Pathu Thala is a 2023 Tamil-language Action Crime movie written by Narthan M and directed by Obeli N. Krishna and produced by Jayantilal Gada and K. E. Gnanavel Raja. Pathu thala stars Gautham Karthik in the lead role along with an ensemble cast including Priya Bhavani Shankar, Gautham Vasudev Menon, Kalaiyarasan, Teejay Arunasalam, Anu Sithara and T.r. Silambarasan. The screenplay is written by Obeli N. Krishna which is inspired from Mufti. The music was composed by Ar Rahman along with A. R. Rahman. Cinematography was done by Farook J. Basha and editing by Praveen K. L. The film has a running time of 152 minutes. It was released on 30th March 2023. The motion picture made a box office gross of ₹65 crore. An undercover cop goes into the big bad world, a place taken over by a don, where his safety may be compromised.