The film premiered in the Orrizonti ( Horizons ) section of the 72nd Venice Film Festival , where it won the Amnesty International Italia Award . The film was released in India on 5 February 2016 and received highly positive reviews from both critics and audience alike . Many issues arose regarding the film in Tamil Nadu among the police force . At the 63rd National Film Awards , the film won three honours : Best Feature Film in Tamil , Best Supporting Actor for Samuthirakani and Best Editing for Kishore Te . It was selected as India 's official entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 89th Academy Awards but it was not nominated
89th Academy Awards
89th Academy Awards
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