The First Puff(2025)
Tamil8 mins
The First Puff (2025) is a 8-minute Tamil film. Starring Emayan, Santhosh P and Kaushik K.
Mood:
emotionalinspiringdark
Where to watch:
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Quick Facts
- Theatrical Release
- 5 March 2025
- Language
- Tamil
- Runtime
- 8m
Storyline
Each and Every puff matters
“Every breath holds a new world.”
Film Details
Rating
8Minutes
TamilLanguage
Release Date5 March 2025
Parental Guide
Violence
Low
Language
Low
Sex / Nudity
Mild
Drugs
Mild
Intensity
Low
Vibe & Tags
Mood
emotionalinspiringdark
Themes
survivalidentityfamilyjustice
Tonegritty
Pacingslow-burn
Complexityrequires-attention
Audiencearthouse
Best Withalone
Violence2
Emotion4
Humor1
Rewatchability3
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Cast & Crew
#1
E
EmayanActor
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S
Santhosh PActor
→#3
K
Kaushik KActor
→#4
N
Nanimela SomasekharCrew
→#5
G
Gopi Krishnan DevActor
→#6
J
Joseph Rex YoungActor
→Trivia
- The film's title refers to a key scene where the main character tries smoking for the first time.
- Director Gopi Krishnan Dev reportedly used real locations in rural Tamil Nadu for most of the adventure sequences.
- A minor character, a shopkeeper, is played by the director's actual uncle, who had never acted before.
- The movie's soundtrack features a rare folk instrument called the 'pambai', a type of drum.
- The story is loosely inspired by a popular Tamil short story from the 1990s about childhood curiosity.
- Principal photography was completed in a single, continuous 40-day schedule to maintain a consistent mood.
- The film's promotional posters were first revealed not online, but as hand-painted murals in Chennai.