The Tamil film industry is buzzing. Master is set for a grand Pongal release. Soorarai Pottru has just announced its summer date. And a small, raw action drama called Iravin Niram (Color of the Night) by debut director Shakti is scheduled for a low-key April release.
For two hours, Udhayam Theatre breathes again. The audience laughs, cries, claps at the interval block, and goes dead silent for the climax. 2020 tamil movies
April 30, 2020. Curfew in effect. Police checkpoints everywhere. But one by one, people arrive: a rowdy who loves mass heroes, a college couple who met in a cinema line, a critic who’s forgotten why he fell in love with movies, a group of front-stall whistlers, and an old woman who hasn’t been to a theater since her husband died—he was a ticket collector. The Tamil film industry is buzzing
He calls Meera. “One night. One screen. One show. No tickets sold. Word of mouth only. We project it illegally, but we project it right .” And a small, raw action drama called Iravin
Meanwhile, Muthu (67), a projectionist at the iconic Udhayam Theatre in Chennai’s Purasawalkam, is given termination papers. The theater owner plans to convert the building into a mall. Muthu spends his last day in the booth, polishing the old 35mm projector that hasn’t run in years.