Sorgavaasal

Sorgavaasal is a 2024 Indian Tamil-language prison drama film directed by Siddharth Vishwanath in his debut, and produced by Swipe Right Studios, together with Think Studios. The screenplay and dialogues were written by Tamizh Prabha, Krishnakumar and Sidharth Vishwanath. The film stars RJ Balaji and Selvaraghavan, leading an ensemble cast that includes Karunas, Sharaf U Dheen, Samuel Abiola Robinson, Saniya Iyappan, Natty Subramaniam and Balaji Sakthivel. Based on the 1999 Madras Central Prison riots, the film revolves around a wrongfully convicted man thrown into prison, and questioning whether such places really reform people. It was released in theatres on 29 November 2024. Despite a positive critical reception, the film was an average grosser.