Chennai International Film Festival

Veppam Kulir Mazhai

India | 2024 | 129 mins | Tamil

The story revolves around Petthaperumal and Paandi in the village of Maaviduthukotai, Sivangangai. They both are a happily married couple for some time until the pressure of conceiving a baby falls on them and thereafter affect their emotional and physical bond. The societal stigma of not conceiving a baby is thrust on a woman. The fake masculine identity crisis thrust on a man. How as a married couple they overcome the society burden of back biting and the shame through various pressures from the closed circles to the outer circle. The heat cold and finally the rain of love unfolds in this movie Veppam Kulie Mazhai.

Director
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Pascal Vedamuthu, who has worked as an associate director on films like Kuttram Kadithal and Magalir Mattum and the web series Suzhal, is making his directorial debut with Veppam Kulir Mazhai, which talks about the societal pressure that couples face to conceive a child.
Cast & Crew

Director – Pascal Vedamuthu

Producer – Dhirav

Cinematographer – Prithvi Rajendran

Editor – Dhirav

Sound – designer Raju Albert

Music – Shankar Rangarajan

Cast – Dhirav, Ismath Banu, MS Bhaskar