Film

Netrikann

Name: Netrikann
Genre: Thriller, Mystery, Crime
Released: 2021
Cast: Nayanthara, Ajmal Ameer, Manikandan, Saran Shakthi, Lizzie Antony

Netrikann is a Tamil-language thriller about a blind woman who inadvertently witnesses a serial killer's crime. What follows is a tense psychological game where her disability becomes both vulnerability and unexpected advantage. It's a propulsive, darkly clever cat-and-mouse narrative with strong central performances, made for viewers who like their thrillers smart and their heroines complex.

Should you watch it?

Watch it if you enjoy a tense, tightly wound chase where the cat-and-mouse lives in close quarters and the suspense comes from who can see what, much like a stripped-down Wait Until Dark.

Skip it if you want a crime film that is brisk and busy; this one lingers in its rooms and its silences, and a 146-minute running time asks for patience before the pressure tightens.

What it asks of you: Settle in for nearly two and a half hours of slow-building dread, where most of the tension is built in small domestic spaces and long stretches of quiet listening.

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