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Release, runtime and language
2020 · 171 mins · Tamil
Echo score 80
JustWatch #24,121 2
Directed by
V. Vignarajan
Starring
Jeeva Ravi, Misha Ghoshal, Pooja Ramachandran, Vinoth Kishan, Kumar Natarajan, Arjun Das

As night descends, a blind librarian, a disillusioned cricketer, and a troubled psychiatrist find their lives unexpectedly intertwined. Driven by their own desires for retribution and escape, they navigate a series of unsettling events and mysterious connections, revealing a shared struggle against unseen forces and personal demons.

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  1. 1 Where to watch
  2. 2 What it is about
  3. 3 Is it worth watching?
  4. 4 After you watch
  5. 5 Movie threads
  6. 6 Movies like Andhaghaaram
  7. 7 Every angle

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In the dimming streets of Chennai, night seems to breathe a restless energy that brushes against the lives of three solitary figures. A blind librarian named Selvam moves through the city's shadows with a quiet determination, his world defined by the textures of books and the lingering scent of old paper. Across the same urban tapestry, Vinod, a cricket coach burdened by the weight of his own regrets, carries a simmering longing for redemption that pulls him toward the edge of his former passions. Meanwhile, Indran, a once‑renowned psychiatrist whose reputation now bears the scars of personal loss, wrestles with the fragile line between professional duty and haunted introspection.

Each character inhabits a distinct corner of the city—Selvam among the hushed aisles of a public library, Vinod on the bustling fields where sport once offered solace, and Indran within the sterile corridors of a clinic echoing with whispered confessions. Their everyday routines are tinged with an undercurrent of unease, as though unseen currents stir the ordinary into something uncanny. The film’s atmosphere leans heavily into the night’s quiet menace, wrapping the narrative in a palette of shadows, muted sounds, and the occasional flicker of inexplicable phenomena that hint at forces beyond the tangible.

Though their paths appear unrelated, a subtle thread of fate begins to weave them together, driven by their individual quests for retribution and escape. The trio’s divergent hopes and anxieties converge in moments that feel both inevitable and unsettling, suggesting that their personal demons may be mirrored by something larger lurking just out of sight. As the city’s nocturnal pulse quickens, the audience is invited to linger in the space between reality and the paranormal, feeling the tension rise with each soft footstep and hushed breath.

The mood remains taut, balancing the melancholy of each protagonist’s inner turmoil with a pervasive sense of mystery that beckons the viewer forward. By the time the night fully settles, the characters stand on the cusp of an unforeseen entanglement, their stories poised to intersect in ways that promise both revelation and dread, leaving the true nature of the forces that bind them tantalizingly ambiguous.

Last updated: September 09, 2025 at 15:25

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