THEATRE NISHANTH KALIDINDI

  • INDIA | CANADA

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  • TAMIL | MALAYALAM

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  • 2025

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  • 93 mins

A cattle farmer who aspires to be a stage actor, Das works with a cosmopolitan theatre troupe headed by an ill-tempered, foul-mouthed director. When the director’s tantrums unearth buried resentments among the group’s members, the play they are rehearsing threatens to come apart.

Producer(s) or Production Company :

Thanikachalam SA, Vinoth Thanigasalam, Neil Sebastian, Hestin Jose Joseph, Nishanth Kalidindi

Screenplay :

Nishanth Kalidindi

Director of Photography :

Azeem Mohammed, Hestin Jose Joseph

Editor :

Nishanth Kalidindi

Music :

Vinoth Thanigasalam

Sound :

Vinoth Thanigasalam

Cast :

Mani Bharathi Hakkim Shajahan David Salamon L. Bhoominathan Cécile Mouchel Dharanidharan

Awards - Nominations | Screened | Official Selection :

IFF Rotterdam (World Premier) IFF Kerala (Indian Cinema Now)

Nishanth Kalidindi is an Indian filmmaker from Pondicherry who developed his cinematic practice as a self taught director rooted in his local cultural landscape. His filmography includes the short films BEYOND PARADISE (2015) and DEIVAN (2017), followed by his debut feature KADASEELA BIRIYANI (2021), which became a cult hit on Netflix, and his second feature THEATRE (2021). His work is marked by eccentric humor, intimacy and close observation of everyday communities. He is currently developing an Indo French feature project.