Ananth Subramaniam

Directing

Ananth Subramaniam

Born

1992-09-25 (33)

Known for

Directing

Credits

8 titles

Ananth Subramaniam is a Malaysian filmmaker whose work explores Tamil-ancestral identity and family through layered genre storytelling. In 2025, his short film Bleat! became the first Malaysian short selected at Cannes, premiering at La Semaine de la Critique. His previous short Liar Land received a Special Mention at Locarno Film Festival. He is developing his debut feature The Passport, supported by Berlinale's Talents Tokyo, Locarno Open Doors, and won prizes at BIFAN and QCinema.

Known for

Liar Land poster
NR

Based on the idea, "What if Bonnie and Clyde had kids?", the story takes place in the wild midland of Malaysia, in the aftermath of a robbery during which an outlaw couple decide to abandon their kids, Maya and J, in a safe house and make a run for it. Unfamiliar with their surrounding world and eager to be reunited with their parents, Maya and J decide to live their lives on their own terms. As the story progresses, the kids begin to replicate the actions and wild behavior of their parents in an attempt to find a way to get close to them.

Liar Land

2019

Holy Crowd poster
NR

After Ratna rises from the dead during her funeral, her silent body begins performing unexplained healings, turning her husband Arif into the reluctant center of a growing frenzy. As villagers, opportunists, and religious authorities descend, faith and exploitation collide, and the miracle spirals beyond control.

Holy Crowd

2026

The House of Brick and Stone poster
NR

In the aftermath of the world's greatest financial shams, a Malaysian child finds solace and guidance from an unlikely figurehead. The docu-fiction uses the juxtaposition of its namesake as a jumping-off point to create a highly evocative odyssey through the Malaysian youth consciousness.

The House of Brick and Stone

2022

Bleat! poster
5.0

An elderly Malaysian-Tamil couple discovers their male goat, set for ceremonial slaughter, is pregnant. Torn between faith and the expectations of their community, they struggle to decide whether to slaughter it or face the wrath of the gods.

Bleat!

2025

Colourless poster
6.0

Journey of a young swimmer and her struggles in navigating the waters between her swimming community and life with her widowed dad.

Colourless

2018

Behind the camera

Liar Land poster
NR

Based on the idea, "What if Bonnie and Clyde had kids?", the story takes place in the wild midland of Malaysia, in the aftermath of a robbery during which an outlaw couple decide to abandon their kids, Maya and J, in a safe house and make a run for it. Unfamiliar with their surrounding world and eager to be reunited with their parents, Maya and J decide to live their lives on their own terms. As the story progresses, the kids begin to replicate the actions and wild behavior of their parents in an attempt to find a way to get close to them.

Liar Land

2019

Liar Land poster
NR

Based on the idea, "What if Bonnie and Clyde had kids?", the story takes place in the wild midland of Malaysia, in the aftermath of a robbery during which an outlaw couple decide to abandon their kids, Maya and J, in a safe house and make a run for it. Unfamiliar with their surrounding world and eager to be reunited with their parents, Maya and J decide to live their lives on their own terms. As the story progresses, the kids begin to replicate the actions and wild behavior of their parents in an attempt to find a way to get close to them.

Liar Land

2019

Holy Crowd poster
NR

After Ratna rises from the dead during her funeral, her silent body begins performing unexplained healings, turning her husband Arif into the reluctant center of a growing frenzy. As villagers, opportunists, and religious authorities descend, faith and exploitation collide, and the miracle spirals beyond control.

Holy Crowd

2026

The House of Brick and Stone poster
NR

In the aftermath of the world's greatest financial shams, a Malaysian child finds solace and guidance from an unlikely figurehead. The docu-fiction uses the juxtaposition of its namesake as a jumping-off point to create a highly evocative odyssey through the Malaysian youth consciousness.

The House of Brick and Stone

2022

The House of Brick and Stone poster
NR

In the aftermath of the world's greatest financial shams, a Malaysian child finds solace and guidance from an unlikely figurehead. The docu-fiction uses the juxtaposition of its namesake as a jumping-off point to create a highly evocative odyssey through the Malaysian youth consciousness.

The House of Brick and Stone

2022

Bleat! poster
5.0

An elderly Malaysian-Tamil couple discovers their male goat, set for ceremonial slaughter, is pregnant. Torn between faith and the expectations of their community, they struggle to decide whether to slaughter it or face the wrath of the gods.

Bleat!

2025

Bleat! poster
5.0

An elderly Malaysian-Tamil couple discovers their male goat, set for ceremonial slaughter, is pregnant. Torn between faith and the expectations of their community, they struggle to decide whether to slaughter it or face the wrath of the gods.

Bleat!

2025

Colourless poster
6.0

Journey of a young swimmer and her struggles in navigating the waters between her swimming community and life with her widowed dad.

Colourless

2018