Underplayed Gems
The whole movie catalogue

Films and series, searchable by what they are

← Back to the shop

Viswasam (2019)

Viswasam poster
Original title
விஸ்வாசம்
Directed by
Siva
Genre
drama film
Country
India
Runtime
2h 33m
Rated
U
Rating
6.3 of 10 from 46 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A village ruffian named Thookudurai tries to save his troubled marriage with Niranjana. He gets into a conflict with a man named Gautham Veer.

tensedramaticemotionalslow-burnruggedintenseconflict-drivenaction-packed

What happens

Viswasam (transl. Loyalty) is a 2019 Indian Tamil-language action drama film directed by Siva and produced by Sathya Jyothi Films. The film stars Ajith Kumar, Nayanthara and Jagapathi Babu in the lead roles, alongside Vivek, Thambi Ramaiah, Robo Shankar, Kovai Sarala, Yogi Babu, Anikha Surendran, Kalairani, Sujatha Sivakumar, Rajitha and R. N. R. Manohar. It is the second collaboration between Ajith with Siva out of three films. The film follows Thookudurai, a villiage ruffian, who goes to take on Gautham Veer after trying to patch his marriage with Niranjana. The film was officially announced in November 2017 under the tentative title Thala 58, as it is Ajith's 58th film as leading actor, and the official title was announced a few days later. Principal photography commenced in May 2018. It was predominantly shot in Chennai and Hyderabad before wrapping by mid-November 2018. The film has music composed by D. Imman, cinematography handled by Vetri Palanisamy and editing by Ruben. Viswasam was released worldwide on 10 January 2019 in theatres to mixed reviews from critics. Imman won Best Music Director at the 67th National Film Awards. The film was a commercial success, grossing around ₹185-200 crore, emerging the third highest grossing Tamil film of 2019. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

More like this

This page is from Underplayed Gems. Not quite it? Tell the Catbot what you feel like watching and it picks from the whole catalogue, or browse by genre, country and year.

Lists: Korean thrillers worth the evening · Anime films beyond Studio Ghibli · Slow films for a rainy night · Horror that unsettles instead of startling · Series you can finish in a weekend · Nordic crime worth the subtitles · Good films that end in under 90 minutes · Documentaries that play like thrillers

Loading movies…

What should I watch?