Connect(2022)
Tamil99 mins
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.
Director:Ashwin Saravanan
Mood:
darksuspensefuldisturbing
Where to watch:
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Quick Facts
- 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
6.3Rating
99Minutes
TamilLanguage
UACertificate
Release Date22 December 2022
Parental Guide
Violence
High
Language
Moderate
Sex / Nudity
Moderate
Drugs
Mild
Intensity
High
Vibe & Tags
Mood
darksuspensefuldisturbing
Themes
familysurvivalidentitycorruption
Toneintense
Pacingslow-burn
Complexityrequires-attention
Audienceniche
Best Withwith-partner
Violence3
Emotion4
Humor1
Rewatchability3
Cast & Crew
#1
NayantharaSusan Joseph
→#2Vinay RaiDr. Joseph Benoy
→#3
M
Mekha RajanMedium
→#4
#5H
Haniya NafisaAnna Joseph
→Anupam KherFather Augustine
→#6L
Lizzie AntonyLizzy
→#7
N
Nithya KriupaSusan's Colleague 1
→#8
#9A
AnkitLizzy's son
→SathyarajArthur Samuel
→#10M
Maala ParvathiHead Nurse
→#11Ashwin SaravananDirector
→#12Vignesh ShivanCrew
→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.