Visaaranai is an uncompromising and
spine-chilling movie about abuse of power by the very Police force that is supposed to
protect it's citizens. I have been a big fan of director Vetrimaaran since his
movie AadukaLam. This movie is totally uncompromising for the need for
commercial success. Hence, it has a place in the 10 must see Indian movies.
Pandi and his friends are immigrant workers in Andhra
Pradesh. They are picked up by cops for a crime they never committed. They
become voiceless and are taken advantage by those who in a vicious game where
the voiceless are strangled by those with power.
Based on a real-life story of a man named Chandrakumar,
Visaaranai is compelling, but not for faint-hearted. The movie is scary for its
randomness with which Pandi and his friends get into situations that threaten
their life. One can see how those in power can threaten those below them when
Pandi's employer pleads with him to accept to the crime as he has been warned
that he, too, might get into trouble. Vetrimaaran has done it again!
Verdict: Must see movie for true art movie lovers, but
certainly not for the faint-hearted.
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