"The Candidate" is a sports drama about a university chess player (Taishan) defending his spot in the team against a higher rated junior opponent (Schwaas). Taishan must rise above mind games, challenge the arrogant Schwaas and prepare for a final, dramatic showdown that will determine who gets to represent the chess team in university tournaments.
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- Released
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Taishan Lai as Taishan
Schwaas Dutta as Schwaas
Aditya Iyer as Commentator
Vihaan Vyas as Rajesh Chess Captain
Top Crew
Vihaan Vyas · Director, Writer
Schwaas Dutta · Writer
Anurag Malakar · Cinematographer
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