Por Thozhil - directed by Vignesh Raja featuring Sarath Kumar, Ashok Selvan and Nikhila Vimal in pivotal roles is a 147 minutes thriller drama that keeps you on the edge due to its smart, effective and intelligent writing.

The story is set in 2010 and two women are murdered one after another and the police cannot find any clue. A senior police officer, Loganathan, played by Sarath Kumar and a recruit, Ashok Selvan's Prakash are appointed to investigate the case. The story explores how the senior police officer with his experience and practical knowledge and the rookie with his bookish knowledge crack the case.

Director Vignesh Raja delivers a no-nonsense, straightforward plot line that continues to build suspense and anticipation till the end. The story explores childhood trauma inflicted by parents. Alfred Prakash and Vignesh Raja teamed up to make the screenplay different from the way it was told.

Prakash is shown to be a scaredy cat right from the first shot, while Loganathan has an imposing presence and essays a stern police officer. Often Prakash's lack of experience and bookish knowledge annoys the senior police officer and they find themselves at loggerheads due to conflicting opinions. Nikhila Vimal has an important role but comparatively less screen time and still creates a lasting impact in all her scenes. The movie also starred the late actor Sarath Babu who added a different dynamic to the script with his mature performance. Unfortunately, the filmmakers did not give him much screen time.

The scenes were beautifully shot and the credit goes to cinematographer Kalaiselvan Sivaji. His contribution to the thriller is massive. He proves his exceptional talent in the railway gate scene right before the intermission. Throughout the movie, the makers have dropped casual hints and clues to let the audience guess who the killer is which makes the viewers glued to the skin and pay attention to every detail and makes it all the more interesting.

Vignesh Raja on debut has come up with an intelligently scripted, layered psycho analysis of a film that will work for not only genre lovers but for the general crowd too. He is most definitely one of the finds of the year and may be the decade too.