India, Feb. 18 -- AT A TIME when most cop films in Tamil glorify the uniform and celebrate the over-the-top violence and encounter killings, some choose to be different. They focus on the nitty-gritty, the behind-the-scenes work, and the sheer exhaustion of it all.

Recent examples would be Vetrimaaran's Visaranai (2016, Netflix) and Viduthalai (2023, 2024, Prime Video), RDM's Kavalthurai Ungal Nanban (2020, YouTube), Franklin Jacob's Writer (2021, Aha, Prime Video), Tamizh's Taanakaaran (2022, JioHotstar), and the more recent Sirai (2025, ZEE5), written by him and directed by Suresh Rajakumari.

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