Chennai remained the heartthrob of Tamil theatre in 2022. The year was punctuated by popular theatre festivals that brought the community together.
This was the most expensive Tamil play of the year. Using 3D projection mapping on the stage floor, Silambu 2.0 recreated the Pandyan kingdom. The play attempted to answer a modern question: "What if Kannagi (from Silapathikaram) was a cyber-activist?" While critics were mixed, the production value and use of live folk music ( Naiyandi Melam ) mixed with EDM made it a box office success. tamil play 2022