The trailer for the Tamil thriller Thaai Kizhavi has just dropped, and everyone is talking about Radikaa Sarathkumar’s wild transformation. She plays Pavunuthaayi, a fierce village moneylender who rules with an iron fist and a sharp tongue. The big mystery? She’s hiding a massive “secret asset” in a spirit-guarded fort, and she’s vowed that no one—not even her greedy sons—will touch it as long as she’s alive. Even as she lies bedridden and her family starts planning her funeral, she uses cryptic signs to taunt them about the hidden treasure, leaving fans wondering if it’s gold, a family curse, or a shocking trick.
To play this “OG thug,” Radikaa sat through five hours of prosthetic makeup every day to look like a weathered 75-year-old, a performance so realistic it reportedly moved legend Kamal Haasan to tears. Produced by Sivakarthikeyan and directed by newcomer Sivakumar Murugesan, the film is a mix of dark comedy and rural suspense. Mark your calendars for February 27, 2026, because this is the day we finally find out if the greedy family gets the loot or if the “Thaai Kizhavi” takes her secrets to the grave.
