Sorgavaasal (2024)

Original title

சொர்க்கவாசல்

Directed by

Sidharth Viswanath

Genre

action, crime, thriller, drama

Country

India

Runtime

2h 15m

Rated

15

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 6 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A man is wrongfully convicted and sent to prison. Inside he faces the brutality of the system and questions whether it truly reforms anyone.

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What happens

Sorgavaasal (transl. Gate of Heaven) is a 2024 Indian Tamil-language prison drama film directed by Siddharth Vishwanath in his debut, and produced by Swipe Right Studios, together with Think Studios. The screenplay and dialogues were written by Tamizh Prabha, Krishnakumar and Sidharth Vishwanath. The film stars RJ Balaji and Selvaraghavan, leading an ensemble cast that includes Karunas, Sharaf U Dheen, Samuel Abiola Robinson, Saniya Iyappan, Natty Subramaniam and Balaji Sakthivel. Based on the 1999 Madras Central Prison riots, the film revolves around a wrongfully convicted man thrown into prison and questioning whether such places really reform people. The film was released in theatres on 29 November 2024 and received mixed to positive reviews from critics. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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