Tears of a Fish(2025)

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.”

Vibe & Tags

Cast & Crew

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.