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

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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]

Plot

DSP Walter IPS,the titular character, gets the mandatory yet routine hero introduction scene when a protest turns violent in Kumbakonam. Later, he takes up the case of a couple who seeks his help to find their newborn baby. Walter suspects foul play when he comes across similar cases, and sets out to investigate the crimes, accompanied by his subordinate Paneerselvam. Meanwhile, the ego clash between Eshwaramoorthi, a leading politician in the town, and Bala, who is considered to be his successor, intensifies. Their ego clash brings Balu's friend Arjun, who is linked to the children who have gone missing, into the picture. How Walter faces several obstacles in his attempt to stop a criminal syndicate forms the rest of the story.

Cast

Sibi Sathyaraj as DSP Walter IPS
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 Superintendent of Police
Sanam Shetty as Narmadha Pramod (Cameo appearance)
Abhishek Vinod as Venkat
TSR as a doctor
Saravana Sakthi
Yamini Sundar
Sathyaraj as narrator

Production

In September 2018, it was announced that U. Anbarasan would make his directorial debut through a police 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 Vasudev Menon and Samuthirakani also part of the cast. Menon later backed out and was replaced by Natarajan Subramaniam. The shooting of the film started from June 2019 in and around Kumbakonam and Thanjavur.^[4] Rasamathi, Elaiyaraja, Dharma Prakash, and Vicky were signed up as cinematographer, editor, music director, and stunt master, respectively.

Soundtrack

No.	Title	Singer(s)	Length (m:ss)
1	"Kannil Vazhiyum Endhan"	Naresh Iyer	04:49
2	"Mooche Analena Aach"	D. Sathyaprakash, Vandana Srinivasan	05:22
3	"Pathos Song"	Chinmayi	03:42
4	"Varlaam Vaa"	Mano	04:45
5	"Walter - Background Music"	Dharma Prakash	01:12
6	"Yaarai Thedi Nenjamae"	K. S. Chithra	05:10

Release

The satellite rights were sold to Sun TV and digital rights was secured by Sun NXT.

References

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

External links

Walter at IMDb

[m1:newind-1] "yogi's next named Walter, to feature him as a cop". The New Indian Express. 15 June 2019. Retrieved 15 June 2019.

[reld:toi-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.

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 | producer       = Shruthi Thilak
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-| screenplay     = U. Anbarasan
+| narrator       = [[Sathyaraj]]
-| starring       = [[Sibi Sathyaraj]]<br />[[Natarajan Subramaniam|Nataraj]]<br>[[Samuthirakani]]<br>[[Shirin Kanchwala]]
+| starring       = [[Sibi Sathyaraj]]<br />[[Natarajan Subramaniam|Nataraj]]<br/>[[Samuthirakani]]<br/>[[Shirin Kanchwala]]
 | music          = Dharmaprakash
 | cinematography = Rasamadhi
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-| released       = 13 March 2020
+| released       = {{Film date|df=y|2020|03|13}}
-| runtime        =
+| runtime        = 133 minutes
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 | language       = Tamil
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-'''''Walter''''' is a 2020 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]] [[Action film|action]] [[Crime film|crime thriller]] film written and directed by U. Anbarasan and produced by Shruthi Thilak. The film stars [[Sibi Sathyaraj]],  [[Natarajan Subramaniam|Nataraj]], [[Samuthirakani]], and [[Shirin Kanchwala]]. The [[principal photography]] of the film commenced in June 2019,<ref name="m1:newind">{{Cite web|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2019/jun/15/sibirajs-next-named-walter-to-feature-him-as-a-cop-1990418.html|title=yogi’s next named Walter, to feature him as a cop|website=The New Indian Express|language=en|access-date=2019-06-15}}</ref> and the film was released on 13 March 2020.<ref name=reld:toi>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-details/walter/movieshow/73027964.cms|title=Walter|website=Times of India|language=en|access-date=10 March 2020}}</ref>
+'''''Walter''''' is a 2020 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[crime action film]] written and directed by U. Anbarasan and produced by Shruthi Thilak. The film stars [[Sibi Sathyaraj]],  [[Natarajan Subramaniam|Nataraj]], [[Samuthirakani]], [[Riythvika]], [[Sanam Shetty]], Munishkanth and [[Shirin Kanchwala]]. The [[principal photography]] of the film commenced in June 2019,<ref name="m1:newind">{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2019/jun/15/sibirajs-next-named-walter-to-feature-him-as-a-cop-1990418.html|title=yogi's next named Walter, to feature him as a cop|website=The New Indian Express|date=15 June 2019 |language=en|access-date=2019-06-15}}</ref> and the film was released on 13 March 2020.<ref name="reld:toi">{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-details/walter/movieshow/73027964.cms|title=Walter|website=Times of India|language=en|access-date=10 March 2020}}</ref>
+== Plot ==
+DSP Walter IPS,the titular character, gets the mandatory yet routine hero introduction scene when a protest turns violent in Kumbakonam. Later, he takes up the case of a couple who seeks his help to find their newborn baby. Walter suspects foul play when he comes across similar cases, and sets out to investigate the crimes, accompanied by his subordinate Paneerselvam. Meanwhile, the ego clash between Eshwaramoorthi, a leading politician in the town, and Bala, who is considered to be his successor, intensifies. Their ego clash brings Balu's friend Arjun, who is linked to the children who have gone missing, into the picture. How Walter faces several obstacles in his attempt to stop a criminal syndicate forms the rest of the story.
 == Cast ==
+* [[Sibi Sathyaraj]] as DSP Walter IPS
-{{Colbegin}}
-* [[Sibi Sathyaraj]] as Walter
 * [[Natarajan Subramaniam|Nataraj]] as Arjun Sampath
 * [[Samuthirakani]] as Bala
 * [[Shirin Kanchwala]] as Raji
 * [[Charle]] as Paneerselvam
-* Bava Chelladurai as Eshwaramoorthi
+* [[Bava Chelladurai]] as Eshwaramoorthi
 * [[Munishkanth]] as a journalist
 * [[Riythvika]] as Padmavathi
-* [[Anil Murali]] as a police officer
+* [[Anil Murali]] as a Superintendent of Police
-* [[Sanam Shetty]] as Narmadha Pramod
+* [[Sanam Shetty]] as Narmadha Pramod ([[Cameo appearance]])
 * [[Abhishek Vinod]] as Venkat
+* TSR  as a doctor
-* Saravana Sakthi
+* [[Saravana Sakthi]]
 * Yamini Sundar
+* [[Sathyaraj]] as narrator
-{{Colend}}
 == 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 Sarja|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.<ref>https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/vikram-prabhus-next-titled-walter/articleshow/65806260.cms</ref>
+In September 2018, it was announced that U. Anbarasan would make his directorial debut through a police film titled ''Walter'' and had cast [[Vikram Prabhu]], [[Arjun Sarja|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.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/vikram-prabhus-next-titled-walter/articleshow/65806260.cms | title=Vikram Prabhu's next titled 'Walter' | newspaper=The Times of India | date=14 September 2018 | accessdate=1 July 2020 }}</ref>
-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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.filmibeat.com/tamil/movies/walter.html|title=Walter|website=Film beat}}</ref> The Indian DOP 'Nutty'Natraj 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newsbugz.com/walter-sibiraj-tamil-movie/|title=Walter (Sibiraj) Tamil Movie (2019) - Cast - Teaser - Trailer - Release Date|website=News bugz|access-date=2019-06-14}}</ref>
+The film restarted in 2019 with new producers, and [[Sibi Sathyaraj]] was cast in the lead role, with [[Gautham Vasudev Menon]] and [[Samuthirakani]] also part of the cast. Menon later backed out and was replaced by [[Natarajan Subramaniam]]. The shooting of the film started from June 2019 in and around [[Kumbakonam]] and [[Thanjavur]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.filmibeat.com/tamil/movies/walter.html|title=Walter|website=Film beat}}</ref> Rasamathi, Elaiyaraja, Dharma Prakash, and Vicky were signed up as cinematographer, editor, music director, and stunt master, respectively.
+== Soundtrack ==
-==Promotion and release==
+{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
-The official [[Teaser campaign|teaser]] of the film was released by TrendMusic on 30 December 2019.<ref>{{cite AV media|url=https://youtube.com/watch?v=sT7qoq9Twq0E|title=Walter Tamil Movie Official Teaser - Sibi Sathyaraj - Shirin - Samuthirakani - Natty - U Anbu|work=TrendMusic|publisher=YouTube|date=30 December 2019}}</ref> The official trailer of the film was released by TrendMusic on 20 February 2020.<ref>{{cite AV media|url=https://youtube.com/watch?v=AzHZ5ZJ3nLE|title=Walter Tamil Movie Official Trailer - 2K - Sibi Sathyaraj - Shirin - Samuthirakani - Natty - U Anbu|work=TrendMusic|publisher=YouTube|date=20 February 2020}}</ref>
+! No. !! Title !! Singer(s) !! Length (m:ss)
+|-
+| 1 || "Kannil Vazhiyum Endhan" || [[Naresh Iyer]] ||  04:49
+|-
+| 2 || "Mooche Analena Aach" || D. Sathyaprakash, [[Vandana Srinivasan]] ||  05:22
+|-
+| 3 || "Pathos Song" || [[Chinmayi]] ||  03:42
+|-
+| 4 || "Varlaam Vaa" || [[Mano (singer)|Mano]] ||  04:45
+|-
+| 5 || "Walter - Background Music" || Dharma Prakash  ||  01:12
+|-
+| 6 || "Yaarai Thedi Nenjamae" || [[K. S. Chithra]] ||  05:10
+|-
+|}
+==Release==
-The film was originally scheduled to be released on January 24, 2020, but pushed back to 13 March 2020.<ref name=reld:toi />
+The satellite rights were sold to [[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]] and digital rights was secured by [[Sun NXT]].
-== Soundtrack ==
-{{Infobox album
-| name       = Walter
-| type       = soundtrack
-| artist     = Dharmaprakash
-| cover      =
-| alt        =
-| released   = 30 January 2020
-| recorded   = 2019
-| venue      =
-| studio     = Muzik Lounge
-| genre      = [[Feature film soundtrack]]
-| length     = 24:50
-| language   = Tamil
-| label      = [[Trend Music]]
-| producer   =
-| chronology =
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-}}
-{{empty section|date=March 2020}}
-The soundtrack is composed by
-Dharmaprakash, while lyrics are written by Arivumathi, Arun Bharathi and Uma Devi.
 == References ==
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 ==External links==
+*{{IMDb title|10300704}}
 [[Category:2020s Tamil-language films]]
-[[Category:2020s crime thriller films]]
+[[Category:2020s Indian films]]
+[[Category:2020 crime thriller films]]
 [[Category:Indian action thriller films]]
 [[Category:Indian crime thriller films]]
 [[Category:Indian crime action films]]
 [[Category:2020 films]]
-[[Category:2020s action thriller films]]
+[[Category:2020 action thriller films]]
-[[Category:2020s crime action films]]
+[[Category:2020 crime action films]]
 [[Category:2020 directorial debut films]]