Eeram

Arivazhagan Venkatachalam's 2009 Tamil film follows a police officer investigating the death of his former lover. The case is treated as suicide; the further he goes into the records, the less the account holds. The horror is built around water. Taps, bathrooms and pools of water recur through the narrative, and the director gets his effect from sound and timing rather than visual effects. The narrative reveals the real matter late and takes violence against women as a direct subject. Aadhi leads. It is often cited among the Tamil productions that join horror to the police story. Who it's for: those who like Tamil horror thrillers. Who it's not for: viewers for whom suicide and sexual violence would sit heavily; the film places them at the centre.