Vanangaan

Vanangaan (transl. One Who Will Not Bow Down) is a 2025 Indian Tamil-language action drama film written, directed and co-produced by Bala under B Studios, along with Suresh Kamatchi under V House Productions. The film stars Arun Vijay, Ridha and Roshni Prakash, with P. Samuthirakani and Mysskin in supporting roles. It revolves around the deaf-mute security guard of an orphanage who pursues vengeance after girls in the orphanage are sexually abused. The film was officially announced in March 2022, with Suriya starring and producing under his banner 2D Entertainment, under the tentative title Suriya 41, while the official title Vanangaan was announced that July. Despite some filming progress, Suriya and 2D Entertainment withdrew from the project that December following storyline changes. Arun replaced him while Bala took over producing alongside Suresh Kamatchi. Principal photography with Arun commenced in March 2023 and wrapped in April 2024. The film has music composed by G. V. Prakash Kumar, cinematography handled by R. B. Gurudev and editing by Sathish Suriya. Vanangaan was released worldwide on 10 January 2025 in theatres. The film received mixed-to-negative reviews from the critics, and underperformed at the box-office.