This paper deals with thePain, Torture and Humiliation in Tamil versatile director Vetrimaran’s film Visaranai(Interrogation)which is based on M. Chandra Kumar’s autobiographical novel Lock Up. The film narrates bitter and painful experiences of the Tamils who work in Andra Pradesh.How the immigrants are treated as aliens in other state even in the same country.The law maker should not be law breaker but it is true sometimes the law maker is a law breaker for their own concerns. The film is a cruelly honest portrayal of what goes on behind the closed doors of a police lock up under the guise of an interrogation. The arrogance of those in power and the utter helplessness of those caught in the web of the justice system is unthinkable. Once in custody, the nightmare never ends. What makes it truly terrifying is the knowledge that the plot is not the result of someone’s imagination but is based on true incidents. It also brings out the torture and humiliation for four friends of low class people.
Key Words:Pain, Torture, Humiliation, Interrogation and Immigrants.
Introduction:
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