Red Sandal Wood

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• Vetri as Prabha
• Diya Mayuri
• Ganesh Venkatraman as Ramaiyah
• Vishwanth as Karna
• Ramachandra Raju as Harimaran
• M. S. Bhaskar
• G. Marimuthu
• Vinod Sagar
• Ravi Venkatraman
• Abhi

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The project was launched in December 2019, with K. Bhagyaraj attending the launch event as a chief guest.{{Cite web |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/kollywood/071219/vetris-next-a-social-commercial-thriller.html |title=Vetri's next a social commercial thriller |work= Deccan Chronicle | access-date=27 September 2023 |archive-date=27 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230927124834/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/kollywood/071219/vetris-next-a-social-commercial-thriller.html |url-status=live }} The film marked the directorial debut of Guru Ramanujam, an erstwhile assistant to Sathyasiva, with Vetri and KGF-actor Ramachandra Raju, notably signed on to play leading roles.{{cite web | url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/news/2019/dec/08/jiivi-fame-vetris-next-to-star-kgf-villain-15919.html | title=Jiivi fame Vetri's next to star KGF villain | website=Cinema Express | access-date=27 September 2023 | archive-date=27 September 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230927124838/https://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/news/2019/dec/08/jiivi-fame-vetris-next-to-star-kgf-villain-15919.html | url-status=live }} The project was initially titled Red Sandal, before being amended to Red Sandalwood.{{cite web | url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/news/2023/aug/07/vetris-red-sandal-wood-gets-release-window-46342.html | title=Vetri's Red Sandal Wood gets release window | website=Cinema Express | access-date=27 September 2023 | archive-date=27 September 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230927124835/https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/news/2023/aug/07/vetris-red-sandal-wood-gets-release-window-46342.html | url-status=live }} The film was inspired by true event of sandalwood smuggling in Andhra Pradesh. The shoot of the film took place in Chennai, Renigunta, Talakona and Dharmapuri.{{cite news | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/vetris-red-sandal-teaser/articleshow/98525161.cms?from=mdr | title=Vetri's 'Red Sandal' teaser | newspaper=The Times of India | date=9 March 2023 | access-date=27 September 2023 | archive-date=27 September 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230927131805/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/vetris-red-sandal-teaser/articleshow/98525161.cms?from=mdr | url-status=live }}{{cite news | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/vetri-shilpa-manjunaths-film-begins-with-pooja/articleshow/99410673.cms?from=mdr | title=Vetri & Shilpa Manjunath's film begins with pooja | newspaper=The Times of India | date=11 April 2023 | access-date=27 September 2023 | archive-date=27 September 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230927131805/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/vetri-shilpa-manjunaths-film-begins-with-pooja/articleshow/99410673.cms?from=mdr | url-status=live }}{{cite news | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/vetris-red-sandal-revolves-around-red-sandalwood-smuggling/articleshow/87053328.cms | title=Vetri's Red Sandal revolves around red sandalwood smuggling | newspaper=The Times of India | date=16 October 2021 | access-date=27 September 2023 | archive-date=27 September 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230927124832/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/vetris-red-sandal-revolves-around-red-sandalwood-smuggling/articleshow/87053328.cms | url-status=live }}

The film was released on 8 September 2023 across theatres in Tamil Nadu. A critic from Times of India wrote that the film has "a great idea let down by weak writing" and that it is "good in parts, but the narrative falls flat as the film progresses, making it an average outing".{{cite news | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/red-sandal-wood/movie-review/103527860.cms?from=mdr | title=Red Sandal Wood Movie Review : A great idea let down by weak writing | newspaper=The Times of India | access-date=27 September 2023 | archive-date=27 September 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230927124834/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/red-sandal-wood/movie-review/103527860.cms?from=mdr | url-status=live }} A critic from Cinema Express wrote "while the execution of the film is quite interesting, its rushed yet slow screenplay makes it a rather tiring watch".{{cite web | url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/review/2023/sep/08/red-sandal-wood-movie-review-a-promising-premise-let-down-by-poor-narrative-choices-47432.html | title=Red Sandal Wood Movie Review: A promising premise let down by poor narrative choices | website=Cinema Express | access-date=27 September 2023 | archive-date=27 September 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230927124848/https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/review/2023/sep/08/red-sandal-wood-movie-review-a-promising-premise-let-down-by-poor-narrative-choices-47432.html | url-status=live }}

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Category: 2023 films

Category: 2020s Tamil-language films

category:Indian drama films