Nalan Kumarasamy Returns After 9 Years with 'Vaa Vaathiyaar' Starring Karthi

• Director Nalan Kumarasamy, known for cult hits like *Soodhu Kavvum* (2013) and *Kadhalum Kadandhu Pogum* (2016), is making a comeback after a nine-year hiatus.
• His new film, *Vaa Vaathiyaar*, starring Karthi as an MGR-fan police officer, is set for a Pongal release and is described as a commercial entertainer.
• Nalan explained his long break was due to simultaneously working on multiple story ideas and the pressure to surpass previous successes.
• The script for *Vaa Vaathiyaar* took eight months to develop, undergoing several revisions to ensure local rooting and commercial appeal, including feedback from director Sakthi Saravanan.
• Initial delays were due to creative challenges in script development, with the final script ready by 2019, followed by further postponements due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Why It Matters: Cult classic director Nalan Kumarasamy returns after 9 years with commercial entertainer 'Vaa Vaathiyaar'.