The film presents a very sincere and thoughtful conversation about sex work and how the familial space interacts with it. Its title translates to 'Midnight Daze', and it is indeed at night, in a flurry of emotions, that the plot develops. 
The reluctant protagonist, Karthik, and his very eager friend, find themselves in a red-light district of the city. Their paths soon cross with a very unexpected character - a woman older than them in age who is left deeply distraught by the assumption of her being a sex worker. 
Soon the screenplay portrays for the viewer a mother-daughter equation, sharing the unfolding drama by way of primarily a single conversation. There is also the attempt to tie it with distinct choices for the background score. The end result, in the process, conjures myriad emotions and weaves a story of struggle, survival as well as forgiveness, and kindness.

Iravunera Mayakam | Short Film Nominee

The short film endeavours to engage with several complexities and notions of truth, betrayal and crime. A young man finds himself picked up by cops one day who are demanding his confession for a crime that he did not commit. As he is presented with the option of a shorter jail term, allowing him the chance to start his life again, he refuses to budge from his decision to not confess to anything he did not commit. The narrative progresses to reveal his life experiences and employs visuals that exhibit potential to tell this story. However, when it's all said and done, what will be the fate of the protagonist? Is truth as indomitable and eternal as we believe it to be?

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