. They see a young boy who is willing to study but is unable to do so due to poverty. His father is constantly pressuring him to earn money.


The next day, the three lecturers are taken to Government Junior College, Sozhavaram (Tamil) / Government Junior College, Siripuram (Telugu). They are received warmly by the village's President Muthu Pandian (Tamil) / Patthi Papa Rao (Telugu), where Bala/Balu sees Meenakshi, a [[biology]] lecturer, and falls for her. The next day, none of the students show up to the college. Bala/Balu learns from the Telugu lecturer Thanigachalam (Tamil) / Deekshitulu (Telugu) that all the warm welcome was just for publicity and students arrives for sweets and hots at the college. Meenakshi tells him that before the shutdown of government colleges, this was the only government college in the district, and many students from the neighboring districts used to arrive, but they were unable to trust them even after opening, thinking that they might close the government colleges sooner or later.
Bala gets an idea and records his lectures using cassette tapes and sends them to Bhupathi, Abhiram's grandfather, a photographer in Sozhavaram. Bhupathi runs special shows for students at 6 p.m. every day in a nearby [[Movie theater|theater]], where Bala's lectures are played. To clear doubts and interact with students, Bala visits the village, under the guise of a drama artist, each Sunday. Thirupathi tries to stop the students on the day of the exam. Bala fights them off and the students perform well, clearing the exams with Muthu scoring the first rank and revealing himself as Kumar. Thirupathi offers money to all the students, promising them sponsorship for their further studies on the condition that they endorse his institution. Bala asks the students to agree to it and asks them to help needy students in the future after they climb the socio-economic ladder.


Bala/Balu made a promise to Meenakshi that he will get all the students to the class within 3 days. He asked the president to organize a meeting with all the villagers and their children. Bala/Balu gave a speech about the necessity of education, thus making the children and parents realize its importance. The students then started coming to the classes. Bala/Balu also brought back an ex-student, Muthu (Tamil) / Satti (Telugu), who discontinued his education after his parents committed suicide and got addicted to alcohol and smoking. Bala/Balu offers him a job 30 rupees per day as his daily wage and assures him to study as his work. He also reformed many students like Kumar/Murthy and his gang, who were not interested in their studies. Meanwhile, Karthik gets ill and leaves the college, as does Prakash Reddy/Bulli Reddy. With their departure, Bala/Balu takes over the responsibility of teaching both Physics and Chemistry classes as well, for both MPC and BiPC students.
In the present, Kumar continues his story, saying that the theater where they studied is now a coaching center for the underprivileged, developed by the old students, who take turns by teaching each year. While Kumar does not know the current whereabouts of Bala, it is shown that Bala and Meenakshi have opened a school, Ansari School of Knowledge, to provide free education for the underprivileged at [[Ooty]].


Bala/Balu noticed that due to [[caste|caste differences]] some students ill treating other students. He eliminated this barrier within the class and from their minds, by explaining that necessity had no caste thus making them united and affectionate on each other. Meenakshi was impressed by this act and fell for him. The board exams took place and all the students passed with first class. With the 100% pass percentage achieved by Bala/Balu, Thirupathi/Tripathi confronted him and told him that the pass percentage of his own private college is just 75% and people wanted to join the government colleges, owing to the quality of education. He tried to lure him with a senior lecturer promotion and salary hike in one of his private college, but Bala/Balu did not fall for it and in-fact, stopped working for him. He even challenged Thirupathi/Tripathi that he will make all the students pass with distinction the next time and also get them a good rank in the [[TNPCEE]]/[[EAMCET]] examination.
In the end, Abhiram and his friends achieved ranks within the Top 100 in the [[Joint Entrance Examination – Main|JEE Mains]] examination, with Abhiram securing the first rank, guided by Kumar, the old students, and Bala's recorded tapes. At their felicitation ceremony, despite being coerced by Thirupathi, Abhi credits Bala for his achievement. In addition, he unveils Bala's tapes publicly, thus exposing Thirupathi.
 
With this, Thirupathi/Tripathi bribed the opposition party leader to create a strike on unemployment and also the ruling party's education minister to take back the positions offered to lecturers at Government junior colleges and recruit new ones. This caused Balu/Bala to lose his job and his father, Narayanan (Tamil) / Narayana (Telugu), his job as a driver. Nevertheless, Bala/Balu took classes in an open field, in the village. Thirupathi/Tripathi asked Muthu Pandian/Patthi Papa Rao to arrest him and drive him away from the village. Bala/Balu fights back, but the cops arrest him and take him into custody. They gave him third degree treatment. He was dropped back into the village soon afterward, where the villagers were asked not to help him gather his things, denoting that he misused government school funds. However, seeing Bala/Balu barely able to walk, that too, under the scorching sun, all the students gathered and helped get onto a bus safely, to be taken back to city, with a heavy heart.
 
After Bala/Balu recovered, he took up tuitoring at his home, after many failed job interviews at the private junior colleges. Meenakshi arrived and made it clear that she wants to stay with him only, having decided to marry him. They saw a young boy willing to study, but was unable to, due to poverty. His father constantly kept pressurizing him to earn money. Bala/Balu took him to his teacher's, Mohammed Ansari's house, for tuition, free of cost. Meenakshi asked Bala/Balu to return back to the village to teach the children. As he was banished from the village, Bala/Balu got the idea of recording his lectures, using cassette tapes, and send them to Bittu Bhupathi (Tamil) / Boothu Bhushanam (Telugu) (Abhi's grandfather), a highly demanded photographer in Siripuram who runs a video shop in [[Anakapalli]] and local theater in Siripuram which famous for running Blue films. He asked Bhupathi/Bhushanam to run special shows for the intermediate students from 6:00PM to 9:00PM, everyday, where only Bala/Balu's lectures would be played. The whole village would think of it as another film.
 
In this way, Bala/Balu took classes for the students and also told them that, they have to pass with distinction, and also crack the TNPCEE/EAMCET examination. To clear the students questions and clarifications regarding the subjects, Bala/Balu constantly visited the village, under the guise of a drama artist, each Sunday. Thirupathi/Tripathi learnt about this and tried to order Muthu Pandian/Patthi Papa Rao to finish him off, to which he did not agree, stating that he was just using him. Muthu Pandian/Patthi Papa Rao knew about Bala/Balu's toil to teach the students and had a change of heart after seeing his daughter perform really well. He permitted all students of the village to go to junior college. On the day of the TNPCEE/EAMCET examination, while the students were on their way to the exam center, Thirupathi/Tripathi sent goons to stop them.
 
Bala/Balu fought them off and sent the students to write the exam. The students performed extremely well and cleared the TNPCEE/EAMCET examination in the top 100 ranks to their surprise Satti announces his full name as A. M. Kumar/A.S.Murthy scoring State first rank in EAMCET.  Thirupathi/Tripathi offered money to all the 46 students, promising them sponsorship for their further studies and also a good life to their families, just for them to tell everyone that they have scored such good rankings, because of Thirupathi/Tripathi Educational Institutions and not because of Bala/Balu. Bala/Balu asked them to agree to it, because that is what he always wanted for them, everybody to respect them. He tells the students to use Thirupathi/Tripathi's ego, to climb the social-economical ladder to become successful and give back to those in the future, who would not be able to afford education. Later, Tripathi meets Balu and insults him for his victory then Balu questions his way of victory by thefting other's win and lefts from there. Later, the students signed the contracts, but Balu, and Meenakshi were never seen after that.
 
'''Present''':  A. M. Kumar/A.S.Murthy continues his story to the trio that the theater where they studied is now an EAMCET/IIT coaching center for the underprivileged, developed by the 46 students, who take turns and teach the students each year by mentioning that it is their [[Dakshina|guru dakshina]] (formal reciprocity) to Bala/Balu sir. When asked about the current whereabouts of Bala/Balu, A. M. Kumar/A. S. Murthy replies that he does not know about his location, or even if he is alive. But he is sure that wherever Bala/Balu went after Sozhavaram/Siripuram, he would have made education accessible to everyone. Meanwhile in [[Ooty]], it is shown that a still alive Bala/Balu and Meenakshi now married have opened a school, Ansari School of Knowledge, named after Mohammed Ansari, to provide free education for the underprivileged as his Guru dakshina for inspiring him to become a good teacher as per his last wish.
 
In a deleted scene Abhi who became as [[JEE]] All India First Rank Holder his friend's also become toppers in the exam by the guidance of Kumar/Murthy. In Tripati achievement ceremony Abhi reveals study videos of Bala/Balu and gives whole credit to Bala/balu sir in front of Thirupathi/Tripathi finally film ends up ruining his reputation.


== Cast ==
== Cast ==
{{Colbegin}}
{{cast listing|
* [[Dhanush]] as Balamurugan 'Bala' Sir ([[Tamil language|Tamil]]) / Bala Gangadhar Thilak 'Balu' Sir ([[Telugu language|Telugu]]), Mathematics teacher
* [[Dhanush]] as Balamurugan 'Bala' (Tamil Version)/Bala Gangadhar Thilak 'Balu' (Telugu Version)
* [[Samyuktha Menon]] as Meenakshi, [[Biology]] teacher
* [[Samyuktha (actress, born 1995)|Samyuktha]] as Meenakshi
* [[Samuthirakani]] as Srinivas Thirupathi (Tamil) / Srinivas Tripathi (Telugu)  
* [[Samuthirakani]] as Srinivas Tirupathi (Tamil Version)/Srinivas Tripathi (Telugu Version)
* [[Tanikella Bharani]] as Thanigachalam (Tamil) / Deekshitulu (Telugu), school headmaster and [[Telugu language|Telugu]]/[[Tamil language|Tamil]] & [[History]] teacher
* [[Tanikella Bharani]] as Thanigachalam (Tamil Version)/Deekshitulu (Telugu Version)
* [[P. Sai Kumar]] as President Muthu Pandian (Tamil) / Patthi Papa Rao (Telugu)
* [[P. Sai Kumar]] as Muthu Pandian (Tamil Version)/Papa Rao (Telugu Version)
* [[Rajendran]] as 'Bittu' Bhupathi (Tamil) / 'Boothu' Bhushanam (Telugu)
* [[Rajendran]] as Bhupathi (Tamil Version)/Bhushanam (Telugu Version)
* Narra Srinivas as Sudarshan (Tamil) / Sudharshan Sharma (Telugu) a corrupt [[Hindi]] Teacher.
* Narra Srinivas as Sudarshan
* Pammi Sai as Subbayya, a peon at college
* Pammi Sai as Subbayya
* [[Aadukalam Naren]] as Narayanan (Tamil) / Narayana (Telugu), Bala's Father
* [[Aadukalam Naren]] as Narayanan, Bala's father
* [[Hareesh Peradi]] as Mohammed Ansari, Bala's teacher
* [[Hareesh Peradi]] as Ansari, Bala's teacher
* [[Ilavarasu]] as Education Minister
* [[Ilavarasu]] as Education minister
* Thotapalli Madhu as Opposition Leader Narayana Swamy.
* Thotapalli Madhu as Narayana Swamy
* [[Hyper Aadi]] as Karthik, [[Chemistry]] teacher
* [[Hyper Aadi]] as Karthik
* [[Sha Ra]] as Prakash Reddy (Tamil) / Bulli Reddy (Telugu), [[Physics]] teacher
* [[Shah Ra]] as Prakash
* Ken Karunas as Young Ananda Muthuvel Kumar 'Muthu' (Tamil) / Annavaram Satyanarayana Murthy "Sathi Gadu"(Telugu)
* [[Sumanth]] as A. Muthu Kumar (Tamil Version)/A. S. Murthy (Telugu Version)
**[[Sumanth]] as District collector Ananda Muthuvel Kumar IAS 'Muthu' (Tamil) / Annavaram Satyanarayana Murthy IAS "Sathi Gadu"(Telugu) (cameo appearance and the Narrator)
** [[Ken Karunas]] as young Muthu/Murthy
* [[Praveena]] as Bala's mother
* [[Praveena]] as Bala's mother
* Naga Mahesh as Inspector Suresh
* Naga Mahesh as [[Inspector]] Suresh
* Kalpalatha as Meenakshi’s mother
* [[Kalpa Latha]] as Meenakshi's mother
* [[Bharathiraja]] as a Villager (cameo appearance)
* Sathvik Varma as Abhiram
{{colend}}
* Pavish Narayan as Abhiram's friend
* [[Bharathiraja]] as a villager (cameo)
}}


== Production ==
== 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.<ref>{{Cite news |date=7 January 2022 |title=Dhanush begins shooting for Vaathi |work=[[The Times of India]] |url=https://m.timesofindia.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/dhanush-begins-shooting-for-vaathi/amp_articleshow/88748729.cms |url-status=live |access-date=7 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220111153156/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/dhanush-begins-shooting-for-vaathi/articleshow/88748729.cms |archive-date=11 January 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=7 January 2022 |title=Dhanush's Tamil-Telugu bilingual starts rolling |work=The News Minute |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/dhanush-s-tamil-telugu-bilingual-starts-rolling-159607 |url-status=live |access-date=7 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220107102408/https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/dhanush-s-tamil-telugu-bilingual-starts-rolling-159607 |archive-date=7 January 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=7 January 2022 |title=Dhanush's Sir shoot begins today |work=123telugu.com |url=https://www.123telugu.com/mnews/dhanushs-sir-shoot-begins-today.html |url-status=live |access-date=11 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220111161334/https://www.123telugu.com/mnews/dhanushs-sir-shoot-begins-today.html |archive-date=11 January 2022}}</ref>
=== Development ===
In late July 2021, it was reported that [[Dhanush]] would collaborate with [[Venky Atluri]] for the latter's next directional before his project with [[Sekhar Kammula]]; the film marks Dhanush foraying into Telugu cinema for the first time. Sithara Entertainments were reported to fund the project.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2021-07-28 |title=Dhanush to do a Tamil-Telugu bilingual before Sekhar Kammula movie |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/dhanush-to-do-a-tamil-telugu-bilingual-before-sekhar-kammula-movie/articleshow/84815610.cms?from=mdr |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231107194346/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/dhanush-to-do-a-tamil-telugu-bilingual-before-sekhar-kammula-movie/articleshow/84815610.cms?from=mdr |archive-date=7 November 2023 |access-date=2023-11-07 |work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> The company made a public announcement on 22 December confirming the project,<ref>{{Cite news |date=2021-12-22 |title=Dhanush confirms Tamil-Telugu bilingual with Venky Atluri |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/dhanush-confirms-tamil-telugu-bilingual-with-venky-atluri/articleshow/88433395.cms?from=mdr |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230308074139/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/dhanush-confirms-tamil-telugu-bilingual-with-venky-atluri/articleshow/88433395.cms?from=mdr |archive-date=8 March 2023 |access-date=2023-11-07 |work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> while the title ''Vaathi'' and ''Sir'' was announced the day after. Atluri had recruited music composer [[G. V. Prakash Kumar]], cinematographer Dinesh Krishnan and editor Navin Nooli.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2021-12-23 |title=Dhanush's film with Venky Atluri titled Vaathi |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/dhanushs-film-with-venky-atluri-titled-vaathi/articleshow/88445104.cms?from=mdr |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231107194306/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/dhanushs-film-with-venky-atluri-titled-vaathi/articleshow/88445104.cms?from=mdr |archive-date=7 November 2023 |access-date=2023-11-07 |work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> [[Samyuktha (actress, born 1995)|Samyuktha]] was announced as the lead actress the same day.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2021-12-23 |title=Samyuktha Menon roped in as the leading lady in Dhanush's 'Vaathi' |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/samyuktha-menon-ropes-in-as-the-leading-lady-in-dhanushs-vaathi/articleshow/88450615.cms?from=mdr |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231107195333/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/samyuktha-menon-ropes-in-as-the-leading-lady-in-dhanushs-vaathi/articleshow/88450615.cms?from=mdr |archive-date=7 November 2023 |access-date=2023-11-07 |work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>


==Music==
=== Filming ===
{{Infobox album
[[Principal photography]] began on 5 January 2022.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-01-03 |title=Dhanush, Samyuktha Menon's bilingual film 'Vaathi' to start rolling from January 5, see Pooja pics |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/dhanush-samyuktha-menons-bilingual-film-vaathi-to-start-rolling-from-january-5-see-pooja-pics/articleshow/88666243.cms?from=mdr |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231107194901/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/dhanush-samyuktha-menons-bilingual-film-vaathi-to-start-rolling-from-january-5-see-pooja-pics/articleshow/88666243.cms?from=mdr |archive-date=7 November 2023 |access-date=2023-11-07 |work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> 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 in October 2022.<ref>{{Cite news |date=7 January 2022 |title=Dhanush begins shooting for Vaathi |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/dhanush-begins-shooting-for-vaathi/articleshow/88748729.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220111153156/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/dhanush-begins-shooting-for-vaathi/articleshow/88748729.cms |archive-date=11 January 2022 |access-date=7 January 2022 |work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=7 January 2022 |title=Dhanush's Tamil-Telugu bilingual starts rolling |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/dhanush-s-tamil-telugu-bilingual-starts-rolling-159607 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220107102408/https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/dhanush-s-tamil-telugu-bilingual-starts-rolling-159607 |archive-date=7 January 2022 |access-date=7 January 2022 |work=[[The News Minute]]}}</ref>
| name        = Vaathi
| type        = soundtrack
| artist      = [[G. V. Prakash Kumar]]
| cover        =
| caption      =
| released    = {{Start date|2023|2|4|df=yes}}
| recorded    = 2022
| genre        = [[Feature film soundtrack]]
| length      = <small>'''Tamil version:'''</small><br>{{Duration|m=20|s=18}}<br /><small>'''Telugu version:'''</small><br>{{Duration|m=20|s=35}}
| language    = Tamil<br>Telugu
| label        = [[Aditya Music]]
| producer    =
| prev_title  = [[Sardar (2022 film)|Sardar]]
| prev_year    = 2022
| next_title  = Rudhran
| next_year    = 2023
| misc        =  
}}
The music of the film is composed by [[G. V. Prakash Kumar]]. The first single titled  "Vaa Vaathi" in Tamil and "Mastaaru Mastaaru" in Telugu was released on 10 November 2022.<ref>{{cite news |access-date=10 November 2022 |title='Vaa Vaathi': The first single composed by GV Prakash from Dhanush's 'Vaathi' is here |url=https://m.timesofindia.com/entertainment/tamil/music/vaa-vaathi-the-first-single-composed-by-gv-prakash-from-dhanushs-vaathi-is-here/articleshow/95430223.cms |website=Times of India |archive-date=2 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230202020741/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/music/vaa-vaathi-the-first-single-composed-by-gv-prakash-from-dhanushs-vaathi-is-here/articleshow/95430223.cms?from=mdr |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/music/mastaaru-mastaaru-first-single-from-dhanush-samyuktha-menons-sir-out/articleshow/95431809.cms|title='Mastaaru Mastaaru': First single from Dhanush, Samyuktha Menon's 'SIR' out|date=10 November 2022|work=The Times of India|access-date=18 February 2023|archive-date=18 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230218024617/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/music/mastaaru-mastaaru-first-single-from-dhanush-samyuktha-menons-sir-out/articleshow/95431809.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> The second single titled "Naadodi Mannan" in Tamil and "Banjara" in Telugu was released on 17 January 2023.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/news/2023/jan/17/the-second-single-from-dhanushs-vaathi-is-here-38872.html|title=Nadodi Mannan, the second single from Dhanush's Vaathi is here|website=[[Cinema Express]]|date=17 January 2023|access-date=4 February 2023|archive-date=4 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230204154756/https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/news/2023/jan/17/the-second-single-from-dhanushs-vaathi-is-here-38872.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/music/banjara-second-single-from-dhanushs-telugu-tamil-bilingual-sir-is-out-now/articleshow/97060163.cms|title=Banjara: Second single from Dhanush's Telugu-Tamil bilingual 'SIR' is out now|work=The Times of India|date=17 January 2023|access-date=18 February 2023|archive-date=18 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230218024618/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/music/banjara-second-single-from-dhanushs-telugu-tamil-bilingual-sir-is-out-now/articleshow/97060163.cms|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
{{Track listing
| headline = Tamil
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| title1 = Vaa Vaathi
| lyrics1 = [[Dhanush]]
| extra1 = [[Shweta Mohan]]
| length1 = 3:48
| title2 = Naadodi Mannan
| lyrics2 = [[Yugabharathi]]
| extra2 = [[Anthony Daasan]]
| length2 = 3:23
| title3 = Kalangudhe
| lyrics3 = Yugabharathi
| extra3 = [[Vijay Yesudas]]
| length3 = 3:28
| title4 = One Life
| lyrics4 = Dhanush, [[Arivu]]
| extra4 = Stephen Zechariah, Arivu
| length4 = 2:47
| title5 = Sooriya Paarvaigaley
| lyrics5 = Yugabharathi
| extra5 = [[Tippu (singer)|Tippu]], Ravi G
| length5 = 2:54
| title6 = Vaa Vaathi (Reprise)
| lyrics6 = Dhanush
| extra6 = Dhanush
| length6 = 3:48
| total_length = 20:18
}}


{{Track listing
== Music ==
| headline = Telugu
{{Main|Vaathi (soundtrack)}}
| extra_column = Singer(s)
The music of the film is composed by [[G. V. Prakash Kumar]]. He won the [[National Film Awards]] for [[National Film Award for Best Music Direction|Best Music Direction]] for Tamil. The first single titled "Vaa Vaathi" in Tamil and "Mastaaru Mastaaru" in Telugu was released on 10 November 2022.<ref>{{Cite news |date=10 November 2022 |title='Vaa Vaathi': The first single composed by GV Prakash from Dhanush's 'Vaathi' is here |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/music/vaa-vaathi-the-first-single-composed-by-gv-prakash-from-dhanushs-vaathi-is-here/articleshow/95430223.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230202020741/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/music/vaa-vaathi-the-first-single-composed-by-gv-prakash-from-dhanushs-vaathi-is-here/articleshow/95430223.cms?from=mdr |archive-date=2 February 2023 |access-date=10 November 2022 |work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=10 November 2022 |title='Mastaaru Mastaaru': First single from Dhanush, Samyuktha Menon's 'SIR' out |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/music/mastaaru-mastaaru-first-single-from-dhanush-samyuktha-menons-sir-out/articleshow/95431809.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230218024617/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/music/mastaaru-mastaaru-first-single-from-dhanush-samyuktha-menons-sir-out/articleshow/95431809.cms |archive-date=18 February 2023 |access-date=18 February 2023 |website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> The second single titled "Naadodi Mannan" in Tamil and "Banjara" in Telugu was released on 17 January 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |date=17 January 2023 |title=Nadodi Mannan, the second single from Dhanush's Vaathi is here |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/news/2023/jan/17/the-second-single-from-dhanushs-vaathi-is-here-38872.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230204154756/https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/news/2023/jan/17/the-second-single-from-dhanushs-vaathi-is-here-38872.html |archive-date=4 February 2023 |access-date=4 February 2023 |website=[[Cinema Express]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=17 January 2023 |title=Banjara: Second single from Dhanush's Telugu-Tamil bilingual 'SIR' is out now |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/music/banjara-second-single-from-dhanushs-telugu-tamil-bilingual-sir-is-out-now/articleshow/97060163.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230218024618/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/music/banjara-second-single-from-dhanushs-telugu-tamil-bilingual-sir-is-out-now/articleshow/97060163.cms |archive-date=18 February 2023 |access-date=18 February 2023 |website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>
| title1 = Mastaaru Mastaaru
| lyrics1 = [[Ramajogayya Sastry]]
| extra1 = Shweta Mohan
| length1 = 3:48
| title2 = Banjara
| lyrics2 = [[Suddala Ashok Teja]]
| extra2 = [[Anurag Kulkarni]]
| length2 = 3:32
| title3 = Maaraajayya
| lyrics3 = Ramajogayya Sastry
| extra3 = [[Kaala Bhairava]]
| length3 = 3:28
| title4 = One Life
| lyrics4 = Pranav Chaganty
| extra4 = [[Hemachandra (singer)|Hemachandra]], Pranav Chaganty
| length4 = 3:03
| title5 = Sandhya Na Udayiddaam
| lyrics5 = Pranav Chaganty
| extra5 = Anurag Kulkarni
| title6 = Mastaaru Mastaaru (Reprise)
| length6 = 3:48
| lyrics6 = Ramajogayya Sastry
| extra6 = Dhanush
| length5 = 2:55
| total_length = 20:35
}}


==Release==
== Release ==
=== Theatrical ===
=== Theatrical ===
The film was scheduled for a theatrical release on 2 December 2022 in Tamil and Telugu, but was postponed.<ref>{{cite web |access-date=19 September 2022 |title=Dhanush's Vaathi to release in theatres on December 2. See new poster |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/dhanush-s-vaathi-to-release-in-theatres-on-december-2-see-new-poster-2001924-2022-09-19 |website=[[India Today]] |archive-date=19 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220919063148/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/dhanush-s-vaathi-to-release-in-theatres-on-december-2-see-new-poster-2001924-2022-09-19 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |access-date=20 September 2022 |title=Dhanush starrer Telugu-Tamil bilingual Sir to release in December |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/south-cinema/dhanush-starrer-telugu-tamil-bilingual-sir-release-december/ |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |date=19 September 2022 |archive-date=20 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220920083521/https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/south-cinema/dhanush-starrer-telugu-tamil-bilingual-sir-release-december/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> In November 2022, it was announced that the film will release on 17 February 2023.<ref>{{cite web |access-date=17 November 2022 |title=GV Prakash unveils new posters of Dhanush's Vaathi |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/tamil/gv-prakash-unveils-new-posters-of-dhanush-movie-vaathi-8274471/#:~:text=Dhanush%20will%20be%20starting%202023,screens%20on%20February%2017%2C%202023 |website=The Indian Express |date=17 November 2022 |archive-date=17 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221117135745/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/tamil/gv-prakash-unveils-new-posters-of-dhanush-movie-vaathi-8274471/#:~:text=Dhanush%20will%20be%20starting%202023,screens%20on%20February%2017%2C%202023 |url-status=live }}</ref> It was announced that [[Seven Screen Studio]] has acquired the distribution rights of the film in [[Tamil Nadu]].<ref>{{cite web |access-date=23 December 2022 |title=Vaathi: TN Theatrical Rights Of The Dhanush Starrer Bagged! |url=https://www.moviecrow.com/News/31497/vaathi-dhanush-sir-tamil-nadu-distribution |website=Movie Crow |url-status=live |archive-date=24 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221224012226/https://www.moviecrow.com/News/31497/vaathi-dhanush-sir-tamil-nadu-distribution }}</ref>
The film was scheduled for a theatrical release on 2 December 2022 in Tamil and Telugu, but was postponed.<ref>{{Cite web |date=19 September 2022 |title=Dhanush's Vaathi to release in theatres on December 2. See new poster |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/dhanush-s-vaathi-to-release-in-theatres-on-december-2-see-new-poster-2001924-2022-09-19 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220919063148/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/dhanush-s-vaathi-to-release-in-theatres-on-december-2-see-new-poster-2001924-2022-09-19 |archive-date=19 September 2022 |website=[[India Today]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=19 September 2022 |title=Dhanush starrer Telugu-Tamil bilingual Sir to release in December |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/south-cinema/dhanush-starrer-telugu-tamil-bilingual-sir-release-december/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220920083521/https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/south-cinema/dhanush-starrer-telugu-tamil-bilingual-sir-release-december/ |archive-date=20 September 2022 |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]]}}</ref> In November 2022, it was announced that the film will release on 17 February 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |date=17 November 2022 |title=GV Prakash unveils new posters of Dhanush's Vaathi |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/tamil/gv-prakash-unveils-new-posters-of-dhanush-movie-vaathi-8274471/#:~:text=Dhanush%20will%20be%20starting%202023,screens%20on%20February%2017%2C%202023 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221117135745/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/tamil/gv-prakash-unveils-new-posters-of-dhanush-movie-vaathi-8274471/#:~:text=Dhanush%20will%20be%20starting%202023,screens%20on%20February%2017%2C%202023 |archive-date=17 November 2022 | website=The Indian Express}}</ref> It was announced that [[Seven Screen Studio]] has acquired the distribution rights of the film in [[Tamil Nadu]].<ref>{{Cite news |first=Chandhini | last = R. |date=23 Dec 2022 |title=Vaathi's Tamil Nadu theatrical rights sold |url= https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/news/2022/Dec/23/vaathis-tamil-nadu-theatrical-rights-sold-38025.html |access-date=23 May 2025 |work=[[Cinema Express]]}}</ref>


=== Home media ===
=== Home media ===
Initially, there were reports suggesting that the film's digital rights were acquired by [[Aha (streaming service)|Aha]], but later it was acquired by [[Netflix]] while the satellite rights were sold to [[Sun TV Network]].<ref>{{cite news |date=17 January 2023 |title=Netflix to stream 18 new Tamil films in 2023 in its attempt to serve regional language cinema fans |website=[[The Economic Times]] |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/new-updates/netflix-to-stream-18-new-tamil-films-in-2023-in-its-attempt-to-serve-regional-language-cinema-fans/articleshow/97052291.cms?from=mdr |access-date=17 January 2023 |archive-date=17 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230117083308/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/new-updates/netflix-to-stream-18-new-tamil-films-in-2023-in-its-attempt-to-serve-regional-language-cinema-fans/articleshow/97052291.cms?from=mdr |url-status=live }}</ref> The film premiered on Netflix on 17 March 2023 in Tamil, Telugu, and Hindi.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Official! Dhanush's 'Vaathi' to stream on OTT from THIS date |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/official-dhanushs-vaathi-to-stream-on-ott-from-this-date/articleshow/98580952.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2023-03-12 |issn=0971-8257 |archive-date=12 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230312102858/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/official-dhanushs-vaathi-to-stream-on-ott-from-this-date/articleshow/98580952.cms?from=mdr |url-status=live }}</ref>
Initially, there were reports suggesting that the film's streaming rights were acquired by [[Aha (streaming service)|Aha]], but were later acquired by [[Netflix]], while the satellite rights were acquired by [[Sun TV Network]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=17 January 2023 |title=Netflix to stream 18 new Tamil films in 2023 in its attempt to serve regional language cinema fans |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/new-updates/netflix-to-stream-18-new-tamil-films-in-2023-in-its-attempt-to-serve-regional-language-cinema-fans/articleshow/97052291.cms?from=mdr |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230117083308/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/new-updates/netflix-to-stream-18-new-tamil-films-in-2023-in-its-attempt-to-serve-regional-language-cinema-fans/articleshow/97052291.cms?from=mdr |archive-date=17 January 2023 |access-date=17 January 2023 |work=[[The Economic Times]]}}</ref> It began streaming on Netflix from 17 March 2023 in Tamil, Telugu, and Hindi.<ref>{{Cite news |date=12 March 2023 |title=Official! Dhanush's 'Vaathi' to stream on OTT from THIS date |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/official-dhanushs-vaathi-to-stream-on-ott-from-this-date/articleshow/98580952.cms?from=mdr |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230312102858/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/official-dhanushs-vaathi-to-stream-on-ott-from-this-date/articleshow/98580952.cms?from=mdr |archive-date=12 March 2023 |access-date=2023-03-12 |work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>


== Reception ==
== Reception ==
''Vaathi'' received mixed reviews from critics.<ref name = ":1" />
''Vaathi'' received mixed reviews from critics.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |date=18 March 2023 |title=Dhanush's 'Vaathi' makes Rs 118 crore at the box office in one month |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/dhanushs-vaathi-makes-rs-118-crore-at-the-box-office-in-one-month/articleshow/98753233.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230323002326/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/dhanushs-vaathi-makes-rs-118-crore-at-the-box-office-in-one-month/articleshow/98753233.cms |archive-date=23 March 2023 |access-date=22 March 2023 |work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> {{Rotten Tomatoes prose|score=67|count=6|average=6|ref=yes}}
 
Logesh Balachandran of ''[[The Times of India]]'' rated the film 3 out of 5 stars and wrote "''Vaathi'' is a film that's mounted on no-nonsense writing though it could have been even better".<ref>{{Cite news |title=Vaathi Movie Review : Dhanush scores high along with his students in this tale of empowerment |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/vaathi/movie-review/97992637.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230217184530/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/vaathi/movie-review/97992637.cms |archive-date=17 February 2023 |access-date=18 February 2023 |work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> Latha Srinivasan of ''[[India Today]]'' rated the film 2.5 out of 5 and said that the film has a "noble mission" but Venky Atluri's story and narration are a big let-down.<ref>{{Cite web |date=17 February 2023 |title=Vaathi Movie Review: Dhanush is the only saving grace of this Venky Atluri film |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/reviews/story/vaathi-review-vaathi-movie-review-dhanush-is-the-only-saving-grace-of-this-venky-atluri-film-2335963-2023-02-17 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230218031153/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/reviews/story/vaathi-review-vaathi-movie-review-dhanush-is-the-only-saving-grace-of-this-venky-atluri-film-2335963-2023-02-17 |archive-date=18 February 2023 |access-date=18 February 2023 |website=[[India Today]]}}</ref> Avinash Ramachandran of ''[[The New Indian Express]]'' rated the film 2.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "Despite using a 140-minute runtime to teach us a bunch of subjects, but the film teaches us are "Films don't have to be preachy to drive home a point" and "Dhanush can make anything look easy".<ref>{{Cite news |title='Vaathi' movie review: A wonderful Dhanush anchors a promising tale bogged down by cliches and deja vu |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/review/2023/feb/17/vaathi-movie-review-a-wonderful-dhanush-anchors-a-promising-tale-bogged-down-by-cliches-and-deja-2548369.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230218053409/https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/review/2023/feb/17/vaathi-movie-review-a-wonderful-dhanush-anchors-a-promising-tale-bogged-down-by-cliches-and-deja-2548369.html |archive-date=18 February 2023 |access-date=18 February 2023 |work=[[The New Indian Express]]}}</ref> Anandu Suresh of ''[[The Indian Express]]'' rated the film 1.5 out of 5 stars and termed the film as Dhanush starrer about right to education fares poorly.<ref>{{Cite web |date=17 February 2023 |title=Vaathi movie review: Dhanush starrer about right to education fares poorly |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/vaathi-movie-review-dhanush-starrer-about-right-to-education-fares-poorly-8451630/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230218052148/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/vaathi-movie-review-dhanush-starrer-about-right-to-education-fares-poorly-8451630/ |archive-date=18 February 2023 |access-date=18 February 2023 |website=[[The Indian Express]]}}</ref> Bharathy Singaravel of ''[[The News Minute]]'' rated the film 1 out of 5 stars and wrote "A film of such mediocrity and confused politics".<ref>{{Cite web |date=17 February 2023 |title=Vaathi review: Bad script, bad politics let down Dhanush starrer on education rights |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/vaathi-review-bad-script-bad-politics-let-down-dhanush-starrer-education-rights-173417 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230218052907/https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/vaathi-review-bad-script-bad-politics-let-down-dhanush-starrer-education-rights-173417 |archive-date=18 February 2023 |access-date=18 February 2023 |website=[[The News Minute]]}}</ref>
=== Accolades ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Award
! Category
! Nominee(s)
! Result
! Ref
|-
| rowspan="2" | [[Filmfare Awards South]]
| [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu|Best Actor – Telugu]]
| Dhanush
| {{Nominated}}
| <ref>{{Cite web |title=Nominations of 69th Filmfare Awards South 2024 Telugu {{!}} Filmfare |url=https://www.filmfare.com/awards/filmfare-awards-south-2024/telugu/nominations |access-date=2025-11-02 |website=filmfare.com |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| [[Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer – Telugu|Best Female Playback Singer – Telugu]]
| Shweta Mohan – "Mastaaru Mastaaru"
| {{Won}}
|
|-
| rowspan="3" | South Indian International Movie Awards
| [[SIIMA Award for Best Actor – Telugu|Best Actor – Telugu]]
| Dhanush
| {{Nominated}}
|
|-
| Best Female Playback Singer – Telugu
| Shweta Mohan – "Mastaaru Mastaaru"
| {{Nominated}}
|
|-
| Best Female Playback Singer – Tamil
| Shweta Mohan – "Va Vaathi"
| {{Nominated}}
|
|}


Shubham Kulkarni of ''[[Koimoi]]'' rated the film 3.5 out of 5 stars and said "Vaathi is a film that at large has a big intention but it never forgets to entertain its audience".<ref>{{cite web|title=Vaathi Movie Review: Dhanush Can Never Go Wrong & Even The Script Is Backing Him Well This Time|url=https://www.koimoi.com/reviews/south-indian-movie-reviews/vaathi-movie-review-dhanush-can-never-go-wrong-even-the-script-is-backing-him-well-this-time/|website=[[Koimoi]]|date=17 February 2023 |access-date=18 February 2023|archive-date=17 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230217170110/https://www.koimoi.com/reviews/south-indian-movie-reviews/vaathi-movie-review-dhanush-can-never-go-wrong-even-the-script-is-backing-him-well-this-time/|url-status=live}}</ref> Logesh Balachandran of ''[[The Times of India]]'' rated the film 3 out of 5 stars and wrote "Vaathi is a film that's mounted on no-nonsense writing though it could have been even better".<ref>{{cite news|title=Vaathi Movie Review : Dhanush scores high along with his students in this tale of empowerment|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/vaathi/movie-review/97992637.cms|website=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=18 February 2023|archive-date=17 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230217184530/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/vaathi/movie-review/97992637.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> Latha Srinivasan of ''[[India Today]]'' rated the film 2.5 out of 5 and said that the film has a "noble mission" but Venky Atluri's story and narration are a big let-down.<ref>{{cite web|title=Vaathi Movie Review: Dhanush is the only saving grace of this Venky Atluri film|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/reviews/story/vaathi-review-vaathi-movie-review-dhanush-is-the-only-saving-grace-of-this-venky-atluri-film-2335963-2023-02-17|website=[[India Today]]|access-date=18 February 2023|archive-date=18 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230218031153/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/reviews/story/vaathi-review-vaathi-movie-review-dhanush-is-the-only-saving-grace-of-this-venky-atluri-film-2335963-2023-02-17|url-status=live}}</ref> Avinash Ramachandran of ''[[The New Indian Express]]'' rated the  film 2.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "Despite using a 140-minute runtime to teach us a bunch of subjects, but the film teaches us are "Films don't have to be preachy to drive home a point" and "Dhanush can make anything look easy".<ref>{{cite web|title='Vaathi' movie review: A wonderful Dhanush anchors a promising tale bogged down by cliches and deja vu|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/review/2023/feb/17/vaathi-movie-review-a-wonderful-dhanush-anchors-a-promising-tale-bogged-down-by-cliches-and-deja-2548369.html|website=[[The New Indian Express]]|access-date=18 February 2023|archive-date=18 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230218053409/https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/review/2023/feb/17/vaathi-movie-review-a-wonderful-dhanush-anchors-a-promising-tale-bogged-down-by-cliches-and-deja-2548369.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Anandu Suresh of ''[[The Indian Express]]'' rated the film 1.5 out of 5 stars and termed the film as Dhanush starrer about right to education fares poorly.<ref>{{cite web|title=Vaathi movie review: Dhanush starrer about right to education fares poorly|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/vaathi-movie-review-dhanush-starrer-about-right-to-education-fares-poorly-8451630/|website=[[The Indian Express]]|date=17 February 2023 |access-date=18 February 2023|archive-date=18 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230218052148/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/vaathi-movie-review-dhanush-starrer-about-right-to-education-fares-poorly-8451630/|url-status=live}}</ref> Bharathy Singaravel of ''[[The News Minute]]'' rated the film 1 out of 5 stars and wrote "A film of such mediocrity and confused politics".<ref>{{cite web|title=Vaathi review: Bad script, bad politics let down Dhanush starrer on education rights|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/vaathi-review-bad-script-bad-politics-let-down-dhanush-starrer-education-rights-173417|website=[[The News Minute]]|date=17 February 2023 |access-date=18 February 2023|archive-date=18 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230218052907/https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/vaathi-review-bad-script-bad-politics-let-down-dhanush-starrer-education-rights-173417|url-status=live}}</ref>
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Vaathi
File:Vaathi film poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed byVenky Atluri
Produced byNaga Vamsi
Written byVenky Atluri
Starring
Music byG. V. Prakash Kumar
CinematographyJ. Yuvaraj
Edited byNaveen Nooli
Production
company
Distributed by
Release date
  • 17 February 2023 (2023-02-17)
Running time
148 minutes
CountryIndia
Language
  • Tamil
  • Telugu
Budget₹65 crore
Box officeTemplate:Estimated ₹105 crore[citation needed]

Vaathi (transl. Teacher) is a 2023 Indian period action drama film written and directed by Venky Atluri and produced by Naga Vamsi. The film was simultaneously shot in Telugu and Tamil languages, with the former version titled Sir.[1][2] The film stars Dhanush, who plays the titular role of a school teacher, and Samyuktha. The music was composed by G. V. Prakash Kumar with cinematography by J. Yuvaraj and editing by Naveen Nooli. The film released on 17 February 2023 to mixed reviews and became one of the highest-grossing Tamil films of 2023, earning ₹105 crore worldwide.[citation needed] G. V. Prakash Kumar won the National Film Awards for Best Music Direction.[3]

Plot[edit | edit source]

Abhiram and his friends, studying at an educational institute run by Srinivas, are preparing for an engineering entrance examination. They come across an old box of cassette tapes containing mathematics classes with an accompanying receipt in the name of Kumar from Sozhavaram, from the year 2000. After inquiry, they discover that Kumar is the district magistrate of Kadapa, and later, Kumar discloses that the man in the video is Balamurugan 'Bala'.

The plot moves back to 1993, when many private educational institutions sprang up and the government was finding it difficult to sustain interest in public educational institutions. Five years later, with government colleges shutting down due to a shortage of lecturers, the poor who cannot afford private institutions are left with little access to higher education. Srinivas, the president of the private colleges association, hatches a plan to adopt all the government colleges and send junior lecturers to those colleges, while obtaining support from the government to stop the regularization of fees by the government. Bala is one such lecturer, who is sent to a government junior college in Sozhavaram to teach mathematics. Bala finds that the college is lacking in attendance, and due to this, the college may be shut down soon.

Bala organizes a meeting with all the villagers and their children and explains the necessity of education, thus making the children and parents realize its importance. The students then start to come back to classes with Bala handling additional classes and engaging an ex-student, Muthu, to teach him as well. Meanwhile, Bala falls in love with Meenakshi, the biology teacher at the institution. Bala notices that there are caste differences among students and comes up with a plan to eliminate it. The final board exams take place, with all the students passing with first class distinction. Srinivas tries to lure Bala away with a lucrative job offer to stop students from moving back to government institutions rather than private institutions. Bala refuses, and Srinivas acts via the education minister to take back the positions offered to lecturers at government junior colleges and recruit new ones, leaving Bala without a job.

Later, Bala takes private classes in an open field in the village, prompting outbursts from Thirupathi, who instigates the villagers to drive him away from the village. Bala fights back but gets arrested and tortured in custody. He is dropped back into the village soon afterward, where the villagers are asked not to help him, indicating that he misused government funds. Bala's ex-students help him get back to his hometown, where he becomes dependent on his father, Narayanan, who works as a driver. After recovering, he takes up tutoring at his home on the insistence of Ansari, his former colleague, after many failed job interviews at private junior colleges. Meenakshi arrives and decides to marry him. They see a young boy who is willing to study but is unable to do so due to poverty. His father is constantly pressuring him to earn money.

Bala gets an idea and records his lectures using cassette tapes and sends them to Bhupathi, Abhiram's grandfather, a photographer in Sozhavaram. Bhupathi runs special shows for students at 6 p.m. every day in a nearby theater, where Bala's lectures are played. To clear doubts and interact with students, Bala visits the village, under the guise of a drama artist, each Sunday. Thirupathi tries to stop the students on the day of the exam. Bala fights them off and the students perform well, clearing the exams with Muthu scoring the first rank and revealing himself as Kumar. Thirupathi offers money to all the students, promising them sponsorship for their further studies on the condition that they endorse his institution. Bala asks the students to agree to it and asks them to help needy students in the future after they climb the socio-economic ladder.

In the present, Kumar continues his story, saying that the theater where they studied is now a coaching center for the underprivileged, developed by the old students, who take turns by teaching each year. While Kumar does not know the current whereabouts of Bala, it is shown that Bala and Meenakshi have opened a school, Ansari School of Knowledge, to provide free education for the underprivileged at Ooty.

In the end, Abhiram and his friends achieved ranks within the Top 100 in the JEE Mains examination, with Abhiram securing the first rank, guided by Kumar, the old students, and Bala's recorded tapes. At their felicitation ceremony, despite being coerced by Thirupathi, Abhi credits Bala for his achievement. In addition, he unveils Bala's tapes publicly, thus exposing Thirupathi.

Cast[edit | edit source]

  • Dhanush as Balamurugan 'Bala' (Tamil Version)/Bala Gangadhar Thilak 'Balu' (Telugu Version)
  • Samyuktha as Meenakshi
  • Samuthirakani as Srinivas Tirupathi (Tamil Version)/Srinivas Tripathi (Telugu Version)
  • Tanikella Bharani as Thanigachalam (Tamil Version)/Deekshitulu (Telugu Version)
  • P. Sai Kumar as Muthu Pandian (Tamil Version)/Papa Rao (Telugu Version)
  • Rajendran as Bhupathi (Tamil Version)/Bhushanam (Telugu Version)
  • Narra Srinivas as Sudarshan
  • Pammi Sai as Subbayya
  • Aadukalam Naren as Narayanan, Bala's father
  • Hareesh Peradi as Ansari, Bala's teacher
  • Ilavarasu as Education minister
  • Thotapalli Madhu as Narayana Swamy
  • Hyper Aadi as Karthik
  • Shah Ra as Prakash
  • Sumanth as A. Muthu Kumar (Tamil Version)/A. S. Murthy (Telugu Version)
  • Praveena as Bala's mother
  • Naga Mahesh as Inspector Suresh
  • Kalpa Latha as Meenakshi's mother
  • Sathvik Varma as Abhiram
  • Pavish Narayan as Abhiram's friend
  • Bharathiraja as a villager (cameo)

Production[edit | edit source]

Development[edit | edit source]

In late July 2021, it was reported that Dhanush would collaborate with Venky Atluri for the latter's next directional before his project with Sekhar Kammula; the film marks Dhanush foraying into Telugu cinema for the first time. Sithara Entertainments were reported to fund the project.[4] The company made a public announcement on 22 December confirming the project,[5] while the title Vaathi and Sir was announced the day after. Atluri had recruited music composer G. V. Prakash Kumar, cinematographer Dinesh Krishnan and editor Navin Nooli.[6] Samyuktha was announced as the lead actress the same day.[7]

Filming[edit | edit source]

Principal photography began on 5 January 2022.[8] 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 in October 2022.[9][10]

Music[edit | edit source]

Main article: Vaathi (soundtrack)

The music of the film is composed by G. V. Prakash Kumar. He won the National Film Awards for Best Music Direction for Tamil. The first single titled "Vaa Vaathi" in Tamil and "Mastaaru Mastaaru" in Telugu was released on 10 November 2022.[11][12] The second single titled "Naadodi Mannan" in Tamil and "Banjara" in Telugu was released on 17 January 2023.[13][14]

Release[edit | edit source]

Theatrical[edit | edit source]

The film was scheduled for a theatrical release on 2 December 2022 in Tamil and Telugu, but was postponed.[15][16] In November 2022, it was announced that the film will release on 17 February 2023.[17] It was announced that Seven Screen Studio has acquired the distribution rights of the film in Tamil Nadu.[18]

Home media[edit | edit source]

Initially, there were reports suggesting that the film's streaming rights were acquired by Aha, but were later acquired by Netflix, while the satellite rights were acquired by Sun TV Network.[19] It began streaming on Netflix from 17 March 2023 in Tamil, Telugu, and Hindi.[20]

Reception[edit | edit source]

Vaathi received mixed reviews from critics.[21] Template:Rotten Tomatoes prose

Logesh Balachandran of The Times of India rated the film 3 out of 5 stars and wrote "Vaathi is a film that's mounted on no-nonsense writing though it could have been even better".[22] Latha Srinivasan of India Today rated the film 2.5 out of 5 and said that the film has a "noble mission" but Venky Atluri's story and narration are a big let-down.[23] Avinash Ramachandran of The New Indian Express rated the film 2.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "Despite using a 140-minute runtime to teach us a bunch of subjects, but the film teaches us are "Films don't have to be preachy to drive home a point" and "Dhanush can make anything look easy".[24] Anandu Suresh of The Indian Express rated the film 1.5 out of 5 stars and termed the film as Dhanush starrer about right to education fares poorly.[25] Bharathy Singaravel of The News Minute rated the film 1 out of 5 stars and wrote "A film of such mediocrity and confused politics".[26]

Accolades[edit | edit source]

Award Category Nominee(s) Result Ref
Filmfare Awards South Best Actor – Telugu Dhanush Nominated [27]
Best Female Playback Singer – Telugu Shweta Mohan – "Mastaaru Mastaaru" Won
South Indian International Movie Awards Best Actor – Telugu Dhanush Nominated
Best Female Playback Singer – Telugu Shweta Mohan – "Mastaaru Mastaaru" Nominated
Best Female Playback Singer – Tamil Shweta Mohan – "Va Vaathi" Nominated

References[edit | edit source]

  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. ↑ "71st National Film Awards : GV Prakash bags Best Music Composer for 'Vaathi'". The Times of India. 1 August 2025. Retrieved 2 August 2025.
  4. ↑ "Dhanush to do a Tamil-Telugu bilingual before Sekhar Kammula movie". The Times of India. 28 July 2021. Archived from the original on 7 November 2023. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
  5. ↑ "Dhanush confirms Tamil-Telugu bilingual with Venky Atluri". The Times of India. 22 December 2021. Archived from the original on 8 March 2023. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
  6. ↑ "Dhanush's film with Venky Atluri titled Vaathi". The Times of India. 23 December 2021. Archived from the original on 7 November 2023. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
  7. ↑ "Samyuktha Menon roped in as the leading lady in Dhanush's 'Vaathi'". The Times of India. 23 December 2021. Archived from the original on 7 November 2023. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
  8. ↑ "Dhanush, Samyuktha Menon's bilingual film 'Vaathi' to start rolling from January 5, see Pooja pics". The Times of India. 3 January 2022. Archived from the original on 7 November 2023. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
  9. ↑ "Dhanush begins shooting for Vaathi". The Times of India. 7 January 2022. Archived from the original on 11 January 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  10. ↑ "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.
  11. ↑ "'Vaa Vaathi': The first single composed by GV Prakash from Dhanush's 'Vaathi' is here". The Times of India. 10 November 2022. Archived from the original on 2 February 2023. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
  12. ↑ "'Mastaaru Mastaaru': First single from Dhanush, Samyuktha Menon's 'SIR' out". The Times of India. 10 November 2022. Archived from the original on 18 February 2023. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  13. ↑ "Nadodi Mannan, the second single from Dhanush's Vaathi is here". Cinema Express. 17 January 2023. Archived from the original on 4 February 2023. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  14. ↑ "Banjara: Second single from Dhanush's Telugu-Tamil bilingual 'SIR' is out now". The Times of India. 17 January 2023. Archived from the original on 18 February 2023. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  15. ↑ "Dhanush's Vaathi to release in theatres on December 2. See new poster". India Today. 19 September 2022. Archived from the original on 19 September 2022.
  16. ↑ "Dhanush starrer Telugu-Tamil bilingual Sir to release in December". Bollywood Hungama. 19 September 2022. Archived from the original on 20 September 2022.
  17. ↑ "GV Prakash unveils new posters of Dhanush's Vaathi". The Indian Express. 17 November 2022. Archived from the original on 17 November 2022.
  18. ↑ R., Chandhini (23 December 2022). "Vaathi's Tamil Nadu theatrical rights sold". Cinema Express. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  19. ↑ "Netflix to stream 18 new Tamil films in 2023 in its attempt to serve regional language cinema fans". The Economic Times. 17 January 2023. Archived from the original on 17 January 2023. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
  20. ↑ "Official! Dhanush's 'Vaathi' to stream on OTT from THIS date". The Times of India. 12 March 2023. Archived from the original on 12 March 2023. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
  21. ↑ "Dhanush's 'Vaathi' makes Rs 118 crore at the box office in one month". The Times of India. 18 March 2023. Archived from the original on 23 March 2023. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
  22. ↑ "Vaathi Movie Review : Dhanush scores high along with his students in this tale of empowerment". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 17 February 2023. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  23. ↑ "Vaathi Movie Review: Dhanush is the only saving grace of this Venky Atluri film". India Today. 17 February 2023. Archived from the original on 18 February 2023. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  24. ↑ "'Vaathi' movie review: A wonderful Dhanush anchors a promising tale bogged down by cliches and deja vu". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 18 February 2023. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  25. ↑ "Vaathi movie review: Dhanush starrer about right to education fares poorly". The Indian Express. 17 February 2023. Archived from the original on 18 February 2023. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  26. ↑ "Vaathi review: Bad script, bad politics let down Dhanush starrer on education rights". The News Minute. 17 February 2023. Archived from the original on 18 February 2023. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  27. ↑ "Nominations of 69th Filmfare Awards South 2024 Telugu | Filmfare". filmfare.com. Retrieved 2 November 2025.

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