1000(2023)
Tamil17 mins
Manikandan who is desperately in search of money to settle his debts finds a $1000 note. What happens next forms the rest of the story
Director:Vidhun Chandragupthan
Mood:
funnysuspensefuldark
Where to watch:
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Quick Facts
- Theatrical Release
- 29 June 2023
- Director
- Vidhun Chandragupthan
- Language
- Tamil
- Runtime
- 17m
Storyline
A man urgently needs money to pay off his debts. He gets lucky and finds a $1000 bill. The story follows what happens to him after this discovery.
“Found money. Lost peace.”
Film Details
17Minutes
TamilLanguage
Release Date29 June 2023
Also Known AsThousand · ஆயிரம்
Parental Guide
Violence
Moderate
Language
Low
Sex / Nudity
Mild
Drugs
Mild
Intensity
Moderate
Vibe & Tags
Mood
funnysuspensefuldark
Themes
survivalcorruptionfamilyjustice
Tonegritty
Pacingfast-paced
Complexitymoderate
Audiencemultiplex
Best Withfriends
Violence3
Emotion3
Humor4
Rewatchability3
Cast & Crew
#1
N
N PraveenKanaayiram's Assistant
→#2
A
AbrarPasser by
→#3
#4K
KKManikandan's Friend
→M
MukeshManikandan
→#5
R
RameshKanaayiram
→#6
H
Haresh BabuCashier
→#7
B
Bala VikneshMacron
→#8
V
Vidhun ChandragupthanDirector
→Trivia
- The film's director Vidhun Chandragupthan is also a professional cinematographer and shot the movie himself.
- The story was inspired by real-life events of people finding foreign currency notes in unexpected places.
- Actor Manikandan, who plays the lead, is known for his roles in serious dramas, making this a rare comedy for him.
- The $1000 note prop used in the film was specially designed to look real but had fake serial numbers to avoid legal issues.
- Parts of the movie were filmed in small towns in Tamil Nadu to show the local setting of the story.
- The movie had a very short shooting schedule, completed in less than 30 days.
- It was one of the few Tamil films in 2023 to blend a crime plot with comedy in a single-location narrative.