Seeing Red(2025)
Tamil28 mins
Seeing Red (2025) is a 28-minute Tamil film directed by Shalini Vijayakumar. Starring Harish Kumar, Shalini Vijayakumar and Viki.
Director:Shalini Vijayakumar
Mood:
funnysatiricalemotional
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Quick Facts
- Theatrical Release
- 15 April 2025
- Director
- Shalini Vijayakumar
- Language
- Tamil
- Runtime
- 28m
Storyline
In a 1980s Tamil Nadu home, a peaceful morning turns chaotic when three women say they see a ghost no one else can. The family's panicked efforts to fix the situation, including hiring a ghost hunter, only make things funnier and more confusing. Their struggle starts to blur the line between a supernatural haunting and a form of quiet rebellion.
“Three women see a ghost. The whole house loses its mind.”
Film Details
Rating
28Minutes
TamilLanguage
Release Date15 April 2025
Parental Guide
Violence
Mild
Language
Low
Sex / Nudity
Mild
Drugs
Mild
Intensity
Mild
Vibe & Tags
Mood
funnysatiricalemotional
Themes
identityfamilyjusticecorruption
Tonesatirical
Pacingfast-paced
Complexitymoderate
Audiencemultiplex
Best Withfriends
Violence2
Emotion3
Humor4
Rewatchability4
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Cast & Crew
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Harish KumarActor
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Shalini VijayakumarDirector
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VikiCrew
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Sahana SundarActor
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Manasvini KannanActor
→Trivia
- The film's title 'Seeing Red' is a play on words, referencing both the supernatural sightings and the rising anger of the women in the household.
- Director Shalini Vijayakumar reportedly used only natural lighting and period-appropriate bulbs to recreate the authentic look of a 1980s Tamil Nadu home.
- The comedic ghost hunter character was inspired by real-life 'spirit specialists' advertised in Tamil magazines during the 1980s.
- A key prop, a vintage radio, was sourced from a collector in Madurai and actually functioned during filming.
- The film's slapstick chaos scenes were choreographed by a consultant who previously worked on silent film homages.
- To achieve the authentic 1980s aesthetic, the costume department used fabric-dyeing techniques common to that era but now rare.
- The movie's satirical tone draws subtle inspiration from the writings of Tamil author Sujatha, who often blended science and social commentary.