The film stars Gautham Karthik, Jason Shah, Pugazh, Junior MGR, Richard Ashton, and Revathy Sharma in lead roles.

The village is under the control of a cruel British officer Robert (Richard Ashton) who along with his son Justin (Jason Shah) troubles the local people.

Sengadu is known for its high-quality cotton cultivation and the poor local people are made to work hard by Robert under worst conditions.

In the meantime, India is granted independence by the British and Robert has been called for a meeting at a nearby place by his senior officers.

[2] The film was released worldwide in theatres on 7 April 2023 in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Hindi, Malayalam and English languages.

"[7] Kirubhakar Purushothaman for The Indian Express wrote "In essence, August 16, 1947 and Vetrimaaran's Viduthalai are pretty much about the same subject, freedom.

"[8] Dhaval Roy for The Times of India rated the film 3 stars out of 5 and wrote "The scenes of atrocities on the people are created realistically and are disturbing in many instances.

T Santhanam's art direction and the tribals' look (one person wears massive padlocks on his elongated earlobes) deserve mention.

"[9] Vinamra Mathur for Firstpost wrote "Murugadoss' films, even the ones wholly underwhelming, have had some moments of pathos and genuine thrill, even Darbar and Spyder.

"[10] Janani K of India Today wrote "Gautham Karthik as Paraman delivered an earnest performance in the film.

"[11] Nandini Ramnath for Scroll.in wrote "Director Ponkumar has simply been too swept away by his RRR knockoff to bring his saga of suffering to a close.