Kuttrame Thandanai (English: The Crime is the Punishment) is a 2016 Tamil language crime-drama film co-written, photographed and directed by M. Manikandan, starring Vidharth, Aishwarya Rajesh and Pooja Devariya in the leading roles.
The film follows the story of a man with tunnel vision, who is slowly going blind and cannot afford the surgery to fix his eyes. When he witnesses a young woman’s murder, the suspects offer him large sums of money to remain quiet and he inadvertently gets stuck in between two parties.
The film released on 2 September 2016 to positive reviews, following several screenings at film festivals worldwide.
Directed by – M. Manikandan
Produced by – S. Harihara Naganathan, S. Muthu & S. Kaleeswaran
Written by – M. Manikandan & Anand Annamalai
Starring – Vidharth, Aishwarya Rajesh, Pooja Devariya, Rahman
Music by – Ilaiyaraaja
Cinematography – M. Manikandan
Edited by – Anucharan
Production – Don Production & Tribal Art Productions
Distributed by – KR Films
Release dates – 2 September 2016
Country – India
Language – Tamil
