Papanasam

2015 • 172 minutes
4.4
67 reviews
100%
Tomatometer
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About this movie

Kamal Haasan lives a contented life with him family comprising of his wife Gautami and two daughters (Niveda Thomas and Baby Esther). He runs a cable TV service in a rural area and his passion is watching movies. Kamal Haasan teenage daughter gets photographed in the bathroom at a nature camp by a hidden cell phone. The culprit is the son of police inspector general (Asha Sharath) who accidentally gets killed by Gautami and her daughter when he comes to blackmail them. The movie from this point is about how Kamal Haasan protects his family from the hands of law as he believes that they have not committed the crime wantonly and are not supposed to be punished.

Ratings and reviews

4.4
67 reviews
Shawn Dreelin
August 16, 2015
Wow, just wow, I think I have just seen the best Tamil film ever. This is a great mystery that keeps you rooting for the underdog family against police brutality. Such a great story! It's a tad slow the first 30 minutes, but picks up fast and keeps you engaged the rest of the way. All the characters play their parts very well including the side characters. There is no bad acting to be found here. A must watch if you love a good mystery and a good story, something rare in Tamil cinema these days. Family friendly though there is some violence with the police being brutal, but nothing gross or gory.
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Sairaman Kalpathi
September 13, 2015
Only Kamalahassan can outdo himself every time. The cast, the script, the screenplay are perfect. It had a bit more of masala around overthinking from the police, a shoddy police investigation, but I think given the readiness our Indian police, pretty much a correct reflection.
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Siva Mani
August 30, 2015
Great movie, all parents particularly those in police force should see!
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