Gargi

Gargi

Gargi is a dedicated schoolteacher from a struggling family, consisting of her mother, who sells homemade rice batter, her middle-school-aged sister, Akshara, and her father, Brahmanandam, who works as a security guard in an apartment complex. Their modest lives are shattered when Brahmanandam is arrested and accused, alongside four other men, of sexually assaulting a young child. Undeterred by the severe public backlash and community outrage, Gargi remains fiercely resolved to prove her father's innocence. To her, Brahmanandam is a hero who once protected her from a predatory teacher during her own childhood and instilled in her the courage to stand up to evil. As the family faces intense public hostility, they are abandoned by their close family friend, Banuprakash, a highly successful attorney who refuses to take the case. In their desperation, Indrans Kaliaperumal, a struggling, low-profile junior lawyer under Banuprakash, agrees to represent Brahmanandam, reasoning that he has no professional reputation to lose. During the initial court hearing, Indrans cross-examines the investigating officer and uncovers a critical procedural error: the traumatized victim was administered a high dose of barbiturates at the hospital, rendering her identification of Brahmanandam legally inadmissible.

Director

Gautham Ramachandran

Release

15 Jul 2022

Run time

140 min

Language

Tamil