Writer

If you liked the movie lookup a bit older Malayalam movie Thalappavu , which is based on real life story. This movie is not the same , but must have been influenced by the same original real life story of nexal Varghese and constable Ramachandran Nair.

After Jaibhim, nayattu and visaaranai this is another hard hitting film about cops brutality. While the story thread may feel less original if you have watched above movies , the making of it still worth it watching.

Writer , written and directed by debutant Franklin Jacob. The story revolves around two police men of Tamil Nadu police and a victim, and also deals with the politics and caste issues in the Police Department. It's a well scripted story with realistic moments and melodramatic flavours of a commercial cinema .

Story is very good. Must watch movie. Actors have done their role perfect. First part of the movie went little bit slow but the second half is very good, climax of the movie makes us cry. Thank you for such a good team work.

Another interesting movie about police brutality in India, not as hard to watch as Visaranai or Jai Bhim, though. There's a little bit of typical drama that you'll have to play along with but the ending was atypical and makes up for it. You might predict the what, but the how, not so much.

Writer (2021) : Brief Review -

Visaranai, Nayattu, Naandhi and now Writer. The way South Industries have exposed the Police Department fearlessly is simply remarkable! There are hundreds of masala films made on police officers where you see the officer being honest, an icon and an inspirational figure to someone, followed by unimaginable action where he would beat a bunch of goons within 2-3 minutes. Well, I just want to ask, have you even witnessed such a fight in real life? How many iconic cops have you met in real life? There are hundreds of films that glorify cops, but there are only a few that expose the bad ones. I don't mean that all cops are the same, like good, but we all know that not all are the same as good either. There are many films that tell you why one should join the police force, but does any film tell you why you shouldn't join the police force? Visarnai (Tamil, 2015), Nayattu (Malayalam, 2021), Naandhi (Telugu, 2021) and now Writer (Tamil, 2021) are those films. These films dare to expose corrupt police officers and our Law & Justice system (mostly Naandhi does the latter). A writer at a police station gets trapped in an illegal custody case involving an innocent PHD student. With his guilt and regret looming large, can he save the young man? Writer starts on a slow note but picks up later, mostly after the interval. Then, in the last 30 minutes, it blows you away and literally delivers a stunning experience. In the lead, Samuthirakani gives a powerful performance. Dileepan, Ineya, and Kumaresan are equally good in the supporting roles. The screenplay drags in the first half, but there are no mistakes afterwards. Technically, Writer has one ending, but logically you get to see two endings-a negative one followed by a positive start. That's something. Franklin Jacob's storytelling is superb. His fearless and uncompromised vision makes this one a Must-Watch!

RATING - 7.5/10*