Film

The Candidate 2025

8 min TMDB 2.0 Drama Thriller

"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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Official trailer

Cast

  • Taishan Lai as Taishan
  • Schwaas Dutta as Schwaas
  • Aditya Iyer as Commentator
  • Vihaan Vyas as Rajesh Chess Captain

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