Filmmaker Statement

◇ "Thangam" which translates to "Gold" in English is an Indian Drama Short Film of 2022 without any dialougues as it is a silent movie, which focuses on some of the shameful aspects of our society & how much of a plastic deadweight Humans have become in Modern times. ◇ This Short film which sheds light on issues like modern materialsm, greed, Ignorance of the upper class & "State blaming" , victim blaming of the society's unfortunates (the lower class) who have been opressed by the upper class since the dawn of time. The film enlightens the viewer on the current state of society through the characters & learn the bitter truth as we go through the protagonist's short Journey , but at the same time the film projects a ray of "Hope". ◇ We Short this Short film on phone with a Tripod & a team of 8 Members , we went through a lot of administrative paperwork , PRO requests & bureaucratic process to get permission to shoot the Film on Indian Railways Property.