
Lemons Are Not Sour(2024)
Tamil38 mins
Lemons Are Not Sour (2024) is a 38-minute Tamil film directed by Marun. Starring Vipin Lal, Aishwarya and Marun.
Director:Marun
Mood:
emotionalupliftinginspiring
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Quick Facts
- Theatrical Release
- 2 September 2024
- Director
- Marun
- Language
- Tamil
- Runtime
- 38m
Storyline
A young girl's life changes when her mother plans to get married again. This starts her on a deep personal journey. She learns about sacrifice and how love and family are deeply connected.
“When her mother finds new love, she must find herself.”
Film Details
Rating
38Minutes
TamilLanguage
UCertificate
Release Date2 September 2024
Parental Guide
Violence
Low
Language
Low
Sex / Nudity
Mild
Drugs
Mild
Intensity
Low
Vibe & Tags
Mood
emotionalupliftinginspiring
Themes
familyloveidentityfriendship
Tonepoetic
Pacingslow-burn
Complexitymoderate
Audiencefamily
Best Withfamily
Violence1
Emotion5
Humor2
Rewatchability4
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Cast & Crew
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Vipin LalActor
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AishwaryaActor
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MarunDirector
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Mekha RajanActor
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→Trivia
- The film's title was inspired by a line from a classic Tamil poem about seeing life differently.
- Director Marun cast a real-life single mother and her daughter to bring authenticity to the central relationship.
- Several key scenes were filmed in a single, continuous take to capture raw emotional moments.
- The original score uses traditional instruments like the nadaswaram to subtly represent the mother's inner conflict.
- It was shot entirely on location in small towns in the Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu.
- The film had a very limited theatrical release but gained attention through festival circuits.
- The script was workshopped for over a year with input from family counselors and psychologists.