Pebbles (film)

Pebbles
Poster
Directed byP. S. Vinothraj
Screenplay byP. S. Vinothraj
Vignesh Kumulai
Produced byVignesh Shivan
Nayanthara
Starring
  • Chellapandi
  • Karuththadaiyaan
CinematographyVignesh Kumulai
Jeya Parthipan
Edited byGanesh Siva
Music byYuvan Shankar Raja
Production
company
Release date
Running time
75 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Pebbles (Tamil: Koozhangal) is a 2021 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by debutant P. S. Vinothraj.[1] The film was produced by Vignesh Shivan and Nayanthara under the Rowdy Pictures banner.[2] Featuring music composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja, the film had cinematography handled by Jeya Parthipan and Vignesh Kumulai and was edited by Ganesh Siva.

Pebbles was screened at the 50th International Film Festival Rotterdam held in Netherlands on 4 February 2021, where it received the Tiger Award at the festival.[3] It was selected as the Indian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 94th Academy Awards, but was not nominated.[4][5] and was also screened at the 52nd International Film Festival of India in 'Indian Panorama' section, feature film category.[6][7]

The central theme of the movie is about retrieval. A father seeks to retrieve his wife. The son who accompanies him seeks to retain his childhood. The mother who remains unseen in the movie seeks to retrieve some water.

  1. ^ Meza, Ed (7 February 2021). "Indian Drama 'Pebbles,' Argentina's 'The Dog Who Wouldn't Be Quiet' Win Top Rotterdam Awards fear". Variety. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  2. ^ "Vignesh Shivan's next production is Koozhangal in Yuvan's music". The Times of India. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference THR was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Oscars: Tamil film 'Koozhangal' will represent India in the international feature film category". Scroll.in. 23 October 2021. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  5. ^ "India's official entry to Oscars, Tamil film Koozhangal, out of the race". The News Minute. 22 December 2021. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  6. ^ "Indian Panorama Announces Official Selection for 52nd IFFI, 2021". PIB GOI. 5 November 2021. Retrieved 9 November 2021 – via Press release.
  7. ^ "Koozhangal (Pebbles) To Premiere on Sony Liv on This Date". Film Companion. 20 October 2023.