Witness (2022 film)

Witness is a 2022 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by Deepak. The film stars Shraddha Srinath and Rohini in leading roles. It was released on 9 December 2022 in Sony LIV.

Witness
Directed byDeepak
Written byMuthuvel
Produced byT. G. Vishwa Prasad
Starring
CinematographyDeepak
Edited byPhilomin Raj
Music byRamesh Thamilmani
Production
company
People Media Factory
Distributed bySonyLIV
Release date
  • 9 December 2022 (2022-12-09)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Cast

Production

The shoot of the film was completed by December 2021, with the title revealed in May 2022.[1]

Reception

The film was released on SonyLIV on 9 December 2022. A critic from The Hindu gave the film a positive review noting it was "a powerful anti-caste film that doesn’t pull any punches" and that "through powerful storytelling, debutant director Deepak and writer Muthuvel’s film raises important questions and shows the sheer savagery that we, the collective society, are ‘witness’ to".[2] A reviewer from The Hindustan Times called it "a hard-hitting social drama on the horrors of manual scavenging".[3] A critic from The New Indian Express wrote that "Witness will be long remembered for the kind of conversations the women have in the film".[4]

References
  1. "Shraddha Srinath, Rohini to star in Witness". The New Indian Express.
  2. Chandar, Bhuvanesh (9 December 2022). "'Witness' movie review: Shraddha Srinath, Rohini in a powerful anti-caste film that doesn't pull any punches". The Hindu – via www.thehindu.com.
  3. "Witness review: A hard-hitting social drama on the horrors of manual scavenging". Hindustan Times. 9 December 2022.
  4. "'Witness' movie review: An impactful, Multi-layered social commentary". The New Indian Express. 10 December 2022.


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