TRANCE 2018 - AWARD WINNING TAMIL SHORT FILM - (POST WAR FILM) #tamilshortfilm #tamilfilm #thriller

In the post war situation of Sri Lanka, Kokila, a religious Hindu woman in her early fifties, suffers from Bipolar as she cannot come to terms with the absence of her son. As rationality cannot convince her to cope with the loss, and as she shuns the love of her husband and daughter, the two take her to a Shaman through which the Goddess Kali speaks, and she receives good news. Not long after, two CID agents come to their farmhouse, claiming to have been sent by the missing son, Athi. Kokila’s family is excited. They give them gifts and money to give their son. As they visit again and again Kokila’s state of mind progressively heals, but her daughter grows suspicious of the truthfulness of the affair.

SCRIPTNETTER
presents

in collaboration with
Eternal Icon Films

Screenwriting and Direction
Gnanadas Kasinathar

Casts
Dr. Jeyaranjinee Gnanadas
Aloysius Thevanayagam
Ravichandran Kethuja
Gnaneswaran Paskaran
Navaneethan Linoshanan
Veerawagu Katheesan
K.Mayushikka
Ramesh
Thiru Kumaran
Vethanayakam Anuja
S.Karunakaran
Dharshi Aloysius
Nilakshan
N.Thanuja
T.Matheesan
K.Gnanadas
M.Kethees
V.Thinesh
T.Anukuvi

Produced by
Sivadeepa Santhakumar (UK)
Dr. Jeyaranjinee Gnanadas

Director of Photography
Siva Santhakumar (UK)

Edited by
Sajeeth Jeyakumar (UK)

Music
Matheesan Thanabalasingam

Casting
Dr. Jeyaranjinee Gnanadas

Production Supervisor
Nero Kilbert (UK)

Production Advisor
Niru Nadaraja (UK)

Director’s Assistant
Siva Raj

Script Consultants
Ian Masters (UK)
K.Kowthaman (France)

Script Girl
Vethanayakam Anuja

Production Manager
Veerawagu Katheesan

First Assistant Director
Nawaratnam Lalithkumara

Second Assistant Director
Sellaiyah Sudharshan

Second Second Assistant Director
Alakenthiran Srikanthan

Set Design
Nawaratnam Lalithkumara

Wardrobe
P.Mary Thiresa

Make - Up
Dharshi Aloysius
Finance Manager
R.Priyadharshini

Food Manager
Kaonalingam Kasthury

Sound Recordists
J.Santhirahasan
V.S.Jebaratnam
S.Karunakaran

DOP’s Assistant
Sajeeth Jeyakumar (UK)

Gaffer
Thushanthan Kanesanathan

Orchestra
M.Thanabalasingam
Seelan Sathyaseelan
Octapad Bavan

Story Information
Jera Thambi
S.Tharmanathan
M.Pathmashankar

Colourist
Laura Pavone (UK)

Re - recording Mixer
Barni Sparkes (UK)

Title Logo
Artist Vincent Karuna (Canada)

Title Card Design
Sujeeth GB (UK)

Funded By
Amirthalingam Muraleetharan (UK)
Ashok-Yogan Kannamuthu (France)
Vasu Devan (France)
Artists K.Krishnaraja (UK)
Vairavanathan Sivarathan (UK)
Writer Sayanthan (Swiss)
Sivaharan Ram (Canada)
Krishnakumar (Canada)
S.Sujanthan (Canada)
B.Priyatharsan (Canada)
Mohanathas (Canada)
K.Gangatharan (Canada)
S.Gaureshane (Newzealand)
Varun Selva (Singapore)
Damian Benedict (UK)
J. Bharaneetharan (UK)

Our Sincere Thanks
The village people of Muthalaikuda, Kurrukkalmadam and Paavakkodichenai,
Batticaloa, Sri Lanka.
Dr.K.Sithamaparanthan – University of Jaffna
Siva Sivamathy
Vijayan
Mugunthan
T.Devathas Family (Kallady)
Thirunavukkarasu Family (Kurukkalmadam)
Vhelappody Arulananthasothi Family (Muthalaikkuda)