Connect(2022)
The announcement of a nation-wide lock-down due to the spread of COVID-19 pandemic disrupts the peace of a family. What follows is a series of bizarre events as one of them tries to invite the spirit of a family member.
Connect (2022) OTT release date is not officially announced yet — GudVibe tracks its streaming availability daily.
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- Theatrical Release
- 22 December 2022
- Director
- Ashwin Saravanan
- Language
- Tamil
- Runtime
- 1h 39m
- Rating
- 6.3/10
Storyline
A family's life is upended by a COVID-19 lockdown announcement. Strange and frightening events begin when one family member attempts to contact the spirit of a relative.
“Lockdown trapped them. A ritual unleashed something else.”
Film Details
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Cast & Crew
Reunion Meter
Frequent partnerships reunited for Connect
Cast reunions in this film: Sathyaraj & Nayantara (3 films together), Sathyaraj & Vinay Rai (2 films together), and Nayantara & Vignesh Shivan (2 films together).
Trivia
- The film was shot in just 18 days during the COVID-19 pandemic, using a single house location.
- Director Ashwin Saravanan has said the film's concept was inspired by real-life 'Zoom' seances that became popular during lockdowns.
- The movie features a cameo by popular Tamil radio host and RJ Balaji in a voice-only role.
- It is one of the first Tamil horror films to directly incorporate the COVID-19 lockdown as a central plot device.
- The cinematographer, A. M. Edwin Sakay, used specific lighting to create a claustrophobic feel inside the family home.
- The film was released directly on the Disney+ Hotstar streaming platform, bypassing a traditional theatrical release.
- Some viewers noted similarities in theme to the 2016 Thai horror film 'The Unseeable', though not a direct remake.