Irfan, an innocent Muslim chemical engineer with an ordinary life, is caught in inexplicable circumstances, when accused of being a most-wanted terrorist, that alter his life & everyone around him.
Acting
Vishnu Vishal's descent from everyman to broken man.
Direction
Manu Anand keeps tightening screws until you can't breathe.
Editing
Relentless cross-cutting that mirrors Irfan's fractured reality.
Director
Manu Anand
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released amid rising Islamophobic legislation in India, FIR sparked debates about whether mainstream Tamil cinema could finally confront systemic bias—or merely exploit it for thrills.
Gautham Menon reportedly took the antagonist role after recognizing his own privilege as someone who'd never experienced random 'verification' checks. His casting deliberately weaponizes his usual 'righteous cop' screen persona.
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