INDEPENDENT FILM PRODUCTION
Vaathi Productions, led by director Manu Suthan, builds films and visuals that live in the space between familiar and surreal. Racy Screenplay, Quick Cuts, and emotions through every frame.
A small studio built around one director, a tight crew, and a world that sits between familiar and unsettling.
Vaathi started as late-night shoots with borrowed cameras and improvised locations. Those experiments turned into a brand.
Pillar I
Strong Scripts.
Sculpting strong scripts ensures a sound filmmaking foundation.
Pillar II
Tight Tension.
Tempering tight tension allows the audience to feel fully immersed & at the edge of their seats
Pillar III
Black & red as story.
Color is a signal that the story has just shifted.
Director's note
"We have to make movies that we ourselves would want to watch."
– Manu Suthan
Samsara, Frat Boyz, Assassin 2, Assassin — different stories, same atmosphere.
Samsara
Ashwin, a recent graduate who moves to a new city for work uncovers unsettling connections between his past, a long-forgotten tragedy, and a place shrouded in urban legend. As reality begins to fracture, Ashwin is forced to confront questions of identity, guilt, and whether the past can ever truly stay buried.
Samsara
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Frat Boyz
Two international students come to the U.S for college and are introduced to frat life and party culture, they decide to make their own frat. How will they deal with the challenges & an annoying cop.
Frat Boyz
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Assassin 2
Aneetha reveals who her father was and how him becoming a top gang boss led to the death of him. Now she has to avenge her father and mother.
Assassin 2
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Assassin
Arjun is a normal suburban kid who falls in love with a girl but she isn’t just any other girl, she’s rooted in gang violence and revenge. He later uncovers more about who she is.
Assassin
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Night Out
The 2 friends that usually remain sober in order to take care of their drunk friends decide to drink one night and everything goes south.
Night Out
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Diamonds Dancing
You can turn your close family members’ ashes into sentimental treasures to cherish…but what if this was done immorally.
Diamonds Dancing
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A small crew, all the craft in-house: directing, camera, edit, sound and score — one timeline, one universe, always open to collaboration.
Vaathi is purposefully small: tighter crews, more intentional frames. We like spaces that feel real — streets, apartments, cemeteries, empty classrooms at night — and we build everything around that mood.
Director • Writer • Producer
Manu Suthan
Builds the world, writes the beats, and frames the shots so every scene feels like a memory you've almost had before.
The camera waits at the end of the hallway as footsteps echo closer. A red shape creeps into frame and stops on the final line.
Add a thin red glow when the story tilts — no big explosions, just tension.
MUSIC DIRECTOR
Abhishek Addagatla
Composes the score, designs the sound, and mixes every echo — all original, no stock libraries.
Score, ambience, foley and glitches are all written for the scene — nothing off the shelf.
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
Kadhu Ramasamy
Cinematographer and DOP — finds the angles and rides the focus. He doesn't just capture the scene, he builds the feeling before a word is spoken.
Composes clean, graphic frames that still feel handheld and human.
EDITOR
Vraj Shah
Cuts the story, shapes the rhythm, and lives inside the timeline until the film feels inevitable.
Picture edit, sound premix, temp grade, and final conform all run through Vaathi's machines — one long timeline from first cut to export.
POSTER DESIGNER
Hrishita Batra
Turns a single frame into an iconic image to set the tone of the film.
Key art that feels cinematic: bold type, restrained red accents, and deliberate negative space.
DIALOGUE SUPERVISOR
Aryan Bahl
The directors right hand in the writing process making sure all logic in screenplay aligns.
Keeps performances sharp and consistent — the “tiny fixes” that save a scene in the edit.
Logo pieces, hoodies, and crew shirts — small drops from the Vaathi universe, released in waves.
Everything here is built the same. The way we craft our merch, is the way we craft our films.
The first wave is in production. Drops will roll out alongside upcoming Vaathi releases — stay tuned.
Classic
Black tee, red Vaathi mark. The clean version you can wear anywhere — no spoilers, just the icon.
Limited run
Matte A3 print from the Samsara universe. Designed to feel like a still frame you paused in the middle of a dream.
Crew favorite
Heavyweight black hoodie with subtle red detailing. Built for 2 a.m. cemetery shoots and edit sessions.
First merch waves will roll out alongside future Vaathi releases. The exact pieces will evolve as the films do.
We work on short films, visual pieces, and photo series. If you're looking to build something atmospheric, quiet, and a little off-center, we'd love to hear about it.
HOW WE LIKE TO WORK
We keep the crew lean and the communication direct. If you reach out, you'll talk to Manu, not an inbox that never gets checked. Tell us about the tone, references, and constraints, and we'll figure out if it belongs in the Vaathi universe.
