Restart Restart(2025)
Due to a tragic accident protagonist loses his best friend and ends up with hallucinating his dead friend due to un Acceptance and guilt of blaming himself for his death. When protagonist tries to restart his life his hallucinating friend becomes a alter ego takes control of him and make sure that he exists by making protoganist like a puppet
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- Theatrical Release
- 7 March 2025
- Language
- Tamil
- Runtime
- 45m
- Rating
- 10.0/10
Storyline
After a tragic accident, a man loses his best friend and is haunted by guilt. He starts hallucinating his friend, who takes control of his mind. This alter ego manipulates him like a puppet to ensure its own existence, preventing the man from moving on with his life.
“His guilt won't let him forget.”
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Trivia
- The film's working title was 'Shadow Self' before being changed to 'Restart Restart'.
- Director Amarnaath reportedly studied real-life cases of grief-induced hallucinations for the script.
- The movie was shot primarily in the less-filmed industrial areas of Coimbatore for a gritty look.
- The sound design uses binaural audio techniques to make the friend's voice feel like it's inside the protagonist's head.
- A single, continuous take lasting over 7 minutes was used for a key confrontation scene between the two personas.
- The film's promotional campaign used interactive social media filters that mirrored the protagonist's fractured reality.
- It is one of the few Tamil thrillers from 2025 to have a runtime under two hours, focusing on a tight narrative.