
Dhuruvangal Pathinaaru(2016)
A former cop looks back on the case which left him disabled and forced him to quit the force.



Vishal Krishna
Kaniyan Poongundran

Prasanna
Manohar

Vinay Rai
Devil / John Richardson Holcha

Andrea Jeremiah
Pritha

Anu Emmanuel
Mallika

Shaji Chen
Vijayakumar

John Vijay
Kamalesh

K. Bhagyaraj
Muthu

Nishesh
Naveen

Thalaivasal Vijay
Madhavan
Thupparivaalan is a action, crime, thriller film released in 2017 exploring themes of serial killer, private detective, artificial lightning. Directed by Mysskin, it stars Vishal Krishna, Prasanna, Vinay Rai. Detective Kaniyan Poonkundran is hungry for a challenging case to investigate and the mystery of a murdered dog leads to a rival who could be the match for him.
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