Madharaasi X Review: Sivakarthikeyan's film opens with MIXED reactions, fans call it 'cringe yet engaging'

The internet is bustling with the reviews of Madharaasi, a much-awaited film. This project is the first collaboration between the celebrated actor Sivakarthikeyan and the acclaimed director, A. R. Murugadoss. This movie also marks the first release of Sivakarthikeyan in 2025. The movie has generated a lot of buzz, mainly due to it's action-packed drama. Some of Sivakarthikeyan's earlier hits were Ayalaan and Amaran. Ayalaan and Amaran were a sci-fi film and a biopic about Major Mukund Varadarajan, an Ashoka Chakra awardee. Sivakarthikeyan's period drama, Parasakthi, is also all set to be released in 2025. Let's see what the internet users have to say about Madharaasi.

Madharaasi X review

Netizens have been flooding the micro-blogging site X, with reviews of this classic ARM-style, action-packed film. People have mostly been appreciative of the first half of the film and the action sequences in it. However, there is criticism about the movie being an old -school concept, with bad dialogue delivery.

One user on X wrote , "Besides a few old-fashioned or cringe scenes, mostly engaging and entertaining 1st half . Anirudh Ravichander is the backbone of the movie. Typical ARM style of screenplay. Love, crime, and a few laughable moments. SK's acting is impressive."

Another use said that it was a decent action drama where the cops try to prevent the penetration of illegal guns into society. The pros include SK's medical condition and the drama around it, the action choreography, and Anirudh's BGM in action sequences. Meanwhile, the cons included a forced fit of the romantic relationship between SK and Rukmini, and the fact that humor in between action sequences didn't work in a few places.

Besides few old fashioned or cringe scenes, mostly engaging and entertaining 1st Half. @anirudhofficial is the backbone of the movie. Typical #ARM style of screenplay. Love, crime, few laughable moments. #SK acting is impressive #Madharaasi #Madharaasireview #Madharasi ?? pic.twitter.com/Zalvcg2wsL

Karthik (@meet_tk) September 5, 2025

? ? MADHARAASI interval review :

A decent action drama where the cops try to prevent the penetration of illegal guns into the society.

PROS:

1) SK's medical condition and the drama around it

2) Action choreography

3) Anirudh BGM in action sequences

? CONS:

1) Force pic.twitter.com/Vwmffu6kW5

Raghu Rajaram (@RaghuTweetzX) September 5, 2025

What is Madharaasi all about?

IMDb describes the plot as, "Reeling from a breakup, a man with a tragic past becomes involved in an operation to stop the mass distribution of weapons in this Tamil-language drama thriller." This action-packed psychological thriller stars Sanjay Dutt, Rukmini Vasanth, and Sivakarthikeyan, among others.

More about the film

This film was originally meant to be a thriller, but due to some reasons, the makers dropped the idea. After that, they approached Sivakarthikeyan for it. The film's initial announcement took place in 2023, and its shooting began on 14 February 2024, in Chennai. The movie, which has a budget of around Rs 200 crore, had its post-production started in July 2024.