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Visaaranai
2015
· Movie
· 118 min
A
MEANRANK
88/100
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Four Tamil migrant laborers travel to a neighboring state for work, hoping to earn a better living. Their lives are shattered when they are arbitrarily arrested by local police on suspicion of a theft they know nothing about. Thrown into a brutal and corrupt justice system, they are subjected to torture and coercion as they desperately try to prove their innocence with no resources or support.
Details
- Director
- Vetrimaaran
- Writer
- Vetrimaaran
- Studio
- Grass Root Film Company
- Released
- 4 February 2016
- Country
- India
- Language
- Tamil
- Runtime
- 118 min
- Budget
- $325.0K
- Box office
- $1.6M
- Awards
- 10 wins, 3 nominations
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Awards & nominations
See all 13 →10 wins from 13 nominations across 4 ceremonies
| 63rd National Film Awards 2015 | Best Feature Film in Tamil | Vetrimaaran Dhanush | Winner |
| 63rd National Film Awards 2015 | Best Supporting Actor | Samuthirakani | Winner |
| 63rd National Film Awards 2015 | Best Editing | Kishore Te | Winner |
| 64th Filmfare Awards South 2015 | Best Director – Tamil | Vetrimaaran | Nominee |
| 64th Filmfare Awards South 2015 | Best Film – Tamil | Vetrimaaran Dhanush | Nominee |
| 64th Filmfare Awards South 2015 | Best Supporting Actor – Tamil | Samuthirakani | Winner |
| 72nd Venice International Film Festival 2015 | Orizzonti Prize (Horizons Award for Best Film) | Vetrimaaran | Nominee |
| 72nd Venice International Film Festival 2015 | Amnesty International Italia Award | Vetrimaaran | Winner |
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Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards
5 nominations, 5 won
| Best Direction | Vetrimaaran | Winner |
| Best Editing | Kishore Te | Winner |
| Best Film | Vetrimaaran Dhanush | Winner |
| Best Screenplay | Vetrimaaran | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actor | Samuthirakani | Winner |
63rd National Film Awards
3 nominations, 3 won
| Best Editing | Kishore Te | Winner |
| Best Feature Film in Tamil | Vetrimaaran Dhanush | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actor | Samuthirakani | Winner |
64th Filmfare Awards South
3 nominations, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actor – Tamil | Samuthirakani | Winner |
| Best Director – Tamil | Vetrimaaran | Nominee |
| Best Film – Tamil | Vetrimaaran Dhanush | Nominee |
72nd Venice International Film Festival
2 nominations, 1 won
| Amnesty International Italia Award | Vetrimaaran | Winner |
| Orizzonti Prize (Horizons Award for Best Film) | Vetrimaaran | Nominee |