A young boy realises there is love and affection behind the strictness of his father.
Acting
Samuthirakani's simmering silence speaks volumes.
Direction
Dhanaram Saravanan builds trust through restraint.
Writing
Father-son revelation lands like a gut punch.
Director
Dhanaram Saravanan
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Samuthirakani built his career playing working-class fathers; this role distills his entire filmography into 117 minutes of restrained devastation.
The title refers to a traditional Tamil lullaby — director Saravanan uses it as sonic motif for Kolanji's fractured memories of maternal love.