It follows Sokkan, a trusted confidante of two childhood friends Aadhi and Karuna, whose loyalty is changed by a dynamic between betrayal and survival.

The film's music was composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja, while the cinematography and editing were handled by Arthur A. Wilson and Pradeep E. Ragav.

Garudan was released worldwide on 31 May 2024 to positive reviews from critics, who praised the cast performances (especially Soori, Sasikumar and Unni Mukundan), musical score, script and direction.

The film is currently being remade in Telugu as Bhairavam (2025) with Bellamkonda Sreenivas, Nara Rohit and Manchu Manoj in the lead.

Being a zamin heir, Karuna is living in poverty with a meager income from his brick kiln, while Aadhi owns a few lorries.

Nagaraj, to somehow redeem the bond, provokes Karuna's wife Angayarkanni, and his brother-in-law Vairavel by kindling their greed for money.

Aadhi's wife Katyayini advises to hand over the bond so that a part of the land's ₹20 crore can be used for Kombai's development works.

The project would be directed by R. S. Durai Senthilkumar, reportedly written by Vetrimaaran and produced by K. Kumar's Lark Studios, who had been associating with Soori for a long time.

[14] Music composer Yuvan Shankar Raja, editor Pradeep E. Ragav and cinematographer Arthur A. Wilson were chosen for the technical crew.

[15] The music and background score is composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja, in his maiden collaboration with Sasikumar and Soori (in leading roles) and Senthilkumar.

[18] Garudan received positive reviews from critics, who praised the lead cast performances (especially Soori, Sasikumar, Mukundan), Yuvan's background score and Senthilkumar's screenplay and direction.

[19] Abhinav Subramanian of The Times of India rated 3.5/5 stars and noted that "Garuden will appeal to those who like an emotional rural action flick.

"[21] In his review for The Hindu, Gopinath Rajendran praised the film writing,"With a neatly woven script that has enough brawn to overcome its minor shortcomings, director RS Durai Senthilkumar makes a splendid comeback with this raw and intense rural drama.

"[22] In his review for The Indian Express, Kirubakhar Purushottaman praised the writing of Vetrimaaran, Senthilkumar's direction and Soori's performance.

[23] Writing for Cinema Express, Sudhir Srinivasan remarked, "Soori, like he did in Viduthalai Part 1, fills up the character with so much innocence, and this means that when he does fight back, when he even utters a word of protest, it feels heroic, for this isn’t a man enjoying his heroism.