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Yuddha Kaandam

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Country
India

How it feels

A night at a police station unravels into a series of crime incidents. The film follows the officers and suspects as events unfold in real time, shot as a single continuous take.

tenseclaustrophobicslow-burngrittyreal-timedarkatmosphericnocturnal

What happens

Yuddha Kaandam (transl.  War zone) is a 2022 Indian Tamil-language crime thriller film directed by Anantharajan on his directorial debut. The film stars Sriram Karthik and Krisha Kurup in the main lead roles. It was shot and set as a one-shot film. The film revolves around incidents unfolding in a police station at night. The film had its theatrical release and opened to mostly negative reviews from critics owing to criticism related to poor writing and screenplay. In December 2022, the film was officially selected as one of the 12 Tamil films in the competition category at the 20th Chennai International Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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