Tablet
Drama English
The story of two HIV survivors, Kayal, a single mother and prabhu, her only child who navigate their life through medications and social constructs in a smal town of Sivakasi.
| Cast: | Raichal Rabecca Philip, Hemanathan, |
|---|---|
| Director: | Aravind Siva |
| Editor: | Sivagurunathan A |
| Camera: | Vinoj kaveri |
All Guild Reviews of "Tablet"
A Small Film About Large Silences
Premiered at BIFFes, The Tablet reveals Aravind Siva as a filmmaker of realism and restraint, where patience allows anxiety, care and hope to surface through everyday life.
ARAVIND SIVA’s Tamil film The Tablet begins innocently. Prabhu (Hemanathan), ten years old, is getting ready for school, and our point of view is his goody boy face as he shuffles through things in his modest home. He finds what he’s looking for and is eager to get out when his mother insists on combing his hair. He goes to school and calls his friend Ramesh outside. In the few seconds it takes for the friend to answer his call, two smug-looking boys playfully tease him before Ramesh joins, and they run away from the densely concentrated areas of the school. Prabhu gives Ramesh the tablet he’s stolen from home and says it is for immunity and strength, and both can put on some weight and become strong. Ramesh takes it promptly, and during the morning assembly, he faints.
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