Nila

Running time: 96 mins

Masks can hide so much, but love reveals all. What happens when the person you thought you knew best obscures his or her past from you and you alone? When taxi driver Vimal unknowingly picks up his childhood sweetheart one rainy night, he hopes with every ounce that they can rekindle what they once had: a friendship, blossoming effortlessly into love. After learning more about her distance and the darkness that surrounds her, Vimal wonders if the future he wished for the two of them will come to a vicious close. From first-time director Selvamani Selvaraj, Nila is a passionate story about handling the plague of unexplored desires and grasping for love in unwanted places. - Alexis Costanza