[2] The film, which marks Vinoth's directorial debut, stars Vishal, alongside Ramana, Master Lirish Raghav, Sunaina and Prabhu.

[3] The music was composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja, while the cinematography and editing were handled by Balasubramaniem & Balakrishna Thota and N. B. Srikanth.

Muruganantham is a police constable living with his wife, Kavitha, and ten-year-old son, Rasu, an asthmatic.

One day, Muruganantham gets suspended for having tortured an innocent civilian suspected of assaulting a girl named Pavithra, who later dies due to her injuries.

Weeks later, DIG Kamal called Muruganantham to a secluded spot to torture a suspect for harassing his daughter.

Sura had planned to get Vellai married to an ex-minister in the opposition party and make his son an MLA and a minister in the coming elections.

On 17 October 2021, the film's official title was unveiled as Laththi Charge, which was chosen as it would work across multiple languages.

During this phase, Vishal was injured while filming an action sequence in early February 2022, with multiple hairline fractures on one of his hands, and he took a break from shooting to heal.

[25][26][27] The distribution rights of the film in Tamil Nadu were acquired by Udhayanidhi Stalin under the banner of Red Giant Movies.

"[1] Janani K of India Today gave 2.5/5 stars and wrote "On the whole, Laththi is a compelling action drama with excellent stunt choreography.

"[33] Thinkal Menon of OTT Play gave 2.5/5 stars and wrote "Laththi has Vishal putting his best foot forward in stunt and emotional sequences, but his hard work required a far more engaging screenplay and character design.

"[34] Navein Darshan of The New Indian Express gave 2/5 stars and wrote "Though Laththi tries hard to be an edge-of-the-seat thriller, it's not a good sign that you're laughing for most of it.

"[36] Praveen Sudevan of The Hindu wrote "Despite a promising first half, Vinoth Kumar’s directorial debut falters post-intermission and becomes a generic action film.