Dhuruvangal Pathinaaru
Seen it?2016 | 106 min | Thriller, Action, Crime, Mystery
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With a box office flop and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime fans, anyone who likes to be kept guessing and action fans. If you loved Insomnia, start here.
- The mood
- Tense, gritty.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 1 hr 46 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Tamil, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
A former cop looks back on the case which left him disabled and forced him to quit the force.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsSolid
Generally positive reviews
- AudiencesSolid
7.8 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerWeak
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 98K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Karthick Naren
- RahmanDeepak
- Ashwin KkumarAspiring IPS officer
- PradeepRajan
- Santosh KrishnaFabian
- PraveenMano
- KarthikeyanMelvin
- Anjana JayaprakashVaishnavi
- Yashika AnandShruti
- Kunal KaushikRajiv
- Vinod VarmaKrish