Ennekum is a simple story that explores the relationship between a son and his mother who has
developed early-onset Alzheimer's disease. We see the son’s (Chetan) indifference, denial, guilt
and repentance. 
We see the mother only smile twice, once during a phone call with her son, and the second time when
she is holding an old picture of young Chetan, with his arms around her, and describing the story behind
it to her neighbour. She only smiles in the past, memories, nostalgia, never in the present moment. 

There is a poignant moment in the film when the mother cannot recognise her son anymore. He has to go
to the other room and have her call him on the phone - the only way she remembers communicating with
him. The way the plants in Chetan’s mother’s house glisten, put the ornamental lights and plants in the
restaurant he visits, to shame. 
The only concern, however, that the viewer may have is that the despair that is meant to unfold through the narrative, becomes continuing, and
ongoing, and therefore, foiled.

Ennekkum | Short Film Nominee

'Uncle Ji' is propelled forward by a very relevant message which the narrative reveals gradually, and only after having built a moment of high tension. A man stands by a lonely road in the darkness of the night. Armed solely with a small briefcase, he is extremely uneasy and unsure of his safety in these desolate surroundings. As luck would have it, he is soon forced on a two-wheeler by two men, and taken in a direction he is not at all familiar with. 

The narrative, however, develops in an unexpected manner, subverting everything it may have lead the viewer to believe so far. In the outcome of the eventual circumstance, it finally shares its message, drawing attention to an often-ignored aspect of illnesses - the caregivers and their battle with the plight of their loved ones.

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