Daredevil for Anything), also known by the initialism ET, is a 2022 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film,[1] written and directed by Pandiraj, and produced by Sun Pictures.

Kannabiran is a lawyer at Madras High Court who lives in Thennaadu with his father, Aadhirayar, and mother, Kosalai.

After serving two months in jail, Aadhirayar inspires Kannabiran to become an executioner and to abandon his early faith in the rule of law to carry out justice.

In May 2019, Suriya was reported to be working on a project backed by Sun Pictures; it would be his third collaboration with the company after Ayan (2009) and Singam (2010).

[20] In November 2020, Rashmika Mandanna was reported to be playing the female lead[21] but Pandiraj refuted rumours about the casting process.

[22][23] In January 2021, the production house announced D. Imman would compose the film's music following collaborations with Pandiraj in Kadaikkutty Singam and Namma Veettu Pillai.

[34] Director-actor K. P. Jagan announced he had been cast in Etharkkum Thunindhavan and joined the second schedule in early September 2021.

[54][55] With the completion of patchwork scenes, filming ended on 10 November 2021 and Pandiraj shared the news through social-media platform Twitter.

[60][61] In February 2022, Sun Pictures released an image of Suriya, who provided a voiceover for the film's dubbed-Telugu version.

[62] D. Imman composed the music for Etharkkum Thunindhavan; it is his third collaboration with Pandiraj[25] following Kadaikutty Singam (2018) and Namma Veettu Pillai (2019).

[70] Later, the producers announced both composers had recorded vocals for the track "Vaada Thambi", which Vignesh Shivan wrote.

[71] Carnatic musician Brinda Manickavasakan made her feature-film debut as a playback singer on the track "Ullam Urugudhaiya".

On 22 July 2021, the producers of Etharkkum Thunindhavan unveiled a first-look poster for the film, coinciding with the eve of Suriya's 46th birthday.

[82] The trailer was released in Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, Malayalam and Kannada languages, and received crossed over five million views in 24 hours.

[84] To promote the film's Telugu version, Shreyas Media held a pre-release event on 3 March at Daspalla Convention City in Hyderabad.

The film's cast and crew, as well as Telugu actors-and-directors Rana Daggubati and Gopichand Malineni, and director Boyapati Srinu, attended the event as chief guests.

[87][88] Etharkkum Thunindhavan was initially scheduled for theatrical release on 24 December 2021, coinciding with the Christmas weekend.

[98] Udhayanidhi Stalin of Red Giant Movies acquired the film's distribution rights in Tamil Nadu.

[106] M. Suganth of The Times of India gave the film 3 stars out of 5, stating: "what elevates this generic masala movie is its progressive outlook.

[107] Ashameera Aiyappan of Firstpost also gave the film 3 out of 5, stating is "careful to not paint an idealistic, utopian dream.

It acknowledges the deep personal trauma women face in such situations, the cruel judgements they are subjected to, and also how legal justice is almost inaccessible to most victims.

"[108] Bhavana Sharma of Pinkvilla, who gave a rating of 2.5 stars out of 5, stated: Surya's acting, action scenes and mass elevations, D.Imman's music are the assets of the film as a whole.

[109] According to Srinivasan Ramanujam of The Hindu: The combination of Sathyaraj and Suriya, for the first time on the big screen, is charming no doubt, but there's little that comes out of those sequences.

Vinay, who impressed in Sivakarthikeyan's Doctor, gets another similar role but doesn't have much to do beyond appearing on screen with villainous laughs.

"[111] Sowmya Rajendran of The News Minute stated: "Etharkkum Thunindhavan means the daredevil who is ready for anything.

Athimuthu said the antagonist is not well fleshed out well and concluded: "While Etharkkum Thunindhavan is not perfect and has its own flaws, it is a decent attempt as a commercial entertainer with a social cause".

[113] Shubham Kulkarni of Koimoi gave the film a rating of 1.5 out of 5 and wrote: "People have a lot of expectations from Suriya who was almost in the race for the Oscars this year.

He is at his best when he's being the morally unambiguous vigilante, but can barely be convincing as the horny young man rushing to a song-and-dance show.

[115]Manoj Kumar R. of The Indian Express gave a rating of 1.5 out of 5 stars, stating: "At best, Etharkkum Thunindhavan feels like a rush job that whittles down a terrible real-life crime to the lowest common denominator".

[116] A few functionaries of the Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) wrote to cinema-owners' associations in some locations, including Cuddalore and Mayiladuthurai districts, asking them not to screen the film.