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VAATHI PRODUCTIONS

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INDEPENDENT FILM PRODUCTION

Unreal stories that feel real.

Vaathi Productions, led by director Manu Suthan, builds films and visuals that live in the space between familiar and surreal. Racy Screenplay, Quick Cuts, and emotions through every frame.

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Our Story

A small studio built around one director, a tight crew, and a world that sits between familiar and unsettling.

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Vaathi started as late-night shoots with borrowed cameras and improvised locations. Those experiments turned into a brand.

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Pillar I

Strong Scripts.

Sculpting strong scripts ensures a sound filmmaking foundation.

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Pillar II

Tight Tension.

Tempering tight tension allows the audience to feel fully immersed & at the edge of their seats

III

Pillar III

Black & red as story.

Color is a signal that the story has just shifted.

Director's note

"We have to make movies that we ourselves would want to watch."

– Manu Suthan

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The Vaathi Universe

Maya, Samsara, Frat Boyz, Assassin 2 — different stories, same atmosphere.

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022026

Samsara

Ashwin, a recent graduate who moves to a new city for work uncovers unsettling connections between his past, a long-forgotten tragedy, and a place shrouded in urban legend. As reality begins to fracture, Ashwin is forced to confront questions of identity, guilt, and whether the past can ever truly stay buried.

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032025

Frat Boyz

Two international students come to the U.S for college and are introduced to frat life and party culture, they decide to make their own frat. How will they deal with the challenges & an annoying cop.

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042024

Assassin 2

Aneetha reveals who her father was and how him becoming a top gang boss led to the death of him. Now she has to avenge her father and mother.

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052023

Assassin

Arjun is a normal suburban kid who falls in love with a girl but she isn’t just any other girl, she’s rooted in gang violence and revenge. He later uncovers more about who she is.

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062023

Night Out

The 2 friends that usually remain sober in order to take care of their drunk friends decide to drink one night and everything goes south.

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072022

Diamonds Dancing

You can turn your close family members’ ashes into sentimental treasures to cherish…but what if this was done immorally.

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The Studio

A small crew, all the craft in-house: directing, camera, edit, sound and score — one timeline, one universe, always open to collaboration.

Vaathi is purposefully small: tighter crews, more intentional frames. We like spaces that feel real — streets, apartments, cemeteries, empty classrooms at night — and we build everything around that mood.

All in-houseLean crewBlack & red cinema

Director • Writer • Producer

Manu Suthan

Builds the world, writes the beats, and frames the shots so every scene feels like a memory you've almost had before.

Story beatsAct I · Act II · Act III
SetupTurnClimax
Script · Scene 04INT · HALLWAY · NIGHT

The camera waits at the end of the hallway as footsteps echo closer. A red shape creeps into frame and stops on the final line.

FX notesSubtle only

Add a thin red glow when the story tilts — no big explosions, just tension.

MUSIC DIRECTOR

Abhishek Addagatla

Composes the score, designs the sound, and mixes every echo — all original, no stock libraries.

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Score, ambience, foley and glitches are all written for the scene — nothing off the shelf.

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DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY

Kadhu Ramasamy

Cinematographer and DOP — finds the angles and rides the focus. He doesn't just capture the scene, he builds the feeling before a word is spoken.

REC • 4K / 24fpsISO 800 · T2.8
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Composes clean, graphic frames that still feel handheld and human.

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EDITOR

Vraj Shah

Cuts the story, shapes the rhythm, and lives inside the timeline until the film feels inevitable.

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Picture edit, sound premix, temp grade, and final conform all run through Vaathi's machines — one long timeline from first cut to export.

POSTER DESIGNER

Hrishita Batra

Turns a single frame into an iconic image to set the tone of the film.

Poster wallType • Texture • Grade

Key art that feels cinematic: bold type, restrained red accents, and deliberate negative space.

DIALOGUE SUPERVISOR

Aryan Bahl

The directors right hand in the writing process making sure all logic in screenplay aligns.

Dialogue passClean takes
Alt line: keep “don’t look back”Pickup: soften last wordOverlap: 2 frames earlierAlt line: keep “don’t look back”Pickup: soften last wordOverlap: 2 frames earlier

Keeps performances sharp and consistent — the “tiny fixes” that save a scene in the edit.

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Vaathi Merch

Logo pieces, hoodies, and crew shirts — small drops from the Vaathi universe, released in waves.

Everything here is built the same. The way we craft our merch, is the way we craft our films.

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Coming Soon

The first wave is in production. Drops will roll out alongside upcoming Vaathi releases — stay tuned.

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First merch waves will roll out alongside future Vaathi releases. The exact pieces will evolve as the films do.

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Have a story that fits the Vaathi world?

We work on films, visual pieces, and photo series. If you're looking to build something atmospheric, quiet, and a little off-center, we'd love to hear about it.

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HOW WE LIKE TO WORK

We keep the crew lean and the communication direct. If you reach out, you'll talk to Manu, not an inbox that never gets checked. Tell us about the tone, references, and constraints, and we'll figure out if it belongs in the Vaathi universe.

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