Visaranai
Visaranai | |
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Kishore Te. Co-editor G. B. Venkatesh | |
Music by | G. V. Prakash Kumar |
Production companies | |
Distributed by | Lyca Productions |
Release dates |
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Running time | 118 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Tamil |
Budget | ₹1 crore |
Box office | ₹11 crore |
Visaranai (transl. Interrogation ) is a 2016 Indian
The film premiered in the Orrizonti (Horizons) section of the
Plot
Pandi, Murugan, Afzal, and Kumar are Tamil labourers who are working in
The kidnapping was masterminded by the
After the meeting, the DCP sees Pandi and Afzal cleaning in an adjoining bathroom and suspects that they might have overheard the plan. To cover up, they decide to frame Pandi and his friends as convicts in a pending
In the epilogue it is shown that this film is based on the novel written by real-life Kumar, who has been felicitated by multiple human rights organisations.
Cast
- Attakathi Dinesh as Pandi
- Murugadoss as Murugan
- Samuthirakani as Muthuvel
- Kishore as K. K.
- E. Ramdoss as Ramachandran
- Ajay Ghosh as Vishveshwara Rao
- Anandhi as Shanthi
- Silambarasan Rathnasamy as Afzal
- Pradheesh Raj as Kumar
- Misha Ghoshalas Sindhu
- Saravana Subbiah as Saravanan
- Halwa Vasu
- Munnar Ramesh as Ramesh
- Dhaya Senthil as Neethipathi
- Vettai Muthukumar as Rathnasamy
- Cheran Raj as Goule
- Supergood Subramani
Production
The film was adapted from the novel titled Lock up, written by M. Chandrakumar, an auto rickshaw driver in Coimbatore.[4] Vetrimaaran chose to begin the film before the schedule for his other venture Vada Chennai (2018) and signed up actors Attakathi Dinesh and Aadukalam Murugadoss to play convicts in the film. The film earlier had the working titles of Kutravaali and Lock-Up, during the first schedule in Guindy.[14] The first half of the film was finished completely in September 2014 in locations across Hyderabad.[15] The director later announced that the film would be an experimental film lasting only 60 minutes.[16] Anandhi joined the cast as heroine in October 2014, being selected after Vetrimaran was impressed with her performance in his production venture, Poriyaalan (2014) and Prabhu Solomon's Kayal (2014).[17] Telugu film actor Ajay Ghosh stated that he played the role of an inspector in the film and would appear throughout the first half.[18]
Release
The satellite rights of the film were sold to
.Critical reception
This film received the best movie award from Tamil magazine
Overseas, Hollywood Reporter wrote "Vetri Maaran’s tense socio-political thriller lands a well-aimed punch at rampant police brutality and corruption, to which the only response from the viewer is towering indignation. It may not break new ground in its subject or style of narration, but it covers the old ground extremely well, and its premise is so convincing and realistic that it seems like non-fiction. The first part, at least, is non-fiction, while the film’s second half turns into a fast-paced thriller...Maaran and Kumar extend the horror to include the upper echelons in the police and government, who also need scapegoats to cover their crimes. This mirror plot becomes an ever more threatening nocturnal thriller, and takes the film much wider in terms of potential audience."[26]
Awards and nominations
Award | Category | Nominee | Result | Ref. |
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72nd Venice International Film Festival | Orizzonti Prize (Horizons Award for Best Film) | Vetrimaaran | Nominated | [27] |
Amnesty International Italia Award | Won | |||
63rd National Film Awards | Best Feature Film in Tamil | Vetrimaaran Dhanush |
Won | [28] |
Best Supporting Actor | Samuthirakani | Won | ||
Best Editing | Kishore Te | Won | ||
Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards | Best Film | Vetrimaaran Dhanush |
Won | [29] |
Best Direction | Vetrimaaran |
Won | ||
Best Screenplay | Vetrimaaran | Won | ||
Best Editing | Kishore Te | Won | ||
Best Supporting Actor | Samuthirakani | Won | ||
64th Filmfare Awards South | Best Film - Tamil | Vetrimaaran | Nominated | [13] |
Best Director - Tamil | Vetrimaaran | Nominated | ||
Best Supporting Actor - Tamil | Samuthirakani | Won |
See also
- List of submissions to the 89th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
- List of Indian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
References
- ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "What makes something "Kafkaesque"? - Noah Tavlin". YouTube.
- ^ https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/visaaranai-left-everybody-mentally-physically-drained-vetrimaaran-271010-2015-11-02
- ^ https://www.hindustantimes.com/regional-movies/why-vetrimaaran-is-the-most-interesting-director-in-tamil-films-today/story-3qScAYREy8mSWPxEhkasBO.html
- ^ The Huffington Post. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
- ^ "Collateral Awards of the 72nd Venice Film Festival". Venice Biennale. 12 September 2015.
- ^ KollyTalk (25 January 2014). "'Visaranai release postponed to Feb 5th". KollyTalk.com. Archived from the original on 3 February 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
- ^ "'Soodhadi' with Dhanush, another with Dinesh: Vetrimaran Movie Review, Trailer, & Show timings at Times of India". The Times of India. 8 August 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
- ^ "Sagayam take on police creates stir". Times of India. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
- ^ Ramachandran, Naman (22 September 2016). "India Puts 'Interrogation' Into Foreign-Language Oscars Contention". Variety. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
- Oscars. 15 December 2016. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
- ^ Dave, McNary (15 December 2016). "Oscars: Nine Films Advance in Foreign-Language Race". Variety. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
- Times of India. 16 December 2016. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
- ^ a b "Filmfare Awards South 2017 Tamil Nominations | Filmfare". filmfare.com. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
- ^ "Vetrimaaran convicts actors Dinesh and Murugadoss". Behindwoods.com. 14 August 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
- ^ "Vetrimaaran and Attakathi Dinesh are busy !". Behindwoods.com. 4 October 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
- ^ "60-minutes experimental film by Vetrimaran". Live Chennai. 30 September 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
- ^ "Vetrimaran's next is Visaranai". Chennaivision.com. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
- ^ "Working with Vetrimaaran was inspiring: Ajay Ghosh". Business Standard. 7 April 2015. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
- ^ "#SuperProud! #Visaranai will be premiered on Ayudha Pooja. 10th Oct 12 pm". twitter.com/vijaytelevision. 4 October 2016. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
- ^ "Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards - 2016". www.vikatan.com (in Tamil). Retrieved 28 January 2017.
- ^ "Visaranai review. Visaranai Tamil movie review, story, rating - IndiaGlitz.com". IndiaGlitz. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
- ^ "Truth will never set you free". twitchfilm.com. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
- ^ "Visranai, a powerful chilling drama". The Hindu. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
- ^ "Review: Visaranai is chilling". Rediff.
- ^ "Visaranai (aka) Visaaranai review". Behindwoods. 1 February 2016.
- ^ "'Interrogation': Mumbai Review". hollywoodreporter.com. 12 November 2015. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
- ^ "Dhanush's Visaranai becomes the first Tamil movie to win an award to at Venice Film Festival". 13 September 2015. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
- ^ "Winners of 63rd National Film Awards 2015" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2016. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
- ^ "Vikatan Awards 2017 – Winners List". Retrieved 14 January 2017.