Tamiliam Subas

Tamiliam Subas
Tamiliam Subas
Born	Subas Kannan Kamalendran Sri Lanka
Nationality	Norwegian
Occupation(s)	Film director, producer, screenwriter
Website	www.tamiliam.com

Tamiliam Subas (born as Subas Kannan Kamalendran) is a Norwegian-Tamil filmmaker known for his work on short films that explore Eelam Tamil identity, war experiences, and diaspora perspectives.

Career

In 2009, Subas wrote, directed, and produced the short film Vanni Mouse, which follows the journey of two mice that end up in an internment camp in Vavuniya, Sri Lanka, witnessing the tragedies faced by civilians. The film received critical acclaim and won the Best Fiction Award at the 11th International Short and Independent Film Festival (ISIFF) in Dhaka in 2010. ^{[1] [2] [3]} It was also recognized at various other film festivals. ^[4]

His subsequent short film, Can I Have a Dream? (2010), further delved into themes pertinent to the Tamil diaspora.^{[ citation needed ]}

Filmography

Year	Title	Director	Writer	Editor	Notes
2009	Vanni Mouse	Yes	Yes	Yes
2010	Can I Have a Dream?	Yes	Yes	Yes
TBD	Motherland	Yes	Yes	Yes	In post-production
TBD	War Child	No	Yes	Yes	In post-production

Academic analysis

His short film Vanni Mouse has been studied in various academic works:

• Visual Culture, Spectatorship and Humanitarian Disaster: Vanni Eli and the Representation of the Sri Lankan Civil War - Christ University ^[5]

• Representations of Civilian Trauma in the Sri Lankan Civil War: A Study of Select Movies - Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala ^[6]

References

1. Hassan, Mainul (15 March 2010). "11th International Short and Independent Film Fest ends". The Daily Star. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
2. "Timeout". www.newagebd.com. Archived from the original on 22 March 2010.
3. "TamilNet - 'Vanni Mouse' wins best fiction award in international film festival".
4. "1st NTFF 2010 - "Vanni Mouse" by director Tamiliam Subas from Norway received the best short film award".
5. Gaana, J. Nair (September 2013). "Visual Culture, Spectatorship and Humanitarian Disaster: Vanni Eli and the Representation of the Sri Lankan Civil War". ResearchGate. Christ University, Bangalore, India. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
6. Preethu, P. (March 2020). "Representations of Civilian Trauma in the Sri Lankan Civil War: A Study of Select Movies" (PDF). Mahatma Gandhi University Digital Repository. Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala, India. Retrieved 27 March 2025.

External links

• Veteran director Balu Mahendra about Subas
• Official website
• Tamiliam Subas at IMDb