Visaranai

                                        

Visaranai (aka) Visaaranai is an experimental Tamil thriller movie written and directed by Vetrimaaran. The film features Attakathi Dinesh, Anandhi and Aadukalam Murugadoss in the leading roles.

First Tamil Movie To Feature at Venice Film Festival

Visaaranai is set premier at the 72nd Venice International Film Festival Orizzonti competitive category. In the 72 years history of Venice International Film Festival Visaaranai is the first Tamil feature to enter in a competitive category.

The film has won an award under the prestigious Amnesty International Italy’s Cinema for Human Rights.

Story Line

The movie story is based on a book titled 'Lock Up' written by an auto driver named Chandrakumar, which deals with the brutality of police investigation.

Production

Vetrimaaran chose to begin the film in between schedules for his other venture Soodhadi (2015) and signed up actors Attakathi Dinesh and Aadukalam Murugadoss to play convicts in the film. 

The film earlier had the working titles of Kutravaali and Lock-Up, during the first schedule in Guindy. The first half of the film was finished completely in September 2014 in locations across Hyderabad. 

The director later announced that the film would be an experimental film lasting only sixty minutes. Anandhi joined the cast as heroine in October 2014, being selected after Vetrimaran was impressed with her performance in his production venture, Poriyaalan (2014). Telugu film actor Ajay Ghosh stated that he played the role of an inspector in the film and would appear throughout the first half.