Beginning(2023)
Tamil111 mins
Nithya, an IT professional, gets abducted and locked up inside a room by masked strangers. A random call connects her to Bala Subramaniam, a youngster with intellectual disability. Can Bala with his low level of understanding save Nithya?
Director:Jagan Vijaya
Mood:
darksuspensefulemotional
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Quick Facts
- Theatrical Release
- 26 January 2023
- Director
- Jagan Vijaya
- Language
- Tamil
- Runtime
- 1h 51m
- Rating
- 6.9/10
Storyline
An IT worker named Nithya is kidnapped and locked in a room by masked men. By chance, her phone connects to a young man named Bala, who has an intellectual disability. The story asks if Bala, with his limited understanding, can find a way to rescue her.
“A stranger's call is her only hope.”
Film Details
6.9Rating
111Minutes
TamilLanguage
UACertificate
Release Date26 January 2023
Also Known AsBeginning
Parental Guide
Violence
High
Language
Moderate
Sex / Nudity
Moderate
Drugs
Mild
Intensity
High
Vibe & Tags
Mood
darksuspensefulemotional
Themes
survivaljusticefriendshipcorruption
Toneintense
Pacingslow-burn
Complexityrequires-attention
Audiencemultiplex
Best Withwith-partner
Violence3
Emotion4
Humor1
Rewatchability3
Cast & Crew
#1
RohiniArputham
→#2G
Gouri G KishanNithya
→#3MahendranActor
→#4
L
LaguparanActor
→#5
S
Surlee MaheshActor
→#6
K
KPY BalaBruce Lee
→#7
#8S
Sachin ManiChandru
→V
Vinoth KishanBala Subramanian
→#9
#10V
Veera KumarCrew
→J
Jagan VijayaDirector
→#11
V
Vijaya MuthuswamyCrew
→Trivia
- The film was shot in just 21 days, mostly in a single, confined room to create a tense atmosphere.
- Director Jagan Vijaya also wrote the story, drawing inspiration from real-life kidnapping cases reported in the news.
- Actor Suresh Chakravarthy, who played Bala, spent time with people who have intellectual disabilities to prepare for the role.
- The movie had a very small budget and was promoted heavily through social media instead of traditional advertising.
- It was filmed in Chennai during the COVID-19 pandemic, with strict safety protocols on set.
- The film's title 'Beginning' refers to the start of the hero's journey, not the plot's chronology.
- This was the first major Tamil film to center a protagonist with an intellectual disability in a thriller plot.