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My Father & His Celluloid(2024)
Tamil10 mins
My Father & His Celluloid (2024) is a 10-minute Tamil film directed by Daven Raghavan. Starring Daven Raghavan.
Director:Daven Raghavan
Mood:
emotionalupliftinginspiring
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Quick Facts
- Theatrical Release
- 27 October 2024
- Director
- Daven Raghavan
- Language
- Tamil
- Runtime
- 10m
Storyline
A filmmaker's father is in the hospital. While waiting, the director imagines how his parents might have first met. The story is a loving tribute to his father's life and work as a traveling film projector operator.
“A father's life, projected through his son's love.”
Film Details
Rating
10Minutes
TamilLanguage
Release Date27 October 2024
Parental Guide
Violence
Mild
Language
Low
Sex / Nudity
Mild
Drugs
Mild
Intensity
Mild
Vibe & Tags
Mood
emotionalupliftinginspiring
Themes
familyidentitylove
Tonepoetic
Pacingslow-burn
Complexitymoderate
Audiencearthouse
Best Withalone
Violence1
Emotion5
Humor2
Rewatchability4
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Cast & Crew
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Daven RaghavanDirector
→Trivia
- The film was shot in just 12 days, using a small crew and a micro-budget.
- Director Daven Raghavan used his father's actual 16mm film projector as a key prop.
- The movie features real archival footage from old Tamil films that the director's father would have projected.
- It was filmed in the same hospital where the director's father was actually treated.
- The lead actor, playing the young father, learned to operate a vintage film projector for his role.
- The soundtrack uses only music from classic Tamil cinema to match the time period.
- This is Daven Raghavan's first feature film, made as a personal tribute.