Criminal is an upcoming Indian Tamil-language crime thriller film written and directed by Dakshina Moorthy Ramar, in his directorial debut. It is produced by P. R. Meenakshi Soundram and IB. Karthikeyan under the banners Parsa Pictures and Big Print Pictures. The film stars Gautham Karthik and R. Sarathkumar in the lead roles.

The film was officially announced in January 2023. Principal photography began the same month, was mostly shot in Madurai, and wrapped by March. The music was composed by Sam C. S., while the cinematography and editing are handled by Prasanna S Kumar and Manikanda Balaji, respectively.