Vaanchinathan is a 2001 Indian Tamil-language crime action film directed by Shaji Kailas in his Tamil debut.

A fight scene involving Vijayakanth, Ramya Krishnan and rowdies was shot in a set erected at AVM studios.

[9] Similarly, Lollu Express claimed that film is a "collection of scenes from actor's previous movies".

[10] The Hindu wrote "Liyakath Ali Khan's story and screenplay are crisp and action-packed" and also noted " sequences remind you of the Parthiban starrer `Abhimanyu' or Vijayakanth's own Vallarasu".

[11] Krishna Chidambaram of Kalki praised the director for maintaining the tempo from the beginning to end while also praising the fury in abolishing bribery and corruption is perfectly reflected with seriousness but felt the film was directed unrealistically and called it average.