# Garudan (கருடன்) (2024 film)
**Garudan** (கருடன்) is a 2024 Indian Tamil-language action thriller directed by R. S. Durai Senthilkumar from a story by [Vetrimaaran](https://www.edgepedia.org/vetrimaaran), starring Soori, M. Sasikumar, and [Unni Mukundan](https://www.edgepedia.org/unni-mukundan). Set in Kombai in Theni district, it follows two childhood friends whose bond is destroyed when a minister schemes to seize temple land, and their fiercely loyal confidant Sokkan is forced to choose between loyalty and justice.[1](https://www.aboutamazon.in/news/entertainment/garudan-tamil-movie-soori-prime-video) • [2](https://tamil.filmibeat.com/movies/garudan/cast-crew.html)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Director / story | R. S. Durai Senthilkumar (writer and director); story by Vetrimaaran[1](https://www.aboutamazon.in/news/entertainment/garudan-tamil-movie-soori-prime-video) |
| Lead cast | Soori (Sokkan), M. Sasikumar (Aadhi), Unni Mukundan (Karuna)[3](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/garudan_2024/cast-and-crew) |
| Release | 31 May 2024, worldwide theatrical release; U/A certificate; 134 minutes[2](https://tamil.filmibeat.com/movies/garudan/cast-crew.html) |
| Music and crew | Music by Yuvan Shankar Raja; cinematography by Arthur A. Wilson; editing by Pradeep E. Ragav[3](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/garudan_2024/cast-and-crew) |
| Production | Grass Root Film Company and Lark Studios; produced by K. Kumar and Vetrimaaran[3](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/garudan_2024/cast-and-crew) |
| Box office | ₹595 million (₹59.50 crore) worldwide gross, ₹439.5 million (₹43.95 crore) India net; verdict "Superhit"[4](https://www.sacnilk.com/movie/Garudan_2024) |
| Streaming | Prime Video global premiere on 3 July 2024, in India and 240 countries[1](https://www.aboutamazon.in/news/entertainment/garudan-tamil-movie-soori-prime-video) |
## Spoilers
### Plot
The story is set in Kombai, near Theni in [Tamil Nadu](https://www.edgepedia.org/tamil-nadu). Minister Thangapandi (R. V. Udhaya Kumar) covets land belonging to the Kombai Amman temple, whose original deed is held with the temple trust.[5](https://tamil.indianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil-cineam-garudan-movie-review-in-tamil-soori-sasikumar-and-unni-4735317) Two childhood friends, Aadhi ([M. Sasikumar](https://www.edgepedia.org/m-sasikumar)), a lorry owner with money, and Karuna (Unni Mukundan), from a once-prominent zamindar (hereditary landowner under colonial-era Indian land tenure systems) family now short of cash, wield powerful authority over the town's temple and its surroundings.[6](https://tv.apple.com/us/movie/garudan/umc.cmc.6x81h52zwodwqqa3lathm9l7n)
Sokkan (Soori) is Karuna's fierce loyalist; as a boy he was taken in and fed by Karuna's family, and he does not let anyone even look at Karuna, even the well-meaning Aadhi.[6](https://tv.apple.com/us/movie/garudan/umc.cmc.6x81h52zwodwqqa3lathm9l7n) After Karuna's grandmother [Vadivukkarasi](https://www.edgepedia.org/vadivukkarasi), who managed the temple properties, dies, a temple trust election is held and Sokkan defeats Nagaraj (Mime Gopi), the minister's ally.[7](https://minnambalam.com/suri-sasikumar-garudan-movie-review-by-minnambalam-cinema-news/) The minister's schemes to grab the deed set the two friends against each other, and one of them betrays the other; the film follows Sokkan's struggle between loyalty and justice.[1](https://www.aboutamazon.in/news/entertainment/garudan-tamil-movie-soori-prime-video) • [8](https://www.dinamani.com/cinema/movie-reviews/2024/May/31/karudan-movie-review)
## Production and release
Vetrimaaran wrote the story, and Durai Senthilkumar, who had worked as Vetrimaaran's assistant director, wrote the screenplay and directed.[1](https://www.aboutamazon.in/news/entertainment/garudan-tamil-movie-soori-prime-video) • [9](https://tamil.filmibeat.com/movies/garudan/story.html) Filming was completed by early 2024, and after delays the makers announced a May release; the film reached theaters worldwide on 31 May 2024.[10](https://www.dailythanthi.com/Cinema/CinemaNews/the-team-of-karudan-has-released-a-new-poster-1105175) • [11](https://lr-cinema.dinamalar.com/tamil-news/121267/cinema/Kollywood/Karudan-release-on-May-31-%3A-Official-announcement.htm) The Tamil censor board certified it U/A.[9](https://tamil.filmibeat.com/movies/garudan/story.html) It premiered globally on Prime Video on 3 July 2024.[1](https://www.aboutamazon.in/news/entertainment/garudan-tamil-movie-soori-prime-video)
## Reception and box office
Critics received the film positively, praising the lead performances, particularly Soori's, along with [Yuvan Shankar Raja](https://www.edgepedia.org/yuvan-shankar-raja)'s background score and the screenplay and direction.[12](https://tamilar.wiki/w/%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%9F%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%8D_(2024_%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%88%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%9F%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D)) Reviewers gave it ratings of 3.5 out of 5 (Samayam Tamil, Filmibeat) and 3 out of 5 (ABP Nadu, Puthiya Thalaimurai).[13](https://tamil.samayam.com/tamil-cinema/movie-review/soori-starrer-garudan-movie-review-and-rating/moviereview/110585014.cms) • [14](https://tamil.abplive.com/movie-review/entertainment/movie-review-garudan-movie-review-tamil-soori-sasi-kumar-unni-mukundan-sshivada-starring-garudan-abp-nadu-critics-review-and-rating-185645/amp) • [15](https://www.puthiyathalaimurai.com/cinema/movie-review/garudan-review) Common criticisms were predictable second-half twists and heavy violence.[14](https://tamil.abplive.com/movie-review/entertainment/movie-review-garudan-movie-review-tamil-soori-sasi-kumar-unni-mukundan-sshivada-starring-garudan-abp-nadu-critics-review-and-rating-185645/amp) • [16](https://reviewrowdies.boxofficeandhra.com/2024/07/garudan-usual-but-effective.html) On IMDb the film holds a 7.1/10 rating from about 3,600 users.[17](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt27561663/ratings/)
**Commercial performance.** Sacnilk reports a total worldwide gross of ₹595 million (₹59.50 crore), with ₹439.5 million (₹43.95 crore) India net and ₹85 million (₹8.50 crore) overseas, and a "Superhit" verdict.[4](https://www.sacnilk.com/movie/Garudan_2024) The Tamil-language trade publication Trade Guide called it the biggest surprise of the first half of 2024, collecting nearly ₹500 million (₹50 crore) in Tamil Nadu.[18](https://tfapa.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/trade-guide-jan-2025_07.01.25_compressed-1.pdf) A Tamil wiki source estimates the budget at ₹200 million (₹20 crore) and gross at ₹620 million (₹62 crore).[12](https://tamilar.wiki/w/%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%9F%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%8D_(2024_%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%88%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%9F%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D))
## Significance for Soori
Garudan was Soori's second film as a lead protagonist after Vetrimaaran's *Viduthalai: Part 1* (2023), which had marked his transition from a long career as a comedian to serious lead roles.[19](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/garudan) Reviewers wrote that the film confirmed this transformation was not a flash in the pan, with his shift from loyal servant to a man fighting for justice providing the film's emotional core.[19](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/garudan) • [16](https://reviewrowdies.boxofficeandhra.com/2024/07/garudan-usual-but-effective.html) The film also gave Malayalam actor Unni Mukundan a prominent Tamil role.[5](https://tamil.indianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil-cineam-garudan-movie-review-in-tamil-soori-sasikumar-and-unni-4735317)
## Remake
The film was remade in Telugu as *[Bhairavam](https://www.edgepedia.org/bhairavam)*, directed by Vijay Kanakamedala; a review in [The Pioneer](https://www.edgepedia.org/the-pioneer) judged the Tamil original more realistic and authentic, while the remake leaned toward a typical commercial treatment.[20](https://pynr.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Hyderabad-31-05-2025.pdf)
## References
1. [Tamil action thriller 'Garudan' is now streaming on Prime Video, About Amazon India](https://www.aboutamazon.in/news/entertainment/garudan-tamil-movie-soori-prime-video)
2. [Garudan Cast & Crew, Filmibeat Tamil](https://tamil.filmibeat.com/movies/garudan/cast-crew.html)
3. [Garudan: Full Cast & Crew, Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/garudan_2024/cast-and-crew)
4. [Garudan (2024) Box Office, Sacnilk](https://www.sacnilk.com/movie/Garudan_2024)
5. [நியாயம்... விஸ்வாசம் : சூரி எந்த பக்கம்? கருடன் விமர்சனம், Tamil Indian Express](https://tamil.indianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil-cineam-garudan-movie-review-in-tamil-soori-sasikumar-and-unni-4735317)
6. [Garudan, Apple TV](https://tv.apple.com/us/movie/garudan/umc.cmc.6x81h52zwodwqqa3lathm9l7n)
7. [கருடன்: விமர்சனம், Minnambalam](https://minnambalam.com/suri-sasikumar-garudan-movie-review-by-minnambalam-cinema-news/)
8. [உயரம் தொட்டதா கருடன்? - திரைவிமர்சனம், Dinamani](https://www.dinamani.com/cinema/movie-reviews/2024/May/31/karudan-movie-review)
9. [கருடன் கதை, Filmibeat Tamil](https://tamil.filmibeat.com/movies/garudan/story.html)
10. [புதிய போஸ்டரை வெளியிட்ட 'கருடன்' படக்குழு, Daily Thanthi](https://www.dailythanthi.com/Cinema/CinemaNews/the-team-of-karudan-has-released-a-new-poster-1105175)
11. [மே 31ல் கருடன் ரிலீஸ் : அதிகாரப்பூர்வ அறிவிப்பு, Dinamalar](https://lr-cinema.dinamalar.com/tamil-news/121267/cinema/Kollywood/Karudan-release-on-May-31-%3A-Official-announcement.htm)
12. [கருடன் (2024 திரைப்படம்), Tamil Wiki](https://tamilar.wiki/w/%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%9F%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%8D_(2024_%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%88%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%9F%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D))
13. [கருடன் விமர்சனம், Samayam Tamil](https://tamil.samayam.com/tamil-cinema/movie-review/soori-starrer-garudan-movie-review-and-rating/moviereview/110585014.cms)
14. [Garudan Movie Review, ABP Nadu](https://tamil.abplive.com/movie-review/entertainment/movie-review-garudan-movie-review-tamil-soori-sasi-kumar-unni-mukundan-sshivada-starring-garudan-abp-nadu-critics-review-and-rating-185645/amp)
15. [Garudan review, Puthiya Thalaimurai](https://www.puthiyathalaimurai.com/cinema/movie-review/garudan-review)
16. [Garudan - Usual But Effective, Review Rowdies](https://reviewrowdies.boxofficeandhra.com/2024/07/garudan-usual-but-effective.html)
17. [Garudan (2024) - Ratings, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt27561663/ratings/)
18. [Hits and Misses of 2024 for Tamil Cinema, Trade Guide (TFAPA)](https://tfapa.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/trade-guide-jan-2025_07.01.25_compressed-1.pdf)
19. [Garudan, Rotten Tomatoes (critics reviews)](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/garudan)
20. [The Pioneer, Hyderabad (31 May 2025 edition)](https://pynr.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Hyderabad-31-05-2025.pdf)
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