‘Nadigar Pandi’ is a film that is sure to stay with you for a long time. It is honest and hard-hitting. The poignancy it brings to life on screen is effortless, and succeeds in creating an impactful effect on the audience. 

The eponymous protagonist is a struggling actor who has been trying his luck, and skill in the field for over three decades, as he is quick to remind and repeat throughout the course of the narrative. There is a suggestion of bitterness and resentment, but there is also integrity and self-respect. Despite all the obstacles, which include severe monetary tribulation and the ensuing practical problems, there is no regret or self-doubt about his decision to be an actor. 

The film does a seamless, elegant job of tying all of these emotions together, as well as presenting a protagonist that is powerful and unforgettable. The viewer remains engaged all along in the fate of Nadigar Pandi, who we meet on a very crucial day of his life, and cannot help, but find themselves deeply invested in what eventually follows.

Nadigar Pandi | Short Film Nominee

The quarantine, in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, has forced us all to confront isolation in all its forms - from physical, to mental and emotional. By taking the viewer into the life of his protagonist under lockdown, the short film attempts an interaction with the same thought. Keeping all its drama and development of events confined to the physical space of a single room and its immediate adjacent space, the plot delineates the experiences of a man who grapples with loneliness, work from home, compromised health and the emotional pitfalls that accompany it all. The film is simple and direct and does not take refuge in elaborate devices to communicate its intention.

A Man In A Box | Short Film Nominee

The film attempts a comment on the significance of perception in our day-to-day existence. Achieving the same in its own experimental manner, marked by an absence of dialogue, the story shows the interactions of three different people with the same object. The vast difference in their interpretation of it allows the plot to convey its intention to the audience. The film further carries a reminder about the singularity of the experience of our lived reality and the manner in which it finds echoes, as well as influences our understanding of the world around us.

What Do You See? | Short Film Nominee

The short narrative explores a man's struggle of co-existing with another person in close quarters. However is this person real or simply a figment of his imagination? More questions get raised about the nature of this relationship as the viewer gets introduced to it by way of a dream the protagonist is having. At the end of the dream awaits an important conclusion that would finally explain the true nature of the violent impulses that are getting expressed in his nightmarish dreams.

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