Ulladakkam

The story centers on a psychiatric hospital where Dr. Sunny treats Reshma, with pivotal scenes set on a nearby beach where her trauma began. The asylum environment frames her gradual recovery and interactions with fellow patients. Seaside imagery and key moments at a wedding party mark shifts in tone and stakes throughout the film.

🧠 Mental Health

Ulladakkam centers on psychiatric care, empathy, and the complexities of living with a dissociative episode. The film explores how mental illness shapes behavior, relationships, and the patient’s sense of self. It portrays therapy as a gradual process of understanding triggers, history, and emotional needs.

🩺 Therapy & Trauma

Rorschach tests and hypnosis reveal hidden memories and traumas linked to Reshma’s past. The narrative emphasizes medical observation, gradual exposure, and support networks in recovery. Trauma from loss, danger, and betrayal translates into a fragile psychological return to ordinary life.

🔁 Transference

Reshma’s unconscious shifts her attachment from Arun to Sunny, a classic transference dynamic described in psychoanalytic theory. This transfer drives emotional dependency and shapes her actions, including the violent disruption at the wedding. The theme examines how care and longing can blur professional boundaries.