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Lens
Lens
	Poster in Tamil
Directed by	Jayaprakash Radhakrishnan
Written by	Jayaprakash Radhakrishnan
Produced by	Jayaprakash Radhakrishnan; Vetrimaaran; Siddharth Vipin;
Starring	Jayaprakash Radakrishnan; Anandsami; Aswathy Lal; Misha Ghoshal;
Cinematography	S. R. Kathir
Edited by	Gaugin; G. B. Venkatesh; Jainul Abdeen;
Music by	Siddharth Vipin (Malayalam); G. V. Prakash Kumar (Tamil);
Production; companies	Glowing Tungsten; Mini Studio;
Distributed by	LJ Films (Malayalam); Grassroot Film Company (Tamil);
Release dates	17 June 2016 (Malayalam); 12 May 2017 (Tamil);
Running time	109 minutes
Country	India
Languages	Malayalam; Tamil;

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Lens is 2016 Indian drama thriller film written and directed by Jayaprakash Radhakrishnan. The film was made simultaneously in Malayalam and Tamil languages.^[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 CLAM Festival Internacional Cinema Solidari [ca], 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 Malayalam version was distributed by LJ Films and the Tamil version was distributed by producer Vetrimaaran under his company Grassroot Film Company.

The film was later released on Netflix.^[2]

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 worst 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

Reception

The film was received positively with the audience liking the fact that it addressed concerns about privacy and adult content on the web. Malayalam director Vineeth Sreenivasan said "There are so many things I wanted to say about this film. In fact, if the movie was released already, I would have written in detail. For now, I' ll just say this... this film needs to be seen by today's internet-savvy generation. It is relevant, gritty, honest, and it haunts."^[4] 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."^[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. Archived from the original on 29 March 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
^ "LENS (Netflix -Overview)". netflix.com. Archived from the original on 16 November 2018. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
^ "Now, a Tamil kidnap drama set in a digital world, Lens". Hindustan Times. 3 October 2015. Archived from the original on 14 September 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
^ "'Lens' movie celebrity review: Vineeth Sreenivasan is all praises for low-budget film". International Business Times. 9 June 2016. Archived from the original on 16 August 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
^ Rangan, Baradwaj (11 May 2017). "Lens Movie Review". Film Companion. Archived from the original on 4 February 2023. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
^ "LIFFI: Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Tannishtha Chatterjee grabs Best Actors awards". The Indian Express. 5 September 2016. Archived from the original on 6 September 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
^ "AWARD WINNING MOVIES". Bioscope Global Film Festival. Archived from the original on 17 September 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2016.

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[1] "'Lens' is a hostage drama set in the digital world". The Times of India. 1 October 2015. Archived from the original on 29 March 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2016.

[2] "LENS (Netflix -Overview)". netflix.com. Archived from the original on 16 November 2018. Retrieved 16 August 2018.

[3] "Now, a Tamil kidnap drama set in a digital world, Lens". Hindustan Times. 3 October 2015. Archived from the original on 14 September 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2016.

[4] "'Lens' movie celebrity review: Vineeth Sreenivasan is all praises for low-budget film". International Business Times. 9 June 2016. Archived from the original on 16 August 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2016.

[5] Rangan, Baradwaj (11 May 2017). "Lens Movie Review". Film Companion. Archived from the original on 4 February 2023. Retrieved 11 November 2023.

[6] "LIFFI: Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Tannishtha Chatterjee grabs Best Actors awards". The Indian Express. 5 September 2016. Archived from the original on 6 September 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2016.

[7] "AWARD WINNING MOVIES". Bioscope Global Film Festival. Archived from the original on 17 September 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2016.

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+'''''Lens''''' is 2016 Indian [[drama film|drama]] [[thriller film]] written and directed by [[Jayaprakash Radhakrishnan]]. The film was made simultaneously in Malayalam and [[Tamil language]]s.<ref>{{Cite web |date=1 October 2015 |title='Lens' is a hostage drama set in the digital world |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/Lens-is-a-hostage-drama-set-in-the-digital-world/articleshow/49168079.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160329112414/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/Lens-is-a-hostage-drama-set-in-the-digital-world/articleshow/49168079.cms |archive-date=29 March 2016 |access-date=2016-08-05 |website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> Dealing with the subject of [[voyeurism]], it features [[Anandsami]] and Jayaprakash Radhakrishnan in the lead roles.
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-The film was later released on Netflix.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.netflix.com/title/80158920|title=LENS (Netflix -Overview)|website=netflix.com|access-date=2018-08-16}}</ref>
+The film was later released on Netflix.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.netflix.com/title/80158920|title=LENS (Netflix -Overview)|website=netflix.com|access-date=2018-08-16|archive-date=16 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181116081933/https://www.netflix.com/title/80158920|url-status=live}}</ref>
 ==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 worst when the stranger requests Aravind to witness his suicide on a Skype call.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/regional-movies/now-a-tamil-kidnap-drama-set-in-a-digital-world-lens/story-1wA6pQK6mli0MWSDX6LufP.html|title=Now, a Tamil kidnap drama set in a digital world, Lens|date=2015-10-03|access-date=2016-08-05}}</ref>
+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 worst when the stranger requests Aravind to witness his suicide on a Skype call.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-10-03 |title=Now, a Tamil kidnap drama set in a digital world, Lens |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/regional-movies/now-a-tamil-kidnap-drama-set-in-a-digital-world-lens/story-1wA6pQK6mli0MWSDX6LufP.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160914190220/http://www.hindustantimes.com/regional-movies/now-a-tamil-kidnap-drama-set-in-a-digital-world-lens/story-1wA6pQK6mli0MWSDX6LufP.html |archive-date=14 September 2016 |access-date=2016-08-05 |website=[[Hindustan Times]]}}</ref>
 ==Cast==
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 ==Reception==
-The film was received positively with the audience liking the fact that it addressed concerns about privacy and adult content on the web. Malayalam director [[Vineeth Sreenivasan]] said "There are so many things I wanted to say about this film. In fact, if the movie was released already, I would have written in detail. For now, I' ll just say this... this film needs to be seen by today's ''internet-savvy'' generation. It is relevant, gritty, honest, and it haunts."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/lens-movie-celebrity-review-vineeth-sreenivasan-all-praises-low-budget-film-681964#SrVMpgLZz3LL2IzW.97|title='Lens' movie celebrity review: Vineeth Sreenivasan is all praises for low-budget film|access-date=2016-08-05}}</ref> Baradwaj Rangan of Film Companion 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."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.filmcompanion.in/lens-movie-review/|title=Lens Movie Review|first=Baradwaj|last=Rangan|date=11 May 2017}}</ref>
+The film was received positively with the audience liking the fact that it addressed concerns about privacy and adult content on the web. Malayalam director [[Vineeth Sreenivasan]] said "There are so many things I wanted to say about this film. In fact, if the movie was released already, I would have written in detail. For now, I' ll just say this... this film needs to be seen by today's ''internet-savvy'' generation. It is relevant, gritty, honest, and it haunts."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/lens-movie-celebrity-review-vineeth-sreenivasan-all-praises-low-budget-film-681964#SrVMpgLZz3LL2IzW.97|title='Lens' movie celebrity review: Vineeth Sreenivasan is all praises for low-budget film|website=[[International Business Times]] |date=9 June 2016 |access-date=2016-08-05|archive-date=16 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160816092832/http://www.ibtimes.co.in/lens-movie-celebrity-review-vineeth-sreenivasan-all-praises-low-budget-film-681964#SrVMpgLZz3LL2IzW.97|url-status=live}}</ref> [[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."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rangan |first=Baradwaj |date=11 May 2017 |title=Lens Movie Review |url=https://www.filmcompanion.in/reviews/lens-movie-review |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230204012944/https://www.filmcompanion.in/reviews/lens-movie-review |archive-date=4 February 2023 |access-date=11 November 2023 |website=[[Film Companion]]}}</ref>
 ==Awards==
-*Best Debut Director --- 19th Gollapudi Srinivas National Award
+*Best Debut Director – 19th Gollapudi Srinivas National Award
-*Best Screenplay&nbsp;— Lonavala International Film Festival<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/liffi-nawazuddin-siddiqui-tannishtha-chatterjee-best-actors-awards-3015292/|title=LIFFI: Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Tannishtha Chatterjee grabs Best Actors awards|date=2016-09-05|access-date=2016-09-06}}</ref>
+*Best Screenplay – Lonavala International Film Festival<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-09-05 |title=LIFFI: Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Tannishtha Chatterjee grabs Best Actors awards |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/liffi-nawazuddin-siddiqui-tannishtha-chatterjee-best-actors-awards-3015292/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160906170023/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/liffi-nawazuddin-siddiqui-tannishtha-chatterjee-best-actors-awards-3015292/ |archive-date=6 September 2016 |access-date=2016-09-06 |website=[[The Indian Express]]}}</ref>
-*Best Direction&nbsp;— Lonavala International Film Festival
+*Best Direction – Lonavala International Film Festival
-*Best Screenplay&nbsp;— Bioscope Global Film Festival<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://thebioscope.in/award_2015.html|title=Bioscope Global Film Festival|website=thebioscope.in|access-date=2016-08-05}}</ref>
+*Best Screenplay – Bioscope Global Film Festival<ref>{{Cite web |title=AWARD WINNING MOVIES |url=http://thebioscope.in/award_2015.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160917101013/http://thebioscope.in/award_2015.html |archive-date=17 September 2016 |access-date=2016-08-05 |website=Bioscope Global Film Festival}}</ref>
-*Best Director ------- 7th Jagaran Film Festival.
+*Best Director – 7th Jagaran Film Festival.
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-[[Category:Indian thriller drama films]]
+[[Category:Indian thriller films]]
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 [[Category:Films about security and surveillance]]
-[[Category:2016 thriller drama films]]
+[[Category:2016 thriller films]]
 [[Category:2010s Malayalam-language films]]
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v t e Filmography of Vetrimaaran
Directed	Polladhavan (2007) Aadukalam (2011) Visaranai (2016) Vada Chennai (2018) Asuran (2019) Viduthalai Part 1 (2023) Viduthalai Part 2 (2024)
Producer	Udhayam NH4 (2013) Poriyaalan (2014) Kaaka Muttai (2015) Kodi (2016) Lens (2017) Annanukku Jai (2018) Miga Miga Avasaram (2019) Sangathalaivan (2021) Anel Meley Pani Thuli (2022) Garudan (2024)
Other	Naan Rajavaga Pogiren (dialogues) (2013) Udhayam NH4 (story and screenplay) (2013)