The teaser of director Priya Krishnaswamy’s film Baaram is out now. The National Award-winning film is being released by Vetrimaaran’s home banner Grassroot Film Company. Priya, who is an alumnus of FTII Pune, has written and directed the movie and produced it herself under the Reckless Roses banner, with Ardra Swaroop. She holds the honour of being the first female director who has won the National Award in the Tamil film category.
The 40-second teaser shows us a few men being interrogated by the police, an old lady announcing that an uncle is missing, and a man comparing himself to a firefly that doesn’t get caught in the lamp, unlike a moth. Mostly comprising of night shots, the teaser doesn’t reveal much but successfully leaves you pondering about the plot.
SP Cinemas, the distribution house, took to Twitter to release the teaser.
Here we go. Presenting the most awaited teaser of @VetriMaaran Presentation of National Award Tamil film *Baaram* dir by @priyadarshinik
A Proud Release by #SPCinemas https://t.co/kWTNSdLlmq#BaaramTeaser @ardraswaroop @sankarsp007
— SP CINEMAS (@thespcinemas) January 27, 2020
The drama deals with a sensitive subject ‘Thalaikoothal’ where infirm elders are killed by their own children. It is based on a true story and took five years to complete.
Speaking about the film, Priya earlier said, “We had a firm conviction that such a moving story should reach the people. I am grateful for the National Award for making this dream come true. It has made it easier for the film to reach mass audiences. I’ve also seen through Vetrimaaran’s films that the Tamil film audience is really receptive to all kinds of stories.” She added, “I also personally admire his work and I feel that his sensibilities are aligned with mine. He makes films with strong subjects and hard-hitting treatment. I identify with that.”
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Vetri Maaran who is releasing the film through his Grassroot Film Company earlier said through a post online, “We rarely come across a sincere film around a relevant issue. Baaram is an intense and intriguing tale exposing a practice that’ll leave us all introspecting on our own sensitivities to the world around us. When I saw the film I wanted to be a part of this film in some way and decided to present it. I am happy to be a part of Baaram.”
Baaram features mostly first-time performers in an 85-strong cast. The actors are from villages and were chosen to enhance the realistic feel of the film. Some of the actors playing important roles include R Raju, Sugumar Shanmugam, SuPa Muthukumar, Jayalakshmi, and Stella Gobi.
The other technical crew includes Ved Nair who is handling music and sound design, Jayanth Sethu Mathavan who is handling the camera, and Rakav Mirdath who is helping with dialogues and penning the additional screenplay.
The film will hit screens on 21 February 2020.
Watch the teaser here.