Walter (2020 film)

Walter is a 2020 Indian Tamil-language crime action film written and directed by U. Anbarasan and produced by Shruthi Thilak. The film stars Sibi Sathyaraj, Nataraj, Samuthirakani, Riythvika, Sanam Shetty, Munishkanth and Shirin Kanchwala. The principal photography of the film commenced in June 2019,[1] and the film was released on 13 March 2020.[2]

Walter
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	U. Anbarasan
Produced by	Shruthi Thilak
Written by	U. Anbarasan
Starring	Sibi Sathyaraj Nataraj Samuthirakani Shirin Kanchwala
Narrated by	Sathyaraj
Music by	Dharmaprakash
Cinematography	Rasamadhi
Edited by	Elayaraja
Production company	11:11 Productions (P) Ltd
Release date	13 March 2020
Running time	133 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Cast

• Sibi Sathyaraj as ASP Walter
• Nataraj as Arjun Sampath
• Samuthirakani as Bala
• Shirin Kanchwala as Raji
• Charle as Paneerselvam
• Bava Chelladurai as Eshwaramoorthi
• Munishkanth as a journalist
• Riythvika as Padmavathi
• Anil Murali as a Superident of police
• Sanam Shetty as Narmadha Pramod
• Abhishek Vinod as Venkat
• TSR as a doctor
• Saravana Sakthi
• Yamini Sundar
• Bigg Boss Anita as News reader Kannukutti

Production

In September 2018, it was announced that U. Anbarasan would make his directorial debut through a cop film titled Walter and had cast Vikram Prabhu, Arjun and Jackie Shroff in the lead roles. Produced by Madukkur Movie Makers, the movie was set to have music composed by Radhan. However the project was later shelved.[3]

The film restarted in 2019 with new producers and Sibi Sathyaraj was cast in the lead role, with Gautham Menon and Samuthirakani also a part of the film. Menon later backed out and was replaced by Natarajan Subramaniam. The shooting of the film went on floors from June 2019 in and around Kumbakonam and Thanjavur with casting Sibi Sathyaraj as a cop.[4] The Indian cinematographer Natty and Samuthirakani was also roped in to play crucial roles which remains confidential. Rasamathi, Elaiyaraja, Dharma Prakash, and Vicky were signed up as Cinematographer, Editor, Music Director, and Stunt Master respectively.

Release

The satellite rights are held by Sun TV and digital rights is available in SUN NXT.[2]

References

1. "yogi's next named Walter, to feature him as a cop". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
2. "Walter". Times of India. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
3. "Vikram Prabhu's next titled 'Walter'". The Times of India. 14 September 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
4. "Walter". Film beat.

External links

• Walter on IMDb