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Grandma(2022)

5.5/10
Tamil120 mins

A small girl keeps talking to the spirit of her dead grandmother. When her private tutor finds out about this, she sets out to help the girl and the spirit.

Director:Shijinlal SS
Mood:
darkemotionalsuspenseful

Grandma is streaming on Airtel Xstream Play.

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Quick Facts

Streaming on
Airtel Xstream Play
Theatrical Release
27 May 2022
Director
Shijinlal SS
Language
Tamil
Runtime
2h
Rating
5.5/10

Storyline

A little girl speaks with her grandmother's ghost. Her tutor discovers this secret and decides to help both the girl and the spirit.

A child's secret friend is a ghost.

Film Details

5.5Rating
120Minutes
TamilLanguage
UACertificate
Release Date27 May 2022
Also Known AsAgalya

Parental Guide

Violence
High
Language
Moderate
Sex / Nudity
Moderate
Drugs
Mild
Intensity
High

Where to Watch

Vibe & Tags

Mood
darkemotionalsuspenseful
Themes
familysurvivalidentityjustice
Toneintense
Pacingslow-burn
Complexitymoderate
Audiencemultiplex
Best Withwith-partner
Violence3
Emotion4
Humor1
Rewatchability3

Cast & Crew

#1
C
CharmilaActor
#2
P
Pournami RajNikki
#3
Vimala Raman, Actor in Grandma
Vimala RamanPriyanka
#4
Hemanth Menon, Actor in Grandma
Hemanth MenonActor
#5
Sonia Agarwal, Actor in Grandma
Sonia AgarwalTrisha
#6
Y
Yeshwanth Balaji KCrew
#7
J
Jecin GeorgeMusic
#8
S
Shijinlal SSDirector
#9
J
Jayaraj RCrew

Trivia

  • The film was shot in just 15 days, a tight schedule typical for many low-budget horror films.
  • Director Shijinlal SS also wrote the story and screenplay, drawing from folklore about ancestral spirits.
  • The child actress, Nakshatra Nagesh, had to act opposite an empty chair for many scenes with the ghost.
  • It was filmed mostly in a single house location in Kerala to create a claustrophobic feeling.
  • The movie's sound design uses subtle traditional instruments to hint at the grandmother's presence.
  • This was the director's second feature film after his debut in the crime thriller genre.
  • The film had a very limited theatrical release, premiering directly on a streaming platform in some regions.

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