| 词条 | Witness (1995 film) | ||||||||||||||||
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| name = Witness | image = | image_size = | caption = | director = Thakkali Srinivasan | producer = T. G. F. Media Systems LTD | writer = Thakkali Srinivasan | starring = {{ubl|Nizhalgal Ravi|Gautami|Aamani|Raghuvaran|Suresh}} | music = Premi Seeni | cinematography = Dayal Osho | editing = K. S. Karthikeyan | distributor = | studio = T. G. F. Media Systems LTD | released = {{Film date|df=y|1995|07|14}} | runtime = 110 minutes | country = India | language = Tamil }}Witness is a 1995 Tamil thriller film directed by Thakkali Srinivasan. The film features Nizhalgal Ravi, Gautami, Aamani, Raghuvaran and Suresh in lead roles, with J. Livingston, Thakkali Srinivasan, Chinni Jayanth and Baby Sowmya playing supporting roles. The film had musical score by the duo Premi - Seeni and was released on 14 July 1995.[1][2][3][4] PlotA serial killer targeting prostitutes goes on a murdering rampage in Chennai. The bodies of three prostitutes were discovered by the police, but there were no signs of sexual assault. The police Inspector Vikram (Nizhalgal Ravi) takes in charge of the case. Dhanasekhar and Ashok are two sub-inspectors who are put onto the case to assist Vikram. A fourth victim, a prostitute, is then found murdered in a hotel room. Luckily, Vikram's girlfriend Uma (Aamani), a journalist, took a picture of the presumed serial killer along with the fourth victim and show it to Vikram. Vikram continues his investigation and discovers that the presumed serial killer, Niranjan (J. Livingston), is wanted by the Mumbai police. Niranjan went to jail several times for forgery. According to the information collected by the police informants, Niranjan will be at a nightclub for a special event. Vikram with his assistants finally catch Niranjan but during the fight, Dhanasekhar has been wounded severely. At the court, Niranjan confesses that he had killed only one prostitute. That night, the prostitute discovered weapons in his suitcase and fearing that she will call the police, he killed her. Niranjan denies killing the other prostitutes but the public prosecutor Priya (Gautami) and Inspector Vikram prove otherwise. The court has sentenced Niranjan with a death penalty. Days passed, and the murders of prostitutes continued in Chennai. Vikram and Priya realize that they have made a big mistake. Priya tells to Vikram that a similar case happened a few years ago in Madurai. A serial killer murdered seven prostitutes but the case is still unsolved. Priya's husband Ramesh (Raghuvaran) and Priya's brother Suresh (Suresh), who were police officers, investigated on these murders. One night, Ramesh told to Priya that he found a shred of conclusive evidence. So Ramesh and Suresh immediately took the police jeep to catch the serial killer. Later that night, they died in a car accident. So Vikram starts looking into the Madurai's rape case, he finds out that someone changed the post-mortem report of Ramesh and Suresh. Ramesh and Suresh didn't die in the car accident but they were killed by the serial killer. The police officer Ashok then reveals to Uma that he is the serial killer. In the past, Ashok's mother (K. S. Jayalakshmi) was a prostitute and Ashok couldn't bear the fact that his mother slept with other men for money so he killed her at the age of eight. Ashok then became a police officer and continued his murdering rampage, he closed the cases in which he was involved before anyone even notices. After confessing everything, Ashok strangles Uma and she faints. Vikram later arrests him for murdering Uma and Ashok's lawyer Srinivasan defends him. Uma, who was supposed to be death survived, arrives at the court and reveals that Ashok tried to kill her that night. The court judge postpones the judgment for the next hearing. If Uma testifies against Ashok and tells everything at the court, Ashok will be sentenced to life imprisonment. Srinivasan then advises Ashok to escape from the police custody. Ashok manages to escape for the police. The court orders the police department to catch the serial killer Ashok dead or alive. Afterward, Vikram and the police department surround him, and Ashok is gunned down by Priya. Cast{{colbegin}}
Soundtrack{{Infobox album|| name = Witness | type = soundtrack | artist = Premi - Seeni | cover = | alt = | released = 1995 | recorded = 1995 | venue = | studio = | genre = Feature film soundtrack | length = 23:25 | label = | producer = Premi - Seeni | prev_title = | prev_year = | next_title = | next_year = }} The film score and the soundtrack were composed by film composers Premi - Seeni. The soundtrack, released in 1995, features 3 tracks with lyrics written by Muthu Bharathi.
References1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.gomolo.com/witness-movie/11969|title=Witness (1995)|accessdate=23 April 2018|publisher=gomolo.com}} 2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.jointscene.com:80/movies/Kollywood/Witness/7873|title=Jointscene : Tamil Movie Witness|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090903033349/http://www.jointscene.com:80/movies/Kollywood/Witness/7873|archive-date=28 January 2010|accessdate=23 April 2018|publisher=jointscene.com}} 3. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.cinesouth.com:80/cgi-bin/filmography/allCast.cgi?id=1904|title=Filmography of witness|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20041126022628/http://www.cinesouth.com:80/cgi-bin/filmography/allCast.cgi?id=1904|archive-date=26 November 2004|accessdate=23 April 2018|publisher=cinesouth.com}} 4. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/itsy-bitsy/article2403055.ece|title= Itsy Bitsy|author=Nikhil Raghavan|date=26 August 2011|accessdate=23 March 2018|publisher=The Hindu}} 8 : 1995 films|Indian films|Tamil-language films|1990s Tamil-language films|Indian thriller films|Films about psychopaths|Indian serial killer films|Films featuring an item number |
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