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Filmmaker Shalini Vijaykumar reacts to plagiarism controversy: ‘Seeing Red’ is my original work

Shalini Vijaykumar. | Photo Credit: Karishma Harinath Days after writer and journalist Jeyarani made plagiarism accusations against Shalini Vijayakumar, the filmmaker has responded to the controversy. Shalini has said that her short film Seeing Red is an original work. Seeing Red centres around three women who are haunted by a ghost visible only to them while […]

Tamil short film ‘Seeing Red’, selected for MAMI’s Select: Filmed on iPhone initiative, faces plagiarism allegations

A still from ‘Seeing Red’ | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Seeing Red, the Tamil short film which was selected for the MAMI’s Select: Filmed on iPhone initiative, is facing plagiarism allegations. On Monday (02 May, 2025), writer and journalist Jeyarani took to Instagram to claim that Seeing Red is based on her story, Sevvarali Poocharam, […]

Shalini Vijayakumar’s Seeing Red, brings power and patriarchy to the fore

Shalini Vijayakumar(left) on the sets of Seeing Red | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement At her residence in the city, Shalini Vijayakumar sits cross legged, and is a picture of calm when she talks about her film Seeing Red. This is ironic, given how the film feels like an ode to rage; a feminine rage that […]