
Chithha(2023)
Tamil139 mins
Easwaran, a young government employee gets the shock of his life when his niece Sundari goes missing. After initially wrongly accused of kidnapping her, he eventually comes to know that a child abuser has kidnapped her and he makes it his mission to rescue Sundari.
Director:S. U. Arunkumar
Mood:
darkemotionalsuspenseful
Where to watch:
Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- Amazon Prime Video, Tentkotta, Plex
- Theatrical Release
- 28 September 2023
- Director
- S. U. Arunkumar
- Language
- Tamil
- Runtime
- 2h 19m
- Rating
- 8.1/10
Storyline
A man's young niece suddenly disappears. He is wrongly suspected at first, but then learns she was taken by a predator. He sets out on a desperate mission to find and save her.
“A child vanishes. An uncle's desperate race begins.”
Film Details
8.1Rating
139Minutes
TamilLanguage
Release Date28 September 2023
Also Known AsChiththa · Chitha · Chinna · Chikku · Chitta · Chittha
Parental Guide
Violence
High
Language
Low
Sex / Nudity
Mild
Drugs
Mild
Intensity
High
Where to Watch
Vibe & Tags
Mood
darkemotionalsuspenseful
Themes
familyjusticesurvivalcorruption
Toneintense
Pacingslow-burn
Complexitymoderate
Audiencemultiplex
Best Withwith-partner
Violence3
Emotion5
Humor1
Rewatchability3
Cast & Crew
#1
#2S
Sahasra Sree'Settai' Sundari
→N
Nimisha SajayanSakthi
→#3
#4S
S. Abiya TasneemPonni
→A
Anjali Aneesh UpasanaSundari's Mother
→#5
S
Sindhuja VijiPonni's Mother
→#6
B
Baalaji S UVadivel
→#7
R
R. SureshSuresh
→#8
R
R. DharshanA Pedophile
→#9
#10N
Naatturaja DuraiN. Divakar
→
SiddharthEaswaran 'Eesu'
→#11
S
S. U. ArunkumarDirector
→Trivia
- The film's title 'Chithha' means 'uncle' in Tamil, reflecting the central relationship in the story.
- Director S. U. Arunkumar spent over two years researching real-life cases of child abuse and missing children.
- The young actress who played Sundari, Sahasra Sree, was selected from over 500 children during auditions.
- The film's climax was shot in a single, continuous 11-minute take requiring precise coordination from the crew.
- Composer Darbuka Siva used only a few traditional instruments to create a raw and tense background score.
- The movie was partly inspired by true events and aims to raise awareness about child safety.
- Despite its serious theme, the film was a commercial success and ran in theaters for over 50 days.