Kattil(2021)
The story revolves around the sentimental attachment of a family towards a cot that has been passed through the family for three generations. It has been their family’s companion through their ups and downs for around 250 years and everyone are attached to it emotionally. It has survived as a unperishable common identity link or reference passed from one generation to the next within the family. It was a place for last breadth for some and first breadth for some. Thus, the non living entity becomes a living one among the family members by the memories itched by it in their minds.The screenplay is based on how the antique cot , which the family emotionally revere lose it and how they struggle to recover the same , whether they succeed or lose it forever ,is the question which is answered in the plot.
Quick Facts
- Theatrical Release
- 3 December 2021
- Language
- Tamil
- Runtime
- 2h 8m
- Rating
- 6.3/10
Storyline
A family cherishes an antique cot that has been with them for about 250 years, witnessing births, deaths, and their entire history. They lose this deeply sentimental heirloom and struggle to get it back. The story follows their emotional journey to recover it.
“A family's heart is woven into a 250-year-old cot.”
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Cast & Crew
Trivia
- The film was shot in just 11 days, a very tight schedule for a feature-length movie.
- Director E. V. Ganesh Babu also wrote the story, which is inspired by his own family's emotional attachment to an heirloom.
- The antique cot central to the plot is a real 250-year-old piece, sourced specifically for the film.
- The movie's title 'Kattil' directly translates to 'Cot' in English, highlighting the object's importance.
- It was produced by a company named after the director's father, E. V. Velu, as a tribute.
- The film had a very limited theatrical release, focusing more on direct-to-digital platforms.
- Actor M. S. Bhaskar, known for comedic roles, plays a key dramatic part as a family elder attached to the cot.