Victim (TV series)

Victim – Who is next? is a 2022 Indian Tamil-language anthology thriller streaming series consisting of four short films directed by Chimbu Devan, M. Rajesh, Pa.Ranjith, and Venkat Prabhu. It is jointly produced by Venkat Prabhu and G. Dillibabu, under Black Ticket Company and Axess Film Factory.^[1][2] The film stars Nassar, Thambi Ramaiah, Priya Bavani shankar, Kalaiarasan, Guru Somasundaram, Prasanna and Amala Paul. The music was composed by Sam C S, Premgi, Ganesh Sekar, and Tenma. The cinematography was handled by Saravanan Ramasamy, Sakthi Saravanan, and Thamizh A. Azhagan. The editing was done by Lawrence Kishore, Akash Thomas, Selva R. K., and Venkat Raajen. The series consists of four stories.^[3] It premiered on 5 August 2022, exclusively, on SonyLIV.^[4]

Victim
Poster
Genre	Thriller
Written by	Chimbudevan M Rajesh Pa. Ranjith Venkat Prabhu
Directed by	Chimbudevan M Rajesh Pa. Ranjith Venkat Prabhu
Starring	Nassar Thambi Ramaiah Natty Subramaniam Priya Bavani Shankar Kalaiarasan Guru Somasundaram Prasanna Amala Paul
Composers	Sam C S Premgi Ganesh Sekar Tenma
Country of origin	India
Original language	Tamil
Production
Producers	G. Dillibabu Venkat Prabhu
Production location	India
Cinematography	Saravanan Ramasamy Sakthi Saravanan Thamizh A. Azhagan
Editors	Lawrence Kishore Akash Thomas Selva R. K. Venkat Raajen
Production companies	Axess Film Factory Black Ticket Company
Original release
Network	Sony Liv
Release	5 August 2022 (2022-08-05)

Episodes

Episode	Segment Title	Director	Writer	Cinematography	Music
1	Dhammam	Pa.Ranjith	Pa.Ranjith	Thamizh A Azhagan	Tenma
2	Mirrage	M. Rajesh	M. Rajesh	Sakthi Saravanan	Ganesan Sekar
3	Kottai Pakku Vathalum Mottai Maadi Sitharum	Chimbudevan	Chimbudevan	Saravanan Ramasamy	Sam CS
4	Confession	Venkat Prabhu	Manivannan Balasubramaniam	Sakthi Saravanan	Premgi Amaren

Cast

Dhammam	Mirrage	Kottai Pakku Vathalum Mottai Maadi Sitharum	Confession
Guru Somasundaram as Guna Kalaiyarasan as Sekar Hari Krishnan as Sekar's relative Lizzie Antony as Komatha S R Senthil Rajan Poorvadharini as Kema Arjun Prabhakaran	Natty Subramaniam as Madasamy Priya Bhavani Shankar as Pavithra Kishore as Arun	Nassar as Mottai Maadi Siddhar Thambi Ramaiah as Kandan, Sikkandar RJ Vigneshkanth as Jagan	Amala Paul as Anjana Prasanna Krish Anjena Kirti as air hostess Anjena Sarvaa Aishwarya M Sakthi Saravanan Suwetha G Sujatha Babu

Production

On 18 July 2022 Production House announces the trailer release date.^[5] 19 July 2022 SonyLiv release the trailer.^[6][7]

Reception

Manoj Kumar R of The Indian Express wrote that "Pa.Ranjith's Dhammam is the pick of the lot".^[8] Srivatsan S. of The Hindu said that "Pa Ranjith excels with ‘Dhammam’, the rest peters out".^[9]

References

1. "'OTTs not looking at smaller films anymore': Venkat Prabhu on anthology release". The News Minute. 2 August 2022. Archived from the original on 2 August 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
2. "Victim trailer: Venkat Prabhu, PA Ranjith, Chimbudevan and Rajesh M unite for an anthology". The Indian Express. 19 July 2022. Archived from the original on 2 August 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
3. "Sony Liv releases trailer for their upcoming Tamil anthology Victim-Who is next?". Cinema Express. 19 July 2022. Archived from the original on 20 July 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
4. Scroll Staff (19 July 2022). "'Victim – Who Is Next?' trailer: Directed by Pa Ranjith, Venkat Prabhu, Chimbu Devan, M Rajesh". Scroll.in. Archived from the original on 23 July 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
5. "An enthralling SonyLIV Tamil Original is headed your way! The trailer of #Victim - Who is next?". Twitter. Archived from the original on 2 August 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
6. "Watch the official trailer of #Victim - Who is next". Twitter. Archived from the original on 31 July 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
7. "'Victim: Who is next?' Trailer: Natraj and Priya Bavani Shankar starrer 'Victim: Who is next?' Official Trailer | Entertainment - Times of India Videos". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Archived from the original on 2 August 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
8. "Victim review: Pa.Ranjith's brilliant movie makes Venkat Prabhu, Rajesh, Chimbudevan look like amateurs". The Indian Express. 5 August 2022. Archived from the original on 6 August 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
9. S, Srivatsan (5 August 2022). "'Victim' movie review: Pa Ranjith excels with 'Dhammam', the rest peters out". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 6 August 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.

External links

• Victim at IMDb