One Who Will Not Bow Down) is a 2025 Indian Tamil-language action drama film written, directed and co-produced by Bala under B Studios, along with Suresh Kamatchi under V House Productions.
Arun Vijay and Roshni Prakash replaced him and Krithi Shetty, respectively, while Bala took over producing duties alongside Suresh Kamatchi.
At the court, Koti declines to disclose the reason behind the murders, infuriating the judge, who orders his immediate imprisonment and a probe by Special Deputy Superintendent of Police, Kathiravan.
The psychiatrist refuses to cooperate with Kathiravan, citing concerns that increasing the sedative dosage could prove fatal for Koti.
However, Koti remains tight-lipped, fearing that revealing the truth could compromise the modesty of the visually impaired girls at the orphanage.
As Kathiravan reviews the narco-analysis recordings, he discovers that the three victims killed by Koti had indeed misbehaved with the visually impaired girls.
Following this, Vanangaan was rumoured to have been dropped, which Suriya debunked with a social media post in which he stated that he was "waiting to be back on sets".
[9] However, on 4 December 2022, Bala announced that Suriya and 2D Entertainment were no longer part of the project due to changes in the film's story.
[14] In 28 February 2024, Mamitha Baiju allegedly accused Bala of physically and mentally assaulting her during the shooting of the film, which eventually made her opt out of it.
[25] M Suganth of The Times of India gave 2.5/5 stars and wrote "Some portions of Vanangaan and the Bala-isms work, but most often, Bala's storytelling and the filmmaking seem past their expiry date.
"[26] Avinash Ramachandran of The Indian Express gave 2/5 stars and wrote "Watching Vanangaan unfold on screen, it makes one wonder why there is a distinct lack of cohesiveness in the narrative.[...]
"[27] Janani K of India Today gave 2/5 stars and wrote "Arun's performance and how the court proceedings make the film interesting.
"[28] Anusha Sundar of OTTPlay gave 1.5/5 stars and wrote "Vanangaan takes up the done-to-death issue of sexual assault as if there is nothing else that is plaguing society.
"[29] Prashanth Vallavan of Cinema Express gave 1.5/5 stars and wrote "With a plethora of problematic takes and half-baked ideas, Vanangaan's biggest issue remains its complete disinterest in giving us a cohesive story.[...]
"[30] Bhuvanesh Chandar of The Hindu wrote "A major setback for Vanangaan is the lack of a strong antagonist; you get nothing in seeing a typical vigilante easily take down one-dimensional perverts.
[33] Pinkvilla attributed the film's underperformance to the success of Madha Gaja Raja, released in the same time frame, and estimated Vanangaan would end its theatrical run with ₹12 crore (US$1.4 million) at the Tamil Nadu box office.