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KARUPY

Canada202512 minEnglish, Tamil with English subtitlesAvailable Online

At her 65th birthday party, Karupy makes an unexpected announcement: She will be ending her own life that very night, sparking a whirlwind of emotions amongst her family. As she prepares for this final act, her party guests confront her about her decision.

Directors Bio

*Kalainithan Kalaichelvan

Kalainithan Kalaichelvan is a Tamil Canadian writer and director whose films have screened at the Toronto International Film Festival, Santa Barbara International Film Festival, and Palm Springs International ShortFest. He is an alumnus of the 2024 CFC Norman Jewison Directors Lab.

This programme precedes

BUSY US IN A LONE DESERT

7 Nov, 2025 6:00 pm

TIFF Lightbox C3

Rating

PG

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CONTENT ADVISORY
guns/gunfire, death/dying

IN PERSON & ONLINE ACCESSIBILITY

 

IN PERSON: This film is scheduled to be presented fully captioned (all dialogue subtitled + sound cues indicated)

ONLINE : This film has open captions for all non-English dialogue, and closed captions for all spoken dialogue spoken and sound cues.

Links for accessible seating will be added shortly.

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Canadian Film Centre

POST-FILM DISCUSSION: KARUPY

Join us for a Q&A immediately after the screening with three cast members from KARUPY, moderated by Reel Asian programming associate Khanh Tudo.

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