

While investigating a seemingly open-and-shut case, sub-inspector Indra Rao uncovers a trail that leads her way beyond the obvious and simple answers. As she follows the evidence, she is posed with a choice that could change her life as a police officer forever.
Acting
Nithya Shri's deadpan exhaustion is the whole mood.
Direction
R Gautham Iyer trusts you to connect the dots yourself.
Writing
Dialogue so spare it feels like everyone's hiding something.
Director
R Gautham Iyer
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Made on a shoestring budget with mostly non-professional actors from Karnataka's theatre scene, proving regional Indian cinema doesn't need stars to sting.
The title 'Vrithra' references a mythological demon killed by Indra — the film inverts this, asking who the real monster is when the system itself is the villain.