''Walter'' is a 2020 Indian

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-language crime action film written and directed by U. Anbarasan and produced by Shruthi Thilak. The film stars

Sibi Sathyaraj Sibi Sathyaraj (also credited as Sibiraj) is an Indian actor working in the Tamil film industry. He is the son of actor Sathyaraj. Early life and education Sibi did his schooling in Sherwood Hall Senior Secondary School and Don Bosco Matricu ...

, Nataraj, Samuthirakani, Riythvika, Sanam Shetty, Munishkanth and Shirin Kanchwala. The

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of the film commenced in June 2019, and the film was released on 13 March 2020.

Plot

DSP Walter IPS ( Sibiraj), who plays the titular role as a policeman, gets the mandatory yet routine hero introduction scene when a protest turns violent in Kumbakonam. Later, he takes up the case of a couple who seeks his help to find their newborn baby. Walter suspects foul play when he comes across similar cases, and sets out to investigate the crimes, accompanied by his subordinate Paneerselvam (

Charle Velmurugan Thangasamy Manohar (born 6 March 1960), professionally credited as Charle, is an Indian actor who works in Tamil cinema. He has acted in more than 800 Tamil films as a comedian and supporting actor. He was named after the English co ...

). Meanwhile, the ego clash between Eshwaramoorthi ( Bava Chelladurai), a leading politician in the town, and Bala ( Samuthirakani), who is considered to be his successor, intensifies. Their ego clash brings Balu's friend Arjun ( Nataraj), who is linked to the children who have gone missing, into the picture. How Walter faces several obstacles in his attempt to stop a criminal syndicate forms the rest of the story.

Cast

Production

In September 2018, it was announced that U. Anbarasan would make his directorial debut through a police film titled ''Walter'' and had cast

Vikram Prabhu Vikram Prabhu is an Indian actor working in Tamil language films who made his debut in Prabhu Solomon's '' Kumki'' (2012). He also played the protagonist in '' Ivan Veramathiri'' (2013) and '' Vellaikaara Durai'' (2014). He is the son of actor ...

, Arjun and

Jackie Shroff Jaikishan Kakubhai Shroff (born 1 February 1957), popularly known as Jackie Shroff, is an Indian actor and former model. He has been in the Bollywood industry for over four decades, and , has appeared in over 220 films in 13 languages namely Hi ...

in the lead roles. Produced by Madukkur Movie Makers, the movie was set to have music composed by Radhan. However, the project was later shelved. The film restarted in 2019 with new producers, and

was cast in the lead role, with

Gautham Vasudev Menon Gautham Vasudev Menon (born 25 February 1973) is an Indian film director, screenwriter, producer and actor who predominantly works in Tamil film industry. He has also directed Telugu and Hindi films that either simultaneously shot with or rem ...

and Samuthirakani also part of the cast. Menon later backed out and was replaced by Natarajan Subramaniam. The shooting of the film started from June 2019 in and around Kumbakonam and Thanjavur. Rasamathi, Elaiyaraja, Dharma Prakash, and Vicky were signed up as cinematographer, editor, music director, and stunt master, respectively.

Soundtrack

Release

The satellite rights are held by Sun TV and digital rights is available in Sun NXT.

References

External links

*{{IMDb title, 10300704 2020s Tamil-language films 2020 crime thriller films Indian action thriller films Indian crime thriller films Indian crime action films 2020 films 2020 action thriller films 2020 crime action films 2020 directorial debut films