

What if exposing the truth meant becoming the headline yourself?
A budding journalist passionate about ethical, noble, hard-hitting journalism understands the more flourishing ghetto of sensationalism & news fabrication that the Entertainment TV Channel he belongs to, thrives on. When caught in a dilemma of whether to hold for a while or rise in protest, a situation forces him to make a decision that puts him out of work but… there begins his work.
Direction
K.V. Anand's sleek commercial pacing with actual teeth.
Acting
Vijay Sethupathi's simmering idealism never becomes preachy.
Writing
Taut third act where the hunter becomes hunted.

Director
K. V. Anand
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released amid rising Indian debates on paid news and media ownership, Kavan mirrored real channels owned by political conglomerates.
Akashdeep Saigal, who plays the slimy exec Kalyan, was a Bigg Boss contestant—meta casting for a film about manufactured reality.