Tamil film Visaranai is India’s entry for Oscars 2017

The National Award winning film Visaranai is India’s official entry in the Foreign Language Film category for the 89th Academy Awards. The film is directed by three time National award winning director Vetrimaran.

Visaranai produced by Dhanush had won three national awards including the Best Tamil film.



Visaranai (means Interrogation) is a 2015 Indian Tamil-language docudrama crime-thriller film written and directed by Vetrimaran based on the novel Lock Up by M. Chandrakumar. The critically acclaimed film featured Dinesh, Anandhi and Aadukalam Murugadoss in the lead roles. The film deals with police brutality, corruption, and loss of innocence in the face of injustice.



The film premiered in the Orrizonti (Horizons) section of the 72nd Venice Film Festival, where it won the Amnesty International Italia Award.

Visaranai was earlier chosen in the competition section of 72nd Venice Film Festival. The 89th Academy Awards is scheduled to take place in February 2017 in Los Angeles.


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