{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2024}} {{Use Indian English|date=February 2024}} {{Infobox film | name = Vizhithelu | image = Vizhithelu.jpg | caption = Theatrical release poster | director = A. Tamil Selvan | writer = A. Tamil Selvan | screenplay = | producer = CM. Durai Anand | starring = {{plainlist| * Ashok Kumar * Gayatri Rema }} | cinematography = Sambath Kumar.A | editing = S.R. Muthu Kumaran | music = Nalla Thambi | distributor = | released = {{Film date|df=y|2023|03|03}} | country = India | language = Tamil }} '''''Vizhithelu''''' ({{translation|Wake up}}) is a 2023 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film directed by A. Tamil Selvan. The film stars Ashok Kumar, Gayatri Rema in the lead roles with Billy Murali, Salem Saravanan, Saravana Sakthi, Paruthiveeran Sujatha and Vinodhini Vaidyanathan portraying supporting roles. The film was released theatrically on 3 March 2023.
== Plot == The film is based on online gambling and developed around the theme of internet fraud.<ref>{{Cite web |last=மலர் |first=மாலை |date=2022-12-08 |title=ஆன்லைன் சூதாட்டத்தை அம்பலப்படுத்தும் 'விழித்தெழு' திரைப்படம் |url=https://www.maalaimalar.com/cinema/cinemanews/tamil-cinema-vizhithezhu-movie-preview-546050 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230307075434/https://www.maalaimalar.com/cinema/cinemanews/tamil-cinema-vizhithezhu-movie-preview-546050 |archive-date=2023-03-07 |access-date=2023-03-07 |website=www.maalaimalar.com |language=ta}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Dinamalar |date=2022-12-08 |title=ஆன்லைன் சூதாட்டத்திற்கு எதிரான படம் {{!}} Vizhithelu movie to speak about Online gambling |url=https://cinema.dinamalar.com/tamil-news/109777/cinema/Kollywood/Vizhithelu-movie-to-speak-about-Online-gambling.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230307075433/https://cinema.dinamalar.com/tamil-news/109777/cinema/Kollywood/Vizhithelu-movie-to-speak-about-Online-gambling.htm |archive-date=2023-03-07 |access-date=2023-03-07 |website=தினமலர் - சினிமா |language=ta}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title='Vizhithelu' is an awareness film, says director Tamilchelvan - Exclusive |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/vizhithelu-is-an-awareness-film-says-director-tamilchelvan-exclusive/articleshow/98312505.cms?from=mdr |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230309061721/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/vizhithelu-is-an-awareness-film-says-director-tamilchelvan-exclusive/articleshow/98312505.cms?from=mdr |archive-date=2023-03-09 |access-date=2023-03-09 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>
== Cast == {{cast listing| * Ashok Kumar as Sivakumar * Gayatri Rema * Billy Murali * Salem Saravanan * Saravana Sakthi * Paruthiveeran Sujatha * Vinodhini Vaidyanathan * Chaplin Balu * Ranjan * Manimaran }}
== Production == The film's first look was released by Nakkheeran editor Nakkeeran Gopal<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-01-01 |title='விழித்தெழு' திரைப்பட ஃபர்ஸ்ட் லுக் போஸ்டரை வெளியிட்ட நக்கீரன் ஆசிரியர் |url=https://www.nakkheeran.in/24-by-7-news/thamizhagam/vizhithelu-first-look-poster-released-nakkheeran-editor |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230307075434/https://www.nakkheeran.in/24-by-7-news/thamizhagam/vizhithelu-first-look-poster-released-nakkheeran-editor |archive-date=2023-03-07 |access-date=2023-03-07 |website=nakkheeran |language=en}}</ref> and director S. A. Chandrasekhar.<ref>{{Cite web |last=அம்பலப்படுத்தும் ’விழித்தெழு’! |first=ஆன்லைன் மோசடியை |title=ஆன்லைன் மோசடியை அம்பலப்படுத்தும் 'விழித்தெழு'! |url=https://www.cinemainbox.com/new-cinemadetail/vizhithezhu-movie-based-in-online-came-issue-8749.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230307082453/https://www.cinemainbox.com/new-cinemadetail/vizhithezhu-movie-based-in-online-came-issue-8749.html |archive-date=2023-03-07 |access-date=2023-03-07 |website=www.cinemainbox.com}}</ref> The film's audio launch took place on 12 January 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |title='விழித்தெழு' படத்தின் இசை வெளியீடு |url=https://www.virakesari.lk/article/145579 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230307082152/https://www.virakesari.lk/article/145579 |archive-date=2023-03-07 |access-date=2023-03-07 |website=Virakesari.lk |language=en}}</ref>
== Reception == The film was released on 3 March 2023 across Tamil Nadu. A critic from ''Dina Thanthi'' wrote that director Tamil Selvan tells the story with a sense of responsibility and moves the scenes briskly to raise awareness about internet scams.<ref>{{Cite web |last=தினத்தந்தி |date=2023-03-07 |title=விழித்தெழு: சினிமா விமர்சனம் |url=https://www.dailythanthi.com/Cinema/Review/vizhithelu-cinema-review-913778 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230307075434/https://www.dailythanthi.com/Cinema/Review/vizhithelu-cinema-review-913778 |archive-date=2023-03-07 |access-date=2023-03-07 |website=dailythanthi.com |language=ta}}</ref>
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== External links == * {{IMDb title|tt26086684}}
Category:Indian action drama films Category:2023 Tamil-language films Category:2023 Indian films Category:Tamil-language Indian films