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29 Jan – 8 Feb 2026

Arun Karthick

Arun KARTHICK (1992) is an Indian independent filmmaker. He began producing and directing short films at the early age of seventeen. His first feature length film, The Strange Case of Shiva (2015), premiered in Rotterdam. Nasir, his second feature, was supported by the Hubert Bals Fund and has its world premiere at IFFR 2020. 

Filmography

The Backwaters (2010, short), Transcendence (2011, short), Sivapuranam/The Strange Case of Shiva (2015), Nasir (2020)

Arun Karthick op IFFR

  • Nasir

    Arun Karthick | 78' | India | World premiere

    Candid portrait of a gentle man reduced to second-class citizenship as a Muslim in an India characterised by rising Hindu nationalism.
  • The Strange Case of Shiva

    Arun Karthick | 75' | India | International premiere

    A real piece of author’s cinema that contemplates a young designer’s obsession with the photo of a girl. With no words, yet eloquently, the film…