Trailer: Supernatural Horror from Australia AIYAI: A WRATHFUL SOUL Will Arrive on VOD This April
Josh Millican
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AIYAI: A Wrathful Soul was filmed in Brisbane and Dalby, Queensland and produced by Kanesh Mohana Sundaram. The film was released in Singapore, Sri Lanka, Qatar, UAE, Bahrain, and Oman in March of 2020. It had a good initial opening, but due to the impact of COVID-19, the turnout numbers dwindled and releases in other countries were canceled.
Over the last year, however, AIYAI has received critical acclaim from multiple International Film Festivals in various continents with over 24 Official selections, including 14 award wins. Due to this recognition, the film has enjoyed a widespread following on social media. AIYAI is now releasing worldwide and will be available across all platforms around Easter.
Synopsis:
From Film Regions International, AIYAI tells the story of a neighborhood that is plagued by mysterious tragedies when a young man becomes the conduit for an unknown spirit that lures victims to their chilling fates.
The film is written and directed by Ilanthirayan Alan Arumugam and stars Tahlia Jade Holt, Korey Williams, and Craig Ingham.
Director’s Statement:
AIYAI: Wrathful Soul (pronounced eye-eye) is developed from an idea inspired by the title itself, an ancient Indian word describing the destitute homeless living on the edge of our world. The script was carefully crafted to avoid the cliches of horror films and designed by intertwining some interesting elements with distinguished characters to make it unique. A primary focus of AIYAI: Wrathful Soul, a psychological thriller with supernatural undertones, was to create characters living familiar, grounded and realistic lives so as to instill a true story kind of feel, one which the viewer can readily and seamlessly relate to. The concept and themes within are tailored specifically to engage a sophisticated international audience whilst providing an enhanced viewing experience which far exceeds that of a typical supernatural thriller.
Our protagonist Kirane is a foreign student struggling to get by. A fish out of water, and as if that wasn’t bad enough, he is soon forced to co-join with a vengeful spirit, one which may in fact match and mirror his own growing confusion and hostility with his personal circumstances and the situations he finds himself in. As the story unfolds we learn everything is not as it seems and when terrible events hinted at throughout are revealed in the twist ending, the audience learns exactly what has propelled our protagonist down such a horrifying path. With an ultimately satisfying and tragic resolution we learn there is indeed a great moral basis for the story’s events.
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