Paramapatham () is a 2020 Malaysian Tamil-language thriller film co-directed by Thanesh Perrabu and Viknesh Perrabu, who also co-star in the film alongside an ensemble cast.
The film was released in film festivals in 2020 and had a theatrical release in February 2021 before being screened at the 78th Golden Globe Awards later that month.
Cast
Production The film was directed by brothers: Thanesh and Viknesh Perrabu and is reportedly the first Malaysian Tamil thriller film. Viknesh Perrabu previously directed the satan-based film Sathuriyan (2014). The idea for the film came from a book their father bought for them after which they learned that snakes and ladders was in fact from India and not England. While Thanesh Perrabu plays the protagonist, his brother Viknesh Perrabu plays the antagonist. The film was shot in Kedah, Kuala Lumpur, Penang and Thailand. The 20 minutes of CGI in the film was created by a Kerala, India based company. BenG shot a four page monologue in a single take.
Release and reception Despite the COVID-19 pandemic affecting Malaysia in February 2021, the film still had a theatrical release although many other local films were not released.
A critic from Asian Movie Pulse wrote that "Paramapatham ends up being a collection of ideas held together by a very thin central story than a compact movie, which, in the end, makes the movie very difficult to watch" while praising the chemistry of the lead cast.
Awards +YearEventCategoryRecipientResult2020 Rome Prisma Independent Film Awards Best Film Paramapatham Norway Tamil Film Festival Best Cinematography Jegatheesvaran Coimbatore International Film Festival Best Film Paramapatham Best Director Thanesh Perrabu and Viknesh Perrabu Best Producer Best Actor Best Presenter London NIFF Best International Film Paramapatham MLC Awards of Green Bay Best Presenter Best Jury Selection Artist Best Music Composer Best Film Paramapatham Vesuvius International Film Festival Best Background Music Tagore International Film Festival Best Genre Film Paramapatham Cosmo Film Festival Best Presenter Indiescreen Awards Best Film Paramapatham Malaysia Book of Records Most Tamil Movie Awards won by a Movie Director (16) Thanesh Perrabu and Viknesh Perrabu
Home media The film was available for streaming on Netflix in Malaysia as of October 2022.
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