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{{Short description|2022 Indian Tamil-language anthology thriller show}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2022}}
{{Infobox television
| image = Victim (TV series).jpg
| caption = Poster
| genre = [[Thriller (genre)|Thriller]]
| writer = [[Chimbudevan]] [[M. Rajesh|M Rajesh]] [[Pa. Ranjith]] [[Venkat Prabhu]]
| director = [[Chimbudevan]] [[M. Rajesh|M Rajesh]] [[Pa. Ranjith]] [[Venkat Prabhu]]
| starring = [[Nassar (actor)|Nassar]] [[Thambi Ramaiah]] [[Natty Subramaniam]] [[Priya Bhavani Shankar|Priya Bavani Shankar]] [[Kalaiyarasan|Kalaiarasan]] [[Guru Somasundaram]] [[Prasanna (actor)|Prasanna]] [[Amala Paul]]
| composer = [[Sam C. S.|Sam C S]] [[Premgi Amaren|Premgi]] Ganesh Sekar [[Tenma (musician)|Tenma]]
| country = [[India]]
| language = Tamil
| num_seasons =
| num_episodes =
| list_episodes =
| producer = G. Dillibabu Venkat Prabhu
| location = [[India]]
| cinematography = Saravanan Ramasamy [[Sakthi Saravanan]] Thamizh A. Azhagan
| editor = Lawrence Kishore Akash Thomas Selva R. K. Venkat Raajen
| runtime =
| company = Axess Film Factory Black Ticket Company
| network = [[SonyLIV]]
| released = {{Start date|df=y|2022|08|05}}
}}

'''''Victim – Who is next?''''' is a 2022 Indian Tamil-language anthology thriller [[streaming series]] consisting of four short films directed by [[Chimbu Deven|Chimbu Devan]], [[M. Rajesh]], [[Pa. Ranjith|Pa.Ranjith]], and [[Venkat Prabhu]]. It is jointly produced by Venkat Prabhu and G. Dillibabu, under ''Black Ticket Company'' and ''Axess Film Factory''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2 August 2022 |title='OTTs not looking at smaller films anymore': Venkat Prabhu on anthology release |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/otts-not-looking-smaller-films-anymore-venkat-prabhu-anthology-release-166432 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220802170121/https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/otts-not-looking-smaller-films-anymore-venkat-prabhu-anthology-release-166432 |archive-date=2 August 2022 |access-date=2 August 2022 |website=The News Minute |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=19 July 2022 |title=Victim trailer: Venkat Prabhu, PA Ranjith, Chimbudevan and Rajesh M unite for an anthology |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/tamil/victim-trailer-venkat-prabhu-pa-ranjith-chimbudevan-rajesh-m-8039470/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220802170120/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/tamil/victim-trailer-venkat-prabhu-pa-ranjith-chimbudevan-rajesh-m-8039470/ |archive-date=2 August 2022 |access-date=2 August 2022 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> The film stars [[Nassar (actor)|Nassar]], [[Thambi Ramaiah]], [[Priya Bhavani Shankar|Priya Bavani Shankar]], [[Kalaiyarasan|Kalaiarasan]], [[Guru Somasundaram]], [[Prasanna (actor)|Prasanna]] and [[Amala Paul]]. The music was composed by [[Sam C. S.|Sam C S]], [[Premgi Amaren|Premgi]], Ganesh Sekar, and [[Tenma (musician)|Tenma]]. The cinematography was handled by Saravanan Ramasamy, [[Sakthi Saravanan]], and Thamizh A. Azhagan. The editing was done by Lawrence Kishore, Akash Thomas, Selva R. K., and Venkat Raajen. The series consists of four stories.<ref>{{Cite web |date=19 July 2022 |title=Sony Liv releases trailer for their upcoming Tamil anthology Victim-Who is next? |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/news/2022/jul/19/sony-liv-releases-trailer-for-their-upcomingtamil-anthology-victim-who-is-next-32859.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220720082925/https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/news/2022/jul/19/sony-liv-releases-trailer-for-their-upcomingtamil-anthology-victim-who-is-next-32859.html |archive-date=20 July 2022 |access-date=2 August 2022 |website=[[Cinema Express]] |language=en}}</ref> It premiered on 5 August 2022, exclusively, on [[SonyLIV]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Scroll Staff |date=19 July 2022 |title='Victim – Who Is Next?' trailer: Directed by Pa Ranjith, Venkat Prabhu, Chimbu Devan, M Rajesh |url=https://scroll.in/reel/1028585/victim-who-is-next-trailer-directed-by-pa-ranjith-venkat-prabhu-chimbu-devan-m-rajesh |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220723004044/https://scroll.in/reel/1028585/victim-who-is-next-trailer-directed-by-pa-ranjith-venkat-prabhu-chimbu-devan-m-rajesh |archive-date=23 July 2022 |access-date=2 August 2022 |website=Scroll.in |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Episodes ==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="background:#CCCCFF;"
!Episode
!Segment Title
!Director
!Writer
!Cinematography
!Music
|-
|1
|''Dhammam''
|[[Pa. Ranjith|Pa.Ranjith]]
|[[Pa. Ranjith|Pa.Ranjith]]
|Thamizh A Azhagan
|[[Tenma (musician)|Tenma]]
|-
|2
|''Mirrage''
|[[M. Rajesh]]
|[[M. Rajesh]]
|[[Sakthi Saravanan]]
|Ganesan Sekar
|-
|3
|''Kottai Pakku Vathalum Mottai Maadi Sitharum''
|[[Chimbudevan]]
|[[Chimbudevan]]
|Saravanan Ramasamy
|[[Sam C. S.|Sam CS]]
|-
|4
|''Confession''
|[[Venkat Prabhu]]
|[[Manivannan Balasubramaniam]]
|Sakthi Saravanan
|[[Premgi Amaren]]
|}

== Cast ==
{| class=wikitable
|-
! style="background:#ffffff; width:20%" | ''Dhammam''
! style="background:#ffffff; width:20%" | ''Mirrage''
! style="background:#ffffff; width:20%" | ''Kottai Pakku Vathalum Mottai Maadi Sitharum''
! style="background:#ffffff; width:20%" | ''Confession''
|-
| valign="top" |
* [[Guru Somasundaram]] as Guna
* [[Kalaiyarasan]] as Sekar
* [[Hari Krishnan (Tamil actor)|Hari Krishnan]] as Sekar's relative
* [[Lizzie Antony]] as Komatha
* S R Senthil Rajan
* Poorvadharini as Kema
* Arjun Prabhakaran

| valign="top" |
* [[Natty Subramaniam]] as Madasamy
* [[Priya Bhavani Shankar]] as Pavithra
* Kishore as Arun

| valign="top" |
* [[Nassar (actor)|Nassar]] as Mottai Maadi [[Siddhar]]
* [[Thambi Ramaiah]] as Kandan, Sikkandar
* [[RJ Vigneshkanth]] as Jagan

| valign="top" |
* [[Amala Paul]] as Anjana
* [[Prasanna (actor)|Prasanna]]
* [[Krish (singer)|Krish]]
* [[Anjena Kirti]] as air hostess Anjena
* Sarvaa
* Aishwarya M
* Sakthi Saravanan
* Suwetha G
* Sujatha Babu

|}

== Production ==
On 18 July 2022 Production House announces the trailer release date.<ref>{{Cite web |title=An enthralling SonyLIV Tamil Original is headed your way! The trailer of #Victim - Who is next? |url=https://twitter.com/vp_offl/status/1549048496887500803 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220802170120/https://twitter.com/vp_offl/status/1549048496887500803 |archive-date=2 August 2022 |access-date=2 August 2022 |website=Twitter |language=en}}</ref> 19 July 2022 [[SonyLIV|SonyLiv]] release the trailer.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Watch the official trailer of #Victim - Who is next |url=https://twitter.com/sonyliv/status/1549264809379909632 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220731221813/https://twitter.com/SonyLIV/status/1549264809379909632 |archive-date=31 July 2022 |access-date=2 August 2022 |website=Twitter |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title='Victim: Who is next?' Trailer: Natraj and Priya Bavani Shankar starrer 'Victim: Who is next?' Official Trailer {{!}} Entertainment - Times of India Videos |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/videos/entertainment/web-series/tamil/victim-who-is-next-trailer-video-natraj-and-priya-bavani-shankar-starrer-victim-who-is-next-official-trailer-video/videoshow/93000987.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220802173118/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/videos/entertainment/web-series/tamil/victim-who-is-next-trailer-video-natraj-and-priya-bavani-shankar-starrer-victim-who-is-next-official-trailer-video/videoshow/93000987.cms |archive-date=2 August 2022 |access-date=2 August 2022 |website=timesofindia.indiatimes.com |language=en}}</ref>

== Reception ==
Manoj Kumar R of ''The Indian Express'' wrote that "Pa.Ranjith's ''Dhammam'' is the pick of the lot".<ref>{{Cite web |date=5 August 2022 |title=Victim review: Pa.Ranjith's brilliant movie makes Venkat Prabhu, Rajesh, Chimbudevan look like amateurs |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/victim-review-pa-ranjith-venkat-prabhu-rajesh-chimbudevan-8071302/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220806004329/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/victim-review-pa-ranjith-venkat-prabhu-rajesh-chimbudevan-8071302/ |archive-date=6 August 2022 |access-date=8 August 2022 |website=[[The Indian Express]]}}</ref> Srivatsan S. of ''The Hindu'' said that "Pa Ranjith excels with ‘Dhammam’, the rest peters out".<ref>{{Cite news |last=S |first=Srivatsan |date=5 August 2022 |title='Victim' movie review: Pa Ranjith excels with 'Dhammam', the rest peters out |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/reviews/victim-movie-review/article65730257.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220806142904/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/reviews/victim-movie-review/article65730257.ece |archive-date=6 August 2022 |access-date=8 August 2022 |work=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|tt21320334}}
{{Chimbu Deven}}
{{M. Rajesh}}
{{Pa. Ranjith}}
{{Venkat Prabhu}}

[[Category:Tamil-language web series]]
[[Category:SonyLIV original programming]]
[[Category:Tamil-language anthology television series]]
[[Category:Tamil-language thriller television series]]
[[Category:2022 Tamil-language television series debuts]]
[[Category:2022 Tamil-language television series endings]]

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Nayem at 09:22, 11 October 2025