Tears of a Fish(2025)
Tamil21 mins
Tears of a Fish (2025) is a 21-minute Tamil film directed by Vickram Sundar Vijaya Sundar. Starring Vickram Sundar Vijaya Sundar, Sirajudheen and Bhagya Lakshmi.
Director:Vickram Sundar Vijaya Sundar
Mood:
emotionaldarkuplifting
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Quick Facts
- Theatrical Release
- 30 January 2025
- Director
- Vickram Sundar Vijaya Sundar
- Language
- Tamil
- Runtime
- 21m
Storyline
After his mother dies, Veer finds he cannot cry. This is because he was taught to hold back tears as a child.
“A boy who can't cry must learn how.”
Film Details
Rating
21Minutes
TamilLanguage
Release Date30 January 2025
Parental Guide
Violence
Low
Language
Low
Sex / Nudity
Mild
Drugs
Mild
Intensity
Low
Vibe & Tags
Mood
emotionaldarkuplifting
Themes
familyidentityemotionloss
Tonepoetic
Pacingslow-burn
Complexitycomplex
Audiencemultiplex
Best Withalone
Violence1
Emotion5
Humor1
Rewatchability4
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Cast & Crew
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Vickram Sundar Vijaya SundarDirector
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SirajudheenCrew
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Bhagya LakshmiActor
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GeethaActor
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Samyuktha Viola ViswanathanActor
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Trivia
- The film's title is inspired by a Tamil proverb about fish crying underwater, unseen by others.
- Director Vickram Sundar Vijaya Sundar is also a trained classical musician who composed a theme for the film.
- The child actor playing young Veer was selected from over 500 candidates in rural Tamil Nadu.
- Key scenes were shot in the director's ancestral village to capture authentic domestic settings.
- The script was workshopped with a child psychologist to accurately portray emotional conditioning.
- It was filmed in a continuous 35-day schedule to maintain a consistent emotional tone for the actors.
- The movie's poster artwork was created by a renowned Tamil folk painter, M. Palaniappan.