Karthi's latest Theeran Adhigaaram Ondru has been getting a lot of praise from industry stalwarts, who have appreciated the gritty storytelling of the movie and its great performances. The latest to join this list is director Shankar.

He took to Twitter to praise the film: "Theeran adhigaram 1 - terrific cop movie.. nail biting.. sear edge.. excellent efforts and details by director Vinod.. well done karthi Ghibran Dop and the whole team"

This must come as a pleasant news to the Theeran team, coming from one of the biggest directors in Tamil cinema.

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