The Farm: En Veettu Thottathil (also known as The Farm: EVT) is a 2017 Malaysian Tamil language dark slasher film directed by Karthik Shamalan. The film consist an ensemble cast of Jaya Ganasonin her feature film debutalongside Mohanaraj, Mahesan Poobalan, Yugendran Maniam and Haridhass. The film is inspired by popular tale of Red Riding Hood, which gives a dark twist to the story, tells of the painful journey of a girl.
Prior to showing in local cinemas, the movie was screened at film festivals in Puerto Rico, Los Angeles, Mexico and the United Kingdom. The film opened in Malaysia and Singapore cinemas on 28 September 2017.
Plot
Inspired by the popular tale of Red Riding Hood, this Malaysian Tamil slasher film, which gives a dark twist to the story, tells of the painful journey of a girl. The Farm follows a hearing-impaired girl and her encounter with the various kinds of men in her life; one whose nice intentions hide a darker motive, one with bad intentions initially who later repents, and one who abuses women, which the director portrays as ‘an animal’.
Cast Jaya Ganason as the deaf-mute girl Mohanaraj Mahesan Poobalan Yugendran Maniam Haridhass Yotes Viknesh Prabu
Production and marketing The film was shot on a Canon 5D with seven crew members and a shoestring budget. The film was promoted for having "Only 30% Dialogues Throughout The Movie".
Soundtrack The film's soundtrack is scored by Shameshan Mani Maran.
Reception Casey Chong of Casey's Movie Mania rated the film 2.5/5 stars and wrote that "Karthik Shamalan's gloomy take on the Red Riding Hood fairy tale is brutal, but [an] uneven B-movie slasher thriller suffered from a bumpy script and inconsistent technical attributes". Ganason's performance was praised by both audiences and critics.
Accolades Year Award Category Recipient(s) Result 2017 8th Yellow Fever Indie Film Festival Best Film Gold Award The Farm: En Veettu Thottathil 2019 30th Malaysia Film FestivalMost Promising ActressJaya GanasonMalaysian Tamil Artiste AwardBest Actress
Home media The film is available on Astro First until 12 November 2027.
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