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Vanni Mouse
Film poster
Directed byTamiliam Subas
Written byTamiliam Subas
Produced byTamiliam Subas
StarringMice (Sinthu, Thulani)
CinematographyTamiliam Subas
Edited byTamiliam Subas
Music byNitharsan
Release date
  • 9 September 2009 (2009-09-09) (Norway)
Running time
10 minutes
CountryNorway
LanguagesTamil, Sinhala

Vanni Mouse (Tamil: வன்னி எலி) is a short film produced and directed by Tamiliam, a Sri Lankan Tamil from the diaspora. It won the best award in an international festival. It won the best film award in the fiction category in the nine-day 11th International Short and Independent Film Festival (ISIFF) in Dhaka 2010.[1][2] Commenting on the award, Barrister S. J. Joseph of Eelavar Cine Arts Council, based in London, told TamilNet[3] this was the first time a Sri Lankan Tamil artist had been awarded at an international film festival.[4]

"As far as content is concerned, the film is against violence perpetrated in the name of national integrity. To convey this message, the director picked up a form, which is an interesting combination of wild life cinematography, surrealistic backdrop and realistic incident. A monotonous journey of some mice ends up in an unexpected revelation of a human tragedy. The approach is quite original for anti-war film," said the Jury Members Shaji N. Karun, Masihuddin Shaker, and Abu Sayeed during the announcement of the award.[5]

Synopsis

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Vanni Mouse is a short film following the journey of two mice which flew from the wood of Vanni. The two inseparable couple end unfortunately in an internment camp (Manik Farm) located in Vavuniya (Sri Lanka) where hundreds of thousands tamils are imprisoned by the Sri Lankan government. These two mice witness the tragedy of many innocent civilians behind the barbed wires, which remains as unspoken truth. Whether the two will escape from the terrifying environment is the climax of this short film.

Awards

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  • Best Short film 4th Ulagayutha International Tamil film festival India 2011.
  • Second Prize Makkal TV Ten Minute Stories India 2010.
  • Best Critic Award 8th International Tamil Film Festival Canada 2010.
  • Best Fiction Award 11th International Short and Independent Film Festival (ISIFF) in Dhaka 2010.
  • Best short film Norway Tamil Film Festival Awards 2010 [6]
  • Special Prize Periyar thirai 2009

Official selection

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Academic analysis

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The film has been studied in various academic works:

References

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  1. ^ Hassan, Mainul (15 March 2010). "11th International Short and Independent Film Fest ends". The Daily Star. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Timeout". www.newagebd.com. Archived from the original on 22 March 2010.
  3. ^ "TamilNet - 'Vanni Mouse' wins best fiction award in international film festival".
  4. ^ "Tamil Cinema News | Tamil Movie Reviews | Tamil Movie Trailers - IndiaGlitz Tamil". Archived from the original on 23 March 2010.
  5. ^ "Recitation of Jury". TamilNet. Retrieved 28 March 2025.
  6. ^ "1st NTFF 2010 - "Vanni Mouse" by director Tamiliam Subas from Norway received the best short film award".
  7. ^ Gaana, J. Nair (September 2013). "Visual Culture, Spectatorship and Humanitarian Disaster: Vanni Eli and the Representation of the Sri Lankan Civil War". ResearchGate. Christ University, Bangalore, India. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
  8. ^ Preethu, P. (March 2020). "Representations of Civilian Trauma in the Sri Lankan Civil War: A Study of Select Movies" (PDF). Mahatma Gandhi University Digital Repository. Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala, India. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
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