Private Project

The Show Man

Stranded en route to a film festival, cynical Junior and the inscrutable Senior encounter the Stranger spinning a dramatic tale of woe. While Junior sees an obvious con, Senior sees the veil and its beauty. "The Show Man" delves into the ambiguous lines between performance, reality, and perception in the most unexpected of scenery, unravelling between highly conflicted characters.

  • Balajee S R
    Director
  • Balajee S R
    Writer
  • Aditya Sreekumar
    Writer
  • Vinod Anand
    Key Cast
    "Stranger"
  • Abdul Muzib
    Key Cast
    "Senior"
  • Sundar S
    Key Cast
    "Junior"
  • Ashwin Haridoss
    Key Cast
    "Rider"
  • Balajee S R
    Producer
  • Selvarathy Sree
    Producer
  • Sreenivasen L R
    Producer
  • Neveditha L S
    Producer
  • Ramesh Kannan Ramasamy
    Producer
  • Colin Titus
    Director of Photography
  • Ganeshan Kathirvel
    Editor
    Kattam
  • Nishanth Vijay
    Music Director
  • Naveen S
    Executive Producer
  • Aditya Sreekumar
    Story
  • Pranav Radee
    Associate Director
  • Bala Murugan
    Production Designer
  • Harshene Ravichandar
    Costume Designer
  • Iniyavan Pandiyan
    Colorist
  • Karthik Alagar Sivakumar
    Direction Team
  • suvi
    Direction Team
  • Sudarshan Shivananda
    Direction Team
  • Rakesh Jagdeesh
    Associate DOPs
  • Sridhar
    Associate DOPs
  • Bala Murugan
    Publicity Designs
  • Elvin Edward
    Production Executive
  • Deepan
    Production Manager
  • Srivaran
    Conformist
  • Fix it in Post Studios
    VFX / DI
  • suvi
    Subtitles
  • Karthik Mohan
    Sound Design
  • Kevin Khor
    Sound Design
  • suvi
    Dubbing Supervision
  • Sudarshan Shivananda
    Dubbing Supervision
  • Udai Kumar
    Focus Puller
  • Mani
    Camera Assistants
  • Stephen Raj
    Camera Assistants
  • Prime Focus
    Camera Rental
  • Vairamani
    Gaffer
  • Diamond Grips & Lights
    Lights
  • Babu SB
    Dolly
  • Prakash
    Key Grip
  • Navin
    Dubbing Engineer
  • Sachin
    Dubbing Engineer
  • Pandiyan R.
    Foley Supervisor
  • Pandiyan R.
    Foley Artist
  • Arjun Varma
    Foley Recordist
  • Foley Crafts Studio
    Foley Studio
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Drama, Comedy
  • Runtime:
    7 minutes 35 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    May 4, 2025
  • Production Budget:
    150,000 INR
  • Country of Origin:
    India
  • Country of Filming:
    India
  • Language:
    English, Tamil
  • Shooting Format:
    RED
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • 17th International Documentary & Short Film Festival of India
    Thiruvananthapuram
    India
    August 22, 2025
    Indian Premiere
    Official Selection under Focus Short Fiction
  • 27th Madurai International Documentary and Short Film Festival
    Madurai
    India
    December 6, 2025
    Official Selection
  • International Kolkata Short Film Festival 2026
    Kolkata
    India
    January 20, 2026
    Official Selection
Director Biography - Balajee S R

Writer, Director & Executive Producer, all because of & for Cinema. Simply a being otherwise.

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Director Statement

If done well, all contradictions are nice.