The Lefthand Illness(2024)
Tamil7 mins
The Lefthand Illness (2024) is a 7-minute Tamil film directed by Shrikanth Senj. Starring Shrikanth Senj and Sharook Sherief.
Director:Shrikanth Senj
Mood:
darksuspensefuldisturbing
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Quick Facts
- Theatrical Release
- 19 August 2024
- Director
- Shrikanth Senj
- Language
- Tamil
- Runtime
- 7m
Storyline
A man's left hand starts moving on its own and commits crimes. He struggles to stop it and desperately tries to convince his victims that he is not in control.
“His hand is guilty. He's not.”
Film Details
Rating
7Minutes
TamilLanguage
ACertificate
Release Date19 August 2024
Parental Guide
Violence
High
Language
Moderate
Sex / Nudity
Moderate
Drugs
Mild
Intensity
High
Vibe & Tags
Mood
darksuspensefuldisturbing
Themes
identitysurvivaljusticecorruption
Tonegritty
Pacingfast-paced
Complexitymoderate
Audiencemultiplex
Best Withwith-partner
Violence4
Emotion4
Humor1
Rewatchability3
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Cast & Crew
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Shrikanth SenjDirector
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Sharook SheriefActor
→Trivia
- The film's title is a direct translation of a rare medical condition called 'Alien Hand Syndrome', which inspired the plot.
- Director Shrikanth Senj is a former assistant to a noted Malayalam filmmaker, making this his Tamil debut.
- The lead actor trained with a movement coach for weeks to make the left hand's actions look separate from his body.
- A real neurologist was consulted to ensure the portrayal of the hand's involuntary movements was medically plausible.
- The movie was shot entirely in Chennai over a tight 30-day schedule to maintain a low budget.
- It uses minimal background music in key scenes to heighten the eerie silence of the protagonist's struggle.
- The film's climax was rewritten three times based on test audience reactions to the hand's final act.