

Pandi and his friends, immigrant workers in Andhra Pradesh, are picked up by cops for a crime they never committed. And thus begins their nightmare, where they become pawns in a vicious game where the voiceless are strangled by those with power.
Direction
Vetrimaaran's suffocating tension, zero relief.
Acting
Non-actor Dinesh's raw, devastating authenticity.
Editing
S. Ramakrishnan refuses to let you breathe.

Director
Vetrimaaran
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot in 40 days with hidden cameras in actual police stations to capture authentic fear from non-actors.
Banned in Sri Lanka; became flashpoint for Tamil Nadu police brutality debates. Vetrimaaran's follow-up to this, Asuran, made him the most politically dangerous filmmaker in South India.