Kanam

Shree Karthick's 2022 Tamil film follows a young musician who has lost his mother. When a quantum physicist gives him the means to travel back, he tries to prevent her death. The film does not treat time travel as a technical question. The rules are kept simple and the narrative's interest lies in what going back would change; every intervention brings another loss with it. Sharwanand leads, with Amala Akkineni as the mother. The group of friends carries the comic line and the tone is closer to family drama than science fiction. The narrative makes its emotional emphasis openly in the final section. Who it's for: those who like emotional science fiction and family drama. Who it's not for: viewers expecting consistent time travel logic; the film keeps its rules loose.