FIGMENT(2025)
Telugu8 mins
A teenager is trapped in a loop in his hostel and must find a way to escape.
Director:Jaya Prakash Kadali
Mood:
darksuspensefuldisturbing
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Quick Facts
- Theatrical Release
- 19 March 2025
- Director
- Jaya Prakash Kadali
- Language
- Telugu
- Runtime
- 8m
Storyline
A teenager gets stuck in a strange, repeating time loop inside his hostel. He must figure out how to break the cycle and find a way out.
“Trapped in a hostel. Stuck in a loop. Can he break free?”
Film Details
8Minutes
TeluguLanguage
UCertificate
Release Date19 March 2025
Parental Guide
Violence
High
Language
Low
Sex / Nudity
Mild
Drugs
Mild
Intensity
High
Vibe & Tags
Mood
darksuspensefuldisturbing
Themes
survivalidentitycorruption
Toneintense
Pacingnon-linear
Complexityrequires-attention
Audienceniche
Best Withalone
Violence3
Emotion4
Humor1
Rewatchability4
Cast & Crew
#1
A
Akash PraveenJaya Shankar
→#2
S
Sai RajArav
→#3
J
Jaya Prakash KadaliDirector
→Trivia
- The film's director Jaya Prakash Kadali previously worked as an assistant director on the popular Telugu film 'Jersey'.
- The movie was primarily shot in a real, decommissioned college hostel in Hyderabad to create an authentic atmosphere.
- The plot uses the concept of a time loop, a theme rarely explored in mainstream Telugu thrillers before.
- The lead actor, a newcomer, underwent workshops to portray the repetitive, disoriented nature of being trapped in a loop.
- The film's score uses a recurring musical motif that subtly changes with each loop, mirroring the protagonist's journey.
- The title 'FIGMENT' hints at the blurred line between reality and imagination central to the story's mystery.
- To maintain suspense, the script was kept tightly guarded, with actors receiving only portions relevant to their scenes during shooting.