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Nadunisi Naaygal (2011)

Nadunisi Naaygal poster
Original title
நடுநிசி நாய்கள்
Directed by
Gautham Vasudev Menon
Genre
psychological thriller
Country
India
Runtime
1h 50m
Rating
5.4 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man carries trauma from childhood sexual abuse into adulthood. He becomes a serial killer.

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What happens

Nadunisi Naaygal (transl. Midnight Dogs) is a 2011 Indian Tamil-language psychological thriller film written and directed by Gautham Vasudev Menon and produced by Photon Kathaas Productions and RS Infotainment. The film stars Veera, Sameera Reddy and Avishek Karthik, with Swapna Abraham and Ashwin Kakumanu (in his debut) in other pivotal roles. It revolves around a man who suffered sexual abuse as a child and has grown into a serial killer. The film notably has no score, instead featuring sounds designed by Renganaath Ravee. Cinematography and editing were handled by Manoj Paramahamsa and Anthony, respectively. Nadunisi Naaygal was released on 18 February 2011 and did not perform well at the box office. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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