"Visaranai" and "Nayattu", notes

Notes

1. Some of the films in this category are Pa. Ranjith (Attakatthi [Cardboard Knife] 2012; Kabali 2016; Kaala 2018; Madras 2014), Vetrimaaran (Vada Chennai [North Chennai] 2018; Visaranai [Interrogation] 2015), Gopi Nainar (Aramm [Good Deed] 2017) and Mari Selvaraj (Pariyerum Perumal [Horse Laden Deity] 2018). [return to page 1]

2. Some of the movies in this category are Crime File (1999), Action Hero Biju (2016), Thondimuthalum Driksakhiyum (2017), Joseph (2018),Unda (2019), Ayyappanum Koshiyum (2020), Nayattu (2021), Elaveezhapoonchira (2022), Iratta (2023), and Anthakshari (2023), Thalavan (2024). [return to page 2]

3. CPO is the lowest rank in Kerala Police and is equivalent to a police constable in the police forces of other states in India. [return to page 3]

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