The Farm: En Veettu Thottathil

The Farm: En Veettu Thottathil
Official poster
Directed byKarthik Shamalan
Written byKarthik Shamalan
Produced byYugendran
StarringJaya Ganason
Mohanaraj
Mahesan Poobalan
Yugendran Maniam
Haridhass
Yotes
Viknesh Prabu
CinematographyV. G. Ravyn Manogaran
Edited byShanker Indra
Music byShameshan Mnai Maran
Production
company
S Cape Imagination
Distributed byS Cape Imagination
Release date
  • 28 September 2017 (2017-09-28)
Running time
127 minutes
CountryMalaysia
LanguageTamil

The Farm: En Veettu Thottathil (also known as The Farm: EVT) is a 2017 Malaysian Tamil language dark slasher film directed by Karthik Shamalan. The film consist an ensemble cast of Jaya Ganason—in her feature film debut—alongside Mohanaraj, Mahesan Poobalan, Yugendran Maniam and Haridhass. The film is inspired by popular tale of Red Riding Hood, which gives a dark twist to the story, tells of the painful journey of a girl.

Prior to showing in local cinemas, the movie was screened at film festivals in Puerto Rico, Los Angeles, Mexico and the United Kingdom.[1] The film opened in Malaysia and Singapore cinemas on 28 September 2017.

Plot

Inspired by the popular tale of Red Riding Hood, this Malaysian Tamil slasher film, which gives a dark twist to the story, tells of the painful journey of a girl. The Farm follows a hearing-impaired girl and her encounter with the various kinds of men in her life; one whose nice intentions hide a darker motive, one with bad intentions initially who later repents, and one who abuses women, which the director portrays as ‘an animal’.

Cast

  • Jaya Ganason as the deaf-mute girl[2]
  • Mohanaraj
  • Mahesan Poobalan
  • Yugendran Maniam
  • Haridhass
  • Yotes
  • Viknesh Prabu

Production and marketing

The film was shot on a Canon 5D with seven crew members and a shoestring budget.[2] The film was promoted for having "Only 30% Dialogues Throughout The Movie".[2]

Soundtrack

The film's soundtrack is scored by Shameshan Mani Maran.

Tamil (Original)
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Oli Vizha"YuwajiPrasana4:57

Reception

Casey Chong of Casey's Movie Mania rated the film 2.5/5 stars and wrote that "Karthik Shamalan's gloomy take on the Red Riding Hood fairy tale is brutal, but [an] uneven B-movie slasher thriller suffered from a bumpy script and inconsistent technical attributes".[2] Ganason's performance was praised by both audiences and critics.[3]

Accolades

Year Award Category Recipient(s) Result Ref.
2017 8th Yellow Fever Indie Film Festival Best Film Gold Award The Farm: En Veettu Thottathil Won [4]
2019 30th Malaysia Film Festival Most Promising Actress Jaya Ganason Won [5][6]
Malaysian Tamil Artiste Award Best Actress Won [3]

Home media

The film is available on Astro First until 12 November 2027.[7]

References

  1. ^ "The farm puts a slasher twist on red riding hood". The Malay Mail. 16 February 2023. Archived from the original on 6 October 2017. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  2. ^ a b c d Chong, Casey. "Review: THE FARM: EN VEETTU THOTTATHIL (2017)". Casey's Movie Mania - Movie Reviews, Features & Others. Archived from the original on 8 October 2017. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  3. ^ a b S., Bissme (3 April 2019). "A natural actress". The Sun. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
  4. ^ "'The Farm' Wins Best Film Gold Award At 8th Yellow Fever Indie Film Festival". National Film Development Corporation Malaysia. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
  5. ^ "The Malaysian Film Festival winners are the real Malaysian films". The Malay Mail. Joe Lee. 1 April 2019. Archived from the original on 12 April 2019. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
  6. ^ Omar, Aref. "#Showbiz: Stronger showing of diversity and inclusion". New Straits Times. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
  7. ^ "The Farm: En Veettu Thottathil". Astro. Retrieved 12 December 2024.