Writer

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.

A hard hitting , socio-political drama . Story was engaging and very well written . In tamil cinema there were some cop praising movies and also some movies based on cop brutality , but this movie shows how lower level cops are controlled by corrupted higher level cops . What happens if a cop trying to be righteous ? This movie spotlights the current reality . Performance wise all gave their best , especially Samuthirakani was awesome . Neelam production has a template , there contents are mostly against casteist , in this also they spoke against casteist in police. Technically movie has everything . Music and songs were good . There were one unnecessary song in first half . Felt like 3rd act was bit forced . Overall a disturbing movie . A must watch movie .

( Movie also speaks about importance of Police union )

This is my take on the "Writer" movie by Franklin Jacob. Usually, the possibility of watching back-to-back good movies is close to 0. But the past 5 films I had watched in theaters were either good, average, or best and it's good my money hasn't been wasted. Now coming to this movie, it's a neatly made one. Some scenes were hard-hitting and too emotional for me to handle. The story reveals itself in a slow manner in the second half of the movie. It's a movie about a "police writer" who was nearing his retirement where a particular duty made a turn of events around him. Loved every character in the movie, especially I loved the Xavier character what an act he showed on the screen is needed to be appreciated. Samuthirakani has avoided his usual messiah-type character and shows the grief and guilt when and wherever it's needed. Madras Johny was ok. Ineya's role was like a little bit of cameo but a well-written character. The film is filled with a lot of powerful dialogs (Unga aalungala ambailaya ye kuthirai la era vida maten pottachi ni thimiru eduthu eruviya ) and a Father's dialog "You are the first person to get an education from the low community, I can't say this will get into the higher community but you will definitely be in higher position" translating doesn't give the feel it had in Tamil ( Keela theru la irunthu muthal ala padika poirka da mela theruku vanthrviya nu enaku theriyathu da ana kandipa mela vanthrve). Govind Vasantha's music gives the proper feel throughout the movie.

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*

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.