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{{Short description|2016 Indian film by Jayaprakash Radhakrishnan}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2016}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Lens
| image = Lens (film) poster.jpg
| caption = Poster in Tamil
| director = [[Jayaprakash Radhakrishnan]]
| producer = {{ubl|Jayaprakash Radhakrishnan|[[Vetrimaaran]]|[[Siddharth Vipin]]}}
| writer = Jayaprakash Radhakrishnan
| starring = {{plain list|
* [[Anandsami]]
* Jayaprakash Radakrishnan
* [[Vinutha Lal|Aswathy Lal]]
* [[Misha Ghoshal]]
}}
| music = '''Score:'''<br />Siddharth Vipin<br />'''Song:'''<br />[[G. V. Prakash Kumar]]
| cinematography = [[S. R. Kathir]]
| editing = {{ubl|Gaugin|G. B. Venkatesh|Jainul Abdeen}}
| studio = {{ubl|Glowing Tungsten|Mini Studio}}
| distributor = {{ubl|[[Lal Jose|LJ Films]] (Kerala)|[[Vetrimaaran|Grassroot Film Company]]}}
| released = {{Film date|2016|06|17|Kerala|2017|05|12||df=y}}
| country = India
| language = Tamil<br />English
| runtime = 109 minutes
| budget = 
| gross = 
}}
'''''Lens''''' is 2016 Indian [[drama film|drama]] [[thriller film]] written and directed by [[Jayaprakash Radhakrishnan]]. The film features dialogues predominately in [[Tamil language|Tamil]] and [[English language|English]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=1 October 2015 |title='Lens' is a hostage drama set in the digital world |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/Lens-is-a-hostage-drama-set-in-the-digital-world/articleshow/49168079.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160329112414/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/Lens-is-a-hostage-drama-set-in-the-digital-world/articleshow/49168079.cms |archive-date=29 March 2016 |access-date=2016-08-05 |website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> Dealing with the subject of [[voyeurism]], it features [[Anandsami]] and Jayaprakash Radhakrishnan in the lead roles.

''Lens'' has been screened in several film festivals including {{ill|CLAM Festival Internacional Cinema Solidari|ca|CLAM - Festival Internacional de Cinema Social de Catalunya}}, South Asian International Film Festival, Jagran Film Festival, [[Chennai International Film Festival]], [[Pune International Film Festival]], [[Bengaluru International Film Festival]], Lonavala International Film Festival, and Bioscope International Film Festival. The film was distributed by LJ Films in Kerala and by producer Vetrimaaran under his company Grassroot Film Company.

The film was later released on Netflix.<ref>{{Cite web |title=LENS (Netflix -Overview) |url=http://www.netflix.com/title/80158920 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181116081933/https://www.netflix.com/title/80158920 |archive-date=16 November 2018 |access-date=2018-08-16 |website=netflix.com}}</ref>

==Plot==
{{More plot|date=July 2025}}
Aravind's growing estrangement with his wife, owing to his indulgence in virtual sexual relationships, paves way for his encounter with a stranger. This random experience takes a turn for the worse when the stranger requests Aravind to witness his suicide on a Skype call.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-10-03 |title=Now, a Tamil kidnap drama set in a digital world, Lens |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/regional-movies/now-a-tamil-kidnap-drama-set-in-a-digital-world-lens/story-1wA6pQK6mli0MWSDX6LufP.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160914190220/http://www.hindustantimes.com/regional-movies/now-a-tamil-kidnap-drama-set-in-a-digital-world-lens/story-1wA6pQK6mli0MWSDX6LufP.html |archive-date=14 September 2016 |access-date=2016-08-05 |website=[[Hindustan Times]]}}</ref>

==Cast==

* [[Anandsami]] as Yohan
* [[Jayaprakash Radhakrishnan]] as Aravind
* [[Vinutha Lal]] as Angel
* [[Misha Ghoshal]] as Swathi
* Kulothungan Udayakumar as the Inspector in Munnar

== Soundtrack ==
{{Track listing
| headline = Track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| all_music = [[G. V. Prakash Kumar]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/moongil-nila-from-lens/JJAGxEzRamo_|title=Moongil Nila (From "Lens") - - Download or Listen Free - JioSaavn|date=9 May 2017|via=www.jiosaavn.com}}</ref>
| title1 = Moongil Nila
| lyrics1 = [[Yugabharathi]]
| extra1 = [[Harini (singer)|Harini]]
| length1 = 4:46
| total_length = 4:46
}}

==Reception==
[[Baradwaj Rangan]] wrote, "Lens is a refreshingly grown-up film...not only does it deal with a grown-up subject, it also refuses to infantilise the audience by treating its points as messages. Lens understands that a movie isn't a pharmacological product: pop one and cure a social ill. It lays out problems without the comfort of easy solutions."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rangan |first=Baradwaj |date=11 May 2017 |title=Lens Movie Review |url=https://www.filmcompanion.in/reviews/lens-movie-review |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230204012944/https://www.filmcompanion.in/reviews/lens-movie-review |archive-date=4 February 2023 |access-date=11 November 2023 |website=[[Film Companion]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/lens-review-average-fare-review-malayalam-qguiUodffjffe.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160620072043/http://www.sify.com/movies/lens-review-average-fare-review-malayalam-qguiUodffjffe.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=20 June 2016|title=Lens review: Average fare|website=[[Sify]] }}</ref>

==Awards==
*Best Debut Director – 19th Gollapudi Srinivas National Award
*Best Screenplay – Lonavala International Film Festival<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-09-05 |title=LIFFI: Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Tannishtha Chatterjee grabs Best Actors awards |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/liffi-nawazuddin-siddiqui-tannishtha-chatterjee-best-actors-awards-3015292/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160906170023/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/liffi-nawazuddin-siddiqui-tannishtha-chatterjee-best-actors-awards-3015292/ |archive-date=6 September 2016 |access-date=2016-09-06 |website=[[The Indian Express]]}}</ref>
*Best Direction – Lonavala International Film Festival
*Best Screenplay – Bioscope Global Film Festival<ref>{{Cite web |title=AWARD WINNING MOVIES |url=http://thebioscope.in/award_2015.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160917101013/http://thebioscope.in/award_2015.html |archive-date=17 September 2016 |access-date=2016-08-05 |website=Bioscope Global Film Festival}}</ref>
*Best Director – 7th Jagaran Film Festival

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|id=4818776}}
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDd8myAMr1s Lens official trailer] on [[YouTube]]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQwY1ezozOY Special screening of Lens in Chennai as part of Gollapudi National Awards ceremony.]
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[[Category:2016 films]]
[[Category:2016 Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Indian thriller films]]
[[Category:Indian multilingual films]]
[[Category:Films about security and surveillance]]
[[Category:2016 thriller films]]
[[Category:2016 English-language films]]
[[Category:2016 drama films]]
[[Category:Films scored by G. V. Prakash Kumar]]
[[Category:Films directed by Jayaprakash Radhakrishnan]]

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SnehAnchliya at 23:57, 18 March 2026