Blue Sunshine

Blue Sunshine (2024)

Neela Nira Sooriyan

Bhanu, a high school teacher, wants to transition as a trans woman while working for a school in a small town in South India. Bhanu’s parents do not know that she is already taking hormone treatment for the transition. When her parents force a marriage upon her due to their financial situation, Bhanu gains courage under pressure. She starts to live as a woman named Bhanu with her friend Haritha's help. The school administration creates problems by not acknowledging Bhanu as a woman. As Bhanu struggles to find happiness after transition, she meets a student Karthik who is being bullied by his classmates for his feminine demeanor. Unable to withstand the bullying, Karthik retaliates by wearing makeup and nail polish to school. The school administration blames Bhanu for all the problems. How Karthik and Bhanu deal with the problems form the rest of the story.

Date of release
2024-10-04
Runtime
1h 38m
Genres
Drama
Director
Samyuktha Vijayan

Casting

Interesting facts

Neela Nira Sooriyan is a 2024 Indian Tamil-language film written and directed Samyuktha Vijayan who also stars in the lead role alongside Kitty Krishnamoorthy, Gajaraj, Geetha Kailasam, KVN Manimegalai, Prasanna Balachandran, Masanth Natarajan and others in supporting roles.

Production

The films marks the debut of a Seattle-based Indian trans woman entrepreneur, techie and film-maker Samyuktha Vijayan's maiden project in Tamil cinema. The film was produced by Mala Manyan under the banner of First Copy Productions and released in Tamil Nadu by Xforia Igene. Steev Benjamin did the cinematography, editing, and music.

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