Papanasam is a 2015 Indian Tamil thriller movie directed by Jeethu Joseph and jointly produced by Suresh Balaje and Rajkumar Sethupathi. The film is a remake of director’s 2013 Malayalam film Drishyam, featuring Kamal Haasan and Gautami Tadimalla reprising the respective roles played by Mohanlal, Meena in the original.
The film tells the story of Suyambulingam, a middle-class cable TV operator, and his family. They come under suspicion when Varun, the son of the Inspector-general of police (IG), goes missing soon after harassing Suyambu’s daughter.
The rest of the film reveals how Varun disappeared and what Suyambulingam does to keep his family from going to prison.
Directed by – Jeethu Joseph
Produced by – Suresh Balaje, George Pius, Rajkumar Sethupathi, Sripriya
Written by – Jeyamohan, Suka
Screenplay by – Jeethu Joseph
Story by – Jeethu Joseph
Starring – Kamal Haasan, Gauthami
Music by – Ghibran
Cinematography – Sujith Vaassudev
Edited by – Ayoob Khan
Production – Wide Angle Creations, Raj Kumar Theatres
Distributed by – Maxlab Entertainments
Release dates – 3 July 2015
Running time – 181 minutes
Country – India
Language – Tamil
