Samji Antony

Samji Antony’s filmography is a bit of a wild ride, honestly. You’ve got “Karnan Napoleon Bhagat Singh” from 2022, which mashes up some seriously big personalities, but instead of feeling like a history lesson, it’s more like a fever dream—there’s action, drama, and this persistent sense that the characters are meant to break out of their own legends. Then there’s “Ennu Swantham Punyalan,” set to drop in 2025 (so, yeah, eyes peeled for that one). Word is, this one leans hard into relationships and the quirky, bittersweet chaos of everyday life, which seems to be right in Samji’s wheelhouse. And, oh man, you can’t skip “Ee. Ma. Yau” from 2018. That film is just haunting. It’s drenched in dark humor—like, you laugh, but it’s not really funny, you know? It’s about death, funerals, the weird rituals people cling to, and the way small-town life can get so tangled up in gossip and tradition. Samji’s work doesn’t shy away from the messiness of being human; there’s always this raw, unvarnished emotion lurking underneath. If you’re into movies that don’t spoon-feed you, that make you sit with uncomfortable feelings and leave you thinking long after the credits, his stuff is honestly worth diving into. Each film has its own flavor, but they all have that same punch of realism and biting wit.