Anbirkiniyal

Anbirkiniyal

Anbirkiniyal Sivam, nicknamed Anbu, is a BSc Nursing graduate and attends IELTS coaching classes intended for a job in Canada. She works part-time at The Chicken Hub, a fried chicken fast food restaurant in a shopping mall, to pay off her father, Sivam's debts. One night, while Anbu's boyfriend, Charles Sebastian, is driving her home, they are stopped by police, who penalise Charles for drunken driving and not wearing a helmet; both are brought to the police station. Sivam too is summoned to the station; he is in dismay at seeing his daughter and does not talk to her despite her several attempts at creating conversation. One night, Anbu has no one to drop her off home from work. She tries to call Sivam, but he is still angry with her. Her workmates are told by their manager to put some stocks in the freezer room, which they ask Anbu to do. When closing for the night, the manager unknowingly locks Anbu in the freezer, where the temperature is −18 °C (0 °F). Unaware of Anbu's predicament, Charles and Sivam search for her, while Anbu fights to stay alive and not die from freezing. The security guard at the front of the mall tells the police that Anbu did not leave the mall. They start looking for her and eventually find her almost dead in the freezer. Anbu survives and is hospitalised. Sivam thanks the security guard, who tells Sivam that Anbu was the only one who would smile and wave at him.

Director

Gokul

Release

5 Mar 2021

Run time

124 min

Language

Tamil