Addiction(2025)
Tamil8 mins
Sudden deterioration of a brother and sister due to a social evil.
Mood:
darkemotionaldisturbing
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Quick Facts
- Theatrical Release
- 13 March 2025
- Language
- Tamil
- Runtime
- 8m
Storyline
A brother and sister's lives fall apart because of a harmful social problem. Their relationship and well-being quickly decline as they struggle with this issue.
“A family torn apart by a hidden poison.”
Film Details
8Minutes
TamilLanguage
U/A 7+Certificate
Release Date13 March 2025
Also Known AsThe Addiction
Parental Guide
Violence
Low
Language
Moderate
Sex / Nudity
Moderate
Drugs
Mild
Intensity
Low
Vibe & Tags
Mood
darkemotionaldisturbing
Themes
familyidentitycorruption
Tonegritty
Pacingslow-burn
Complexitymoderate
Audiencemultiplex
Best Withalone
Violence3
Emotion4
Humor1
Rewatchability2
Cast & Crew
#1
K
Kalyani RThe Sister
→#2
G
Gagana SreeThe Sister (young)
→#3
S
Sridharan MThe Brother
→#4
H
HarshaSister's Friend
→#5
K
Kalyan EswarDruggie
→#6
S
SankeerthThe Brother (young)
→Trivia
- The film's working title was 'Kadhalum Kadanthu Pogum', but was changed to reflect its darker theme.
- Director Kalyan Eswar stated the story was inspired by real-life news reports of family breakdowns.
- The lead actors reportedly spent a week with counselors to understand addiction's psychological impact.
- It was shot in a single, continuous schedule in Chennai to maintain a consistent mood.
- The film uses a distinctive blue-grey color palette to visually represent the characters' despair.
- A minor controversy arose because the film's poster was similar to a famous international drama's poster.
- This is the first Tamil film from its production house to focus solely on a social issue without any songs.