Released in 1995, Kuruthipunal (River of Blood) was India's official entry for the 68th Academy Awards in the Best Foreign Language Film category. It was a remake of Govind Nihalani's Hindi film Drohkaal , but it carved its own identity through:
Won Best Film and Best Actor (Kamal Haasan).
: It is a high-stakes spy thriller centered on two police officers infiltrating a terrorist organization. It is widely praised for its gritty realism and lack of traditional "masala" elements like songs.