Etharkkum Thunindhavan

Etharkkum Thunindhavan, also known under the initialism ET, is a 2022 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film written and directed by Pandiraj and produced by Sun Pictures. The film stars Suriya, Priyanka Arul Mohan, and Vinay Rai. The music is composed by D. Imman, with cinematography and editing being handled by R. Rathnavelu and Ruben respectively. The film revolves around a lawyer who becomes an executioner against a pornography racket run by a prominent minister's son. The project was officially announced during October 2020, under the tentative title Suriya 40. It also marked the production's first venture with Suriya, as the company had previously distributed the actor's films Ayan (2009) and Singam (2010). Filming began on 15 February 2021 and was completed within mid-November, despite losing out three months of filming due to the COVID-19 lockdown restrictions. It was primarily shot at various locations in Chennai, Madurai, Karaikudi and Courtallam, with a song sequence being shot in Goa. The film released in theatres worldwide on 10 March 2022, along with dubbed versions in Telugu, Hindi, Malayalam and Kannada. It received mixed to positive reviews from critics and grossed 175200 crore worldwide. Plot Kannabiran is a lawyer at the Madras High Court. He lives with his family, consisting of his father, Aadhirayar, and mother, Kosalai, in Thennaadu. Their neighbouring village is Vadanaadu. Residents of both villages believe that the god and goddess Shiva and Shakti originated in these villages and hold a grand festival celebrating their togetherness. Women in Thennaadu are married to men in Vadanaadu, and vice versa. However, after a woman from Thennaadu, who gets married to a man from Vadanaadu, commits suicide by hanging herself, both villages engage in rivalry.