Ananth Subramaniam
2025
Malaysia
Tamil
fiction
comedy | drama | fantastic
15 minutes
Sixtymac Pictures | Idio Sync Inc | Epicmedia Productions | DW Production
When a conservative elderly Malaysian Tamil couple discovers their male goat is pregnant, they face a dilemma over its ceremonial slaughter.
Tharmasegaran MS Maniam | Marapan
Pannerselvam Evarani | Papa
Dhanesh Reubben Alagarsu | Goat Head
Charvine Mailvaganam | VET
Writer & Director | Ananth Subramaniam
Producer | Choo Mun Bel
Co-Producers | Bradley Liew & Dominique Welinski
Director of Photography | Adrian Wong
Assistant Director | Lena Srinivasan
Art Director Ray Tan | Yew Swee
Editors | Gogularaajan Rajendran & BK Lee
Executive Producers | Choo Mun Bel & Ahilan Subramaniam & Daryl Cheam Shengcong & Ananth Subramaniam & Teh Kah Chun
Production Department
Production Manager | Quah Jia Ling
Production Assistant | Mun Chun Kit
Production Assistant | Ranen A/L Chandra
Production Assistant | Ee Jing Wen
Production Assistant | Chin Xuan Yi
Production Assistant | Tee Xuan Ping
Camera Department
Focus Puller (Day 1) | Tan Wang Ten
Focus Puller (Day 2 & 3) | Loh Yoon Wei
2nd Camera Assistant | Yong Wai Kin
Grip & Gaffer Department
Gaffer | Lim Cheng Way
Key Grip | Tay Boon Wu
Best Boy | Tay boon Hoo
Lighting Crew | Jamal Iqbar
Lighting Crew | Nor Amin
Art Department
Prop Master | Sia Meng Fei
Art Assistant | Lim Xin Yang
Art Assistant | Ang Swee Jiang
Art Truck Driver | B.KOGUL NATH
Live Sound Department
Soundman | Yong Keenen
Boom Operator | Derrick Teoh Yung Chen
Casting Department | Latha Manokharan & Deena Dakshini
Wardrobe Department | Ee Jing Wen & Chin Xuan Yi
Goat Department
Goat Shepherd | Shamsuddin Ahmad
Goat Shepherd | Assistant Wak Rapi
Goat Shepherd | Assistant Aizzat Nasir
Post Production Department
Digital Intermediate Services Provided by
WHITE LIGHT Studio Co., Ltd
Post Producer | Chalermchai Nuanonk
Colorist | Jirayu Jangwattanapong
Assistant Colorist | Yossakorn Boonkaew & Pimonwan Khaita
Online Editor | Komsak Sritoomma
Digital Mastering | Sittiporn Rungworakhun
Data Management | Lucksamee Sabchuensuk & Jaruwan Phandhu-fung & Monthiya SaeUeng
OC Operator | Suraphan Lertsuwanroj
Studio Admin | Sunant Paruck
Traffic | Waraporn Chouymuang
Client Service | Onnarin Sopitakraisit & Pimchanok Wongta
FILM TROOP MALAYSIA
Colorist | Beh Jing Qiang
Colorist Intern | Beckham Leong
TENTOSEVEN CREATIVE MALAYSIA
Online Artist | Zeph Chai
Online Artist | Gan Hao Zhi
Final Deliverables | BK Lee
Audio Department
DB STUDIO BEIRUT
Supervising Sound Designer | Rana Eid
Re-reording Mixwer & Foley | Lama Sawaya
Sound Editor & Foley | Cherif Allam
Dialog & SFX Editing | Tarek Dandan
CANANT STUDIO MALAYSIA
ADR Producer | Jenny Ho & Jenny Ho
ADR Engineer | Sabrina Bahri & Sabrina Bahri
Sound Designer | Teo Wey Yinn
Visual Illustration
Artist + Typography | Sara Chong
Ananth Subramaniam is a Malaysian filmmaker born of Tamil descent who co-founded Idio Sync Inc, an initiative/production house created to develop Tamil culture infused stories. Ananth’s work often explores the subject of his ancestral identity and family within the context of a multi-layered genre. He received an MA in filmmaking from Kingston University London. He was selected to participate in the 2020 Locarno Open Doors program and Southeast Asian Film Lab. His recent filmmaking credits include " The House of Brick and Stone '' which premiered at the Fantasia Film Festival & BIFAN and Liar Land which won a Special Mention Prize at the Locarno Film Festival. He is currently working on his debut feature film “ The Passport ” with the support from Berlinale's Talents Tokyo, Cine Qua Non Lab, SGIFF's Asian Producers Network, and Full Circle Lab. The project received Bucheon Award at BIFAN NAFF Project Market, Grand Prize Award at BAFF SEAPITCH, and has just recently been invited to Asia TV & Forum Market and Focus Asia Industry Market at Far East Film Festival Udine, Italy.
- Liar Land (2019)
- The House of Brick and Stone (2022)