2016·Thriller·1h 58m
7.2
★
Pandi and his friends, immigrant workers in Andhra Pradesh, are picked up by cops for a crime they never committed. And thus begins their nightmare, where they become pawns in a vicious game where the voiceless are strangled by those with power.
Directed by Vetrimaaran
foreign worker
police corruption
police interrogation
innocent person killed
discrimination
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Cast
V R Dinesh
Pandi Ravi
Samuthirakani
Muthuvel
Anandhi
Shanthi
Aadukalam Murugadoss
Murugan
Kishore
K. K.
Misha Ghoshal
Sindhu
Ajay Ghosh
Vishveshwara Rao
E. Ramadoss
Ramachandran
Halwa Vasu
Pandi's Boss
Munnar Ramesh
Ramesh
Saravana Subbiah
Saravanan
Muthukumar
Rathnasamy
Crew
Vetrimaaran
Director
Vetrimaaran
Screenplay
G. V. Prakash Kumar
Original Music Composer
Dhanush
Producer
Vetrimaaran
Producer
Tamizh
Assistant Director
Dhilip Subbarayan
Stunts Coordinator
Vetrimaaran
Dialogue
Varsha Bharath
Assistant Director
Popular Reviews
43 reviews
Mirriau
8.0★ · 06/16/26
A brutal and a tough-watch kafkaesque nightmare that trully represents why the abbreviation "ACAB" exists in a world-wide manner.
A brutal and a tough-watch kafkaesque nightmare that trully represents why the abbreviation "ACAB" exists in a world-wide manner.
icha
9.0★ · 06/14/26
acab
acab
Noah J
6.0★ · 01/17/26
Great film.
Great film.
Ibrahim
8.0★ · 08/07/25
This felt so suffocating to watch and you could feel the hopelessness. The violence is brutal, it is gratuitous. The second half on the other hand takes a backseat as far as the violence is concerned but it becomes even more cruel, as the danger shifts to political games and corruption.
The performances were all phenomenal and by the time the credits roll, theres a hard punch to the gut. There are no happy endings, heroes, or just space to breathe.
The performances were all phenomenal and by the time the credits roll, theres a hard punch to the gut. There are no happy endings, heroes, or just space to breathe.
This felt so suffocating to watch and you could feel the hopelessness. The violence is brutal, it is gratuitous. The second half on the other hand takes a backseat as far as the violence is concerned but it becomes even more cruel, as the danger shifts to political games and corruption.
The performances were all phenomenal and by the time the credits roll, theres a hard punch to the gut. There are no happy endings, heroes, or just space to breathe.
The performances were all phenomenal and by the time the credits roll, theres a hard punch to the gut. There are no happy endings, heroes, or just space to breathe.
Asha Parvati
9.0★ · 06/23/25
vetrimaaran, man.
honestly speechless this film was so raw, brilliant and painful. the amount of times my face was all strained and eyes half closed because it was uncomfortable- but needed. whole time watching this with bated breath, not knowing what was gonna happen next. should have got a bloody oscar no shit.
honestly speechless this film was so raw, brilliant and painful. the amount of times my face was all strained and eyes half closed because it was uncomfortable- but needed. whole time watching this with bated breath, not knowing what was gonna happen next. should have got a bloody oscar no shit.
vetrimaaran, man.
honestly speechless this film was so raw, brilliant and painful. the amount of times my face was all strained and eyes half closed because it was uncomfortable- but needed. whole time watching this with bated breath, not knowing what was gonna happen next. should have got a bloody oscar no shit.
honestly speechless this film was so raw, brilliant and painful. the amount of times my face was all strained and eyes half closed because it was uncomfortable- but needed. whole time watching this with bated breath, not knowing what was gonna happen next. should have got a bloody oscar no shit.