Taanakkaran

Taanakkaran is a 2022 Indian Tamil-language period drama film written and directed by Tamizh (in his directorial debut) and produced by Potential Studios. The film stars Vikram Prabhu, with Anjali Nair, Lal, M. S. Bhaskar, and Madhusudhan Rao in supporting roles. The film is based on real life incidents from 1997 related to police training. Taanakkaran was released directly on the streaming platform Disney+ Hotstar on 8 April 2022. The film received positive reviews from critics. Plot In 1999, Arivu is a young cop who just got selected into Tamil Nadu Police and is sent to the Police Recruit School (PRS) for training. He is joined by a few of his friends and soon befriends other trainees of his batch. A few amongst them are much older trainees, who cleared their interviews in 1982, but due to political reasons, could not get placed, till Arivu's batch. Most of the trainers of the school see them as unfit men and constantly mock them. However, Arivu motivates them.