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	==Plot==		==Plot==

	Aravind's ~~(Jayaprakash Radhakrishnan)~~ growing estrangement with his wife, owing to his indulgence in virtual sexual relationships, paves way for his encounter with a stranger. This random experience takes a turn for the worst when the stranger requests Aravind to witness his suicide on a Skype call.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/regional-movies/now-a-tamil-kidnap-drama-set-in-a-digital-world-lens/story-1wA6pQK6mli0MWSDX6LufP.html\|title=Now, a Tamil kidnap drama set in a digital world, Lens\|date=2015-10-03\|access-date=2016-08-05}}</ref>		Aravind's growing estrangement with his wife, owing to his indulgence in virtual sexual relationships, paves way for his encounter with a stranger. This random experience takes a turn for the worst when the stranger requests Aravind to witness his suicide on a Skype call.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/regional-movies/now-a-tamil-kidnap-drama-set-in-a-digital-world-lens/story-1wA6pQK6mli0MWSDX6LufP.html\|title=Now, a Tamil kidnap drama set in a digital world, Lens\|date=2015-10-03\|access-date=2016-08-05}}</ref>

	==Cast==		==Cast==

	* ~~Anand Sami~~ as Yohan		* [[Anandsami]] as Yohan
	* Jayaprakash Radhakrishnan as Aravind		* Jayaprakash Radhakrishnan as Aravind
	* [[Vinutha Lal]] as Angel		* [[Vinutha Lal]] as Angel

>Vinkum20: /* Reception */ Explained the reception of the film in detail

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Reception: Explained the reception of the film in detail

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{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2016}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Lens
| image = Lens Poster.jpg
| caption = ''Lens'' poster
| director = Jayaprakash Radhakrishnan
| producer = Jayaprakash Radhakrishnan [[Vetrimaaran]] [[Siddharth Vipin]]
| writer = Jayaprakash Radhakrishnan
| starring = {{plain list|
* Jayaprakash Radakrishnan
* Anandsami
* Aswathy Lal
* [[Misha Ghoshal]]
}}
| music = [[Siddharth Vipin]] ([[Malayalam]]) 
[[G. V. Prakash Kumar]] (Tamil)
| cinematography =[[S. R. Kathir]]
| editing =Gaugin, G. B. Venkatesh, Jainul Abdeen
| studio =Glowing Tungsten ([[Malayalam]])
 [[Mini studio]] ([[Tamil language|Tamil]])
| distributor =[[Lal Jose|LJ Films]] (Malayalam) 
[[Vetrimaaran|Grassroot Film Company]] (Tamil)
| released = 17 June 2016 (Malayalam) 
12 May 2017 (Tamil)
| country = India
| language =Malayalam 
Tamil
| budget =
| gross =
}}
'''''Lens''''' is a bilingual hostage drama written and directed by Jayaprakash Radhakrishnan made simultaneously in Malayalam and Tamil.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/Lens-is-a-hostage-drama-set-in-the-digital-world/articleshow/49168079.cms|title='Lens' is a hostage drama set in the digital world — Times of India|access-date=2016-08-05}}</ref> Dealing with the subject of [[voyeurism]], it features Anandsami and Jayaprakash in the lead roles.

''Lens'' has been screened in several film festivals including ''Clam'' - ''Festival'' Internacional de ''Cinema Solidari'' South Asian International film festival Jagran film festival [[Chennai International Film Festival]], [[Pune International Film Festival]], [[Bengaluru International Film Festival]] , Lonavala International Film Festival, and Bioscope International Film Festival in Delhi. The Malayalam version was distributed by LJ Films and the Tamil version is distributed by director Vetrimaaran under his company Grassroot Film Company.

The film was later released on Netflix <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.netflix.com/title/80158920|title=LENS (Netflix -Overview)|website=netflix.com|access-date=2018-08-16}}</ref>

==Plot==

Aravind's (Jayaprakash Radhakrishnan) growing estrangement with his wife, owing to his indulgence in virtual sexual relationships, paves way for his encounter with a stranger. This random experience takes a turn for the worst when the stranger requests Aravind to witness his suicide on a Skype call.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/regional-movies/now-a-tamil-kidnap-drama-set-in-a-digital-world-lens/story-1wA6pQK6mli0MWSDX6LufP.html|title=Now, a Tamil kidnap drama set in a digital world, Lens|date=2015-10-03|access-date=2016-08-05}}</ref>

==Cast==

* Anand Sami as Yohan
* Jayaprakash Radhakrishnan as Aravind
* [[Vinutha Lal]] as Angel
* [[Misha Ghoshal]] as Swathi
* Kulothungan udayakumar as the Inspector in Munar

==Reception==
The film was received positively with the audience liking the fact that it addressed concerns about privacy and adult content on the web. Malayalam director [[Vineeth Sreenivasan]] said "There are so many things I wanted to say about this film. In fact, if the movie was released already, I would have written in detail. For now, I' ll just say this... this film needs to be seen by today's ''internet-savvy'' generation. It is relevant, gritty, honest, and it haunts."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/lens-movie-celebrity-review-vineeth-sreenivasan-all-praises-low-budget-film-681964#SrVMpgLZz3LL2IzW.97|title='Lens' movie celebrity review: Vineeth Sreenivasan is all praises for low-budget film|language=en|access-date=2016-08-05}}</ref> Baradwaj Rangan of Film Companion wrote "Lens is a refreshingly grown-up film...not only does it deal with a grown-up subject, it also refuses to infantilise the audience by treating its points as messages. Lens understands that a movie isn’t a pharmacological product: pop one and cure a social ill. It lays out problems without the comfort of easy solutions."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.filmcompanion.in/lens-movie-review/|title=Lens Movie Review|first=Baradwaj|last=Rangan|date=11 May 2017}}</ref>

==Awards==
*Best Debut Director --- 19th Gollapudi Srinivas National Award
*Best Screenplay — Lonavala International Film Festival<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/liffi-nawazuddin-siddiqui-tannishtha-chatterjee-best-actors-awards-3015292/|title=LIFFI: Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Tannishtha Chatterjee grabs Best Actors awards|date=2016-09-05|access-date=2016-09-06}}</ref>
*Best Direction — Lonavala International Film Festival
*Best Screenplay — Bioscope Global Film Festival<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://thebioscope.in/award_2015.html|title=Bioscope Global Film Festival|website=thebioscope.in|access-date=2016-08-05}}</ref>
*Best Director ------- 7th Jagaran Film Festival.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|id=4818776}}
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDd8myAMr1s Lens official trailer] on [[YouTube]]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQwY1ezozOY Special screening of Lens in Chennai as part of Gollapudi National Awards ceremony.]
{{Vetrimaaran}}

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Lens (film) - Revision history

SnehAnchliya: Improved article clarity and structure

->Aadirulez8: /* Plot */ Removing actors from plot summary as per WP:FILMPLOT: "Do not include actors' names in the plot summary, as it is considered redundant to the 'Cast' section."

>Vinkum20: /* Reception */ Explained the reception of the film in detail