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| Directed by | Jayaprakash Radhakrishnan |
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| Written by | Jayaprakash Radhakrishnan |
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| Cinematography | S. R. Kathir |
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| Music by | Score: Siddharth Vipin Song: G. V. Prakash Kumar
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil English
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Lens is 2016 Indian drama thriller film written and directed by Jayaprakash Radhakrishnan. The film features dialogues predominately in Tamil and English.[1] 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 Template:Ill, 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.[2]
Plot
Template:More plot 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.[3]
Cast
- Anandsami as Yohan
- Jayaprakash Radhakrishnan as Aravind
- Vinutha Lal as Angel
- Misha Ghoshal as Swathi
- Kulothungan Udayakumar as the Inspector in Munnar
Soundtrack
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."[4][5]
Awards
- Best Debut Director – 19th Gollapudi Srinivas National Award
- Best Screenplay – Lonavala International Film Festival[6]
- Best Direction – Lonavala International Film Festival
- Best Screenplay – Bioscope Global Film Festival[7]
- Best Director – 7th Jagaran Film Festival
References
- ↑ 'Lens' is a hostage drama set in the digital world. The Times of India(1 October 2015). Retrieved 2016-08-05.
- ↑ LENS (Netflix -Overview). netflix.com. Retrieved 2018-08-16.
- ↑ Now, a Tamil kidnap drama set in a digital world, Lens. Hindustan Times(2015-10-03). Retrieved 2016-08-05.
- ↑ Lens Movie Review, Rangan, Baradwaj. Film Companion(11 May 2017). Retrieved 11 November 2023.
- ↑ Lens review: Average fare. Sify.
- ↑ LIFFI: Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Tannishtha Chatterjee grabs Best Actors awards. The Indian Express(2016-09-05). Retrieved 2016-09-06.
- ↑ AWARD WINNING MOVIES. Bioscope Global Film Festival. Retrieved 2016-08-05.
External links
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- Lens official trailer on YouTube
- Special screening of Lens in Chennai as part of Gollapudi National Awards ceremony.
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