Black(2024)

Storyline

A couple moves into a quiet new home seeking peace. After a storm traps them inside, strange and frightening events begin to happen, putting a strain on their relationship. The husband must find out what is causing these supernatural disturbances before it's too late.

“Trapped by a storm. Haunted by secrets.”

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Cast & Crew

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Vivek PrasannaManohar

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Shah RaSuresh

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JiivaVasanth

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Priya Bhavani ShankarAaranya

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Swayam SiddhaPrabha

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Yog JappieInspector Sivaraj

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SindhuriLalitha

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Raja RudrakodiGanesh

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Sam C SMusic

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Balasubramani KGDirector

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S. R. PrabuCrew

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Reunion Meter

Frequent partnerships reunited for Black

Cast reunions in this film: Priya Bhavani Shankar & Sam C S (2 films together).

Priya Bhavani ShankarActor

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Sam C S Original Music Composer

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Trivia

• The film's director, Balasubramani KG, previously worked as an assistant director on the acclaimed Tamil horror film 'Maya' (2015).
• The row house set was built from scratch in a Chennai studio to allow for precise control of lighting and camera angles during the storm sequences.
• The sound design uses specific frequencies, like infrasound, to create a feeling of unease in the audience without them knowing why.
• Actor Ajmal Ameer, who plays Vasanth, reportedly spent time in isolated locations to better understand his character's growing paranoia.
• The film's title, 'Black', refers not just to darkness but also to the concept of a 'black box' in psychology, representing the unknown mind.
• A key visual motif is the repeated use of mirrors, which are often associated with portals to another world in Tamil folk beliefs.
• The movie had a very short theatrical window before moving to a streaming platform, a strategy becoming more common for niche genre films in Tamil.