The announcement of a nation-wide lock-down due to the spread of COVID-19 pandemic disrupts the peace of a family. What follows is a series of bizarre events as one of them tries to invite the spirit of a family member.
Acting
Nayanthara's unraveling — silent screams hit harder than dialogue.
Direction
Saravanan weaponizes screen fatigue; your phone becomes complicit.
Cinematography
Static Zoom frames that make your own walls feel wrong.
Director
Ashwin Saravanan
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
One of the first major Indian films shot entirely during COVID-19 lockdown, using the pandemic's restrictions as aesthetic weapon rather than limitation.
The 'devil in the machine' concept was inspired by Saravanan's own Zoom fatigue; the static-possession visual was achieved by filming on actual phones and degrading the footage intentionally.
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