Papanasam (film)

Papanasam
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Jeethu Joseph
Screenplay by	Jeethu Joseph
Story by	Jeethu Joseph
Dialogues by	Jeyamohan
Based on	Drishyam by Jeethu Joseph
Produced by	Suresh Balaje George Pius Rajkumar Sethupathi Sripriya
Starring	Kamal Haasan Gautami Nivetha Thomas Esther Anil Asha Sarath
Cinematography	Sujith Vaassudev
Edited by	Ayoob Khan
Music by	Ghibran
Production companies	Wide Angle Creations RajKumar Theatres Pvt. Ltd.
Distributed by	Maxlab Entertainments
Release date	3 July 2015 (2015-07-03)
Running time	2 hr 55 mins
Country	India
Language	Tamil
Box office	est. ₹100 crore[1]

Papanasam (transl. Destruction of Sins) is a 2015 Indian Tamil-language crime thriller film directed by Jeethu Joseph, a remake of his 2013 Malayalam film Drishyam, which starred Mohanlal. The film was jointly produced by Suresh Balaje and Rajkumar Sethupathi. It stars Kamal Haasan and Gautami, with Esther Anil, Asha Sarath and Roshan Basheer reprising their roles from the original film. Kalabhavan Mani, Nivetha Thomas and M. S. Bhaskar appear in supporting roles.

The film tells the story of Suyambulingam, a Middle-Class Cable TV Operator, and his Family. They come under suspicion when Varun Prabhakar, the son of the Inspector General Geetha Prabhakar, goes missing soon after sexually harassing Suyambulingam's elder daughter. The rest of the film reveals how Varun disappeared and what Suyambulingam does to keep his family from going to prison.

The production work of Papanasam was undertaken by Suresh Balaje and George Pious. Music for the film was composed by Ghibran. The cinematography was led by Sujith Vaassudev and the editing done by Ayoob Khan, who also worked for Jeethu's original counterpart film. Principal photography commenced on 25 August 2014 and lasted for seven months, with shooting held at Tirunelveli, Nanguneri, Tenkasi, Kuthukalvalasai, and Thodupuzha. The film was released on 3 July 2015 to positive reviews from critics, and grossed over US$16 million worldwide.