
A History of Violence(2005)
An average family is thrust into the spotlight after the father commits a seemingly self-defense murder at his diner.


A cinephile tries to protect his family by hiding a heat-of-the-moment murder committed by his daughter by taking cues from the films he has watched. With the victim the son of a cop, can he get away with it?

Kamal Haasan
Suyambulingam

Gautami Tadimalla
Rani Suyambulingam

Kalabhavan Mani
Constable Perumal

Asha Sarath
IG Geetha Prabhakar

Nivetha Thomas
Selvi Suyambulingam

Ananth Narayan Mahadevan
Prabhakar

Esther Anil
Pullimeena Suyambulingam

Roshan Basheer
Varun Prabhakar

Charle
Bus Conductor

Delhi Ganesh
Rani's father
Papanasam is a crime, thriller, drama, family film released in 2015 exploring themes of innocence, family relationships, remake, revenge. Directed by Jeethu Joseph, it stars Kamal Haasan, Gautami Tadimalla, Kalabhavan Mani. A cinephile tries to protect his family by hiding a heat-of-the-moment murder committed by his daughter by taking cues from the films he has watched. With the victim the son of a cop, can he get away with it?
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