‘Visaaranai’ bowls over Rajinikanth

விசாரணை மாதிரி ஒரு படத்தை தமிழில் நான் இது வரை பார்த்ததில்லை. உலக படவரிசையில் ஒரு தமிழ் படம்.வாழ்த்துக்கள் வெற்றிமாறன் – தனுஷ்

— Rajinikanth (@superstarrajini) February 4, 2016

Inspired from real events, the film is based on a Tamil novel called “Lock Up”, and deals with police brutality and abuse of power. The book was penned by M. Chandrakumar, who was an auto-rickshaw driver.

The film, which is jointly produced by Vetrimaaran and Dhanush, releases in cinemas on Friday (February 5).

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It stars Dinesh, Samuthirakani, Kishore and Murugadoss in important roles.

Directed by National Award winning filmmaker Vetrimaaran, the film had its world premiere at Venice International Film Festival last year.