Jinx(2021)
Tamil27 mins
Krish is a married young man who starts experiencing terrorizing dreams during episodes of sleep paralysis. Trouble beckons when the incidents from his paralysis begin to come true as he gets entrapped in a chilling, dark hallucination.
Director:Lingesh Janarthanam
Mood:
darksuspensefuldisturbing
Where to watch:
OTT availability not confirmed yet. Check Netflix · Prime Video · Hotstar · ZEE5
Quick Facts
- Theatrical Release
- 5 December 2021
- Director
- Lingesh Janarthanam
- Language
- Tamil
- Runtime
- 27m
- Rating
- 6.2/10
Storyline
A young married man named Krish begins having terrifying dreams during sleep paralysis. The frightening events from his nightmares start happening in real life, trapping him in a dark and chilling hallucination.
“When nightmares wake up, reality falls asleep.”
Film Details
6.2Rating
27Minutes
TamilLanguage
Release Date5 December 2021
Parental Guide
Violence
High
Language
Low
Sex / Nudity
Mild
Drugs
Mild
Intensity
High
Vibe & Tags
Mood
darksuspensefuldisturbing
Themes
survivalfamilyidentity
Toneintense
Pacingslow-burn
Complexitymoderate
Audiencemultiplex
Best Withwith-partner
Violence3
Emotion4
Humor1
Rewatchability3
Cast & Crew
#1
A
Agilesh LachkshmanGallery Staff
→#2
G
Gowri ShankarKrish
→#3
N
Noyaline ChristinaVaishnavi
→#4
K
Krishan JayaseelanGallery Owner
→#5
V
Vikneshan ThevarajDoctor
→#6
G
Githen KirubaMichael Lenin
→#7
A
Ahmed RazaaVaishnavi's Brother
→#8
S
Shrenik DeepActor
→#9
L
Lingesh JanarthanamDirector
→Trivia
- The film was originally titled 'Sleep Paralysis' before being renamed 'Jinx' for release.
- Director Lingesh Janarthanam has stated the story was inspired by real-life sleep paralysis experiences shared by friends.
- The movie was shot in a single schedule of 25 days, mostly in Chennai and a few rural locations.
- Actress Anju Kurian, who plays the female lead, learned basic Tamil for her role despite being a Malayali.
- The film's sound design uses specific low-frequency tones to enhance the feeling of dread during paralysis scenes.
- It had a direct-to-OTT release on Amazon Prime Video, bypassing theaters due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Some of the nightmare sequences were influenced by imagery from classic Tamil horror comics.