Kollywood · Tamil cinema
Kaantha
காந்தா
Crime / Period / Thriller / Historical / Drama
- Rating
- 6.8 / 10 · 27 votes on TMDB
- Released
- 13 November 2025
- Runtime
- 2h 30m
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Overview
Set in the backdrop of a film set, in the 1950’s in post colonial Madras, the film is centred around the professional rivalry between a film-maker trying to make his seminal film and the top reigning actor who the director once introduced. The rivalry spirals around the leading actress, a debutante and as the relationship between the three.
Where to watch in India
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Tamil crime with high tension, real emotional weight and a darker atmosphere.
Vibe
Dark83
Funny18
Emotional74
Fast66
Tense95
FrameSouth's reading, from genre, story and runtime · confidence 94/100
Cast & crew
Directed by Selvamani Selvaraj
- Dulquer SalmaanT. K. Mahadevan
- Bhagyashri BorseKumari
- SamuthirakaniA. P. Kodandaraman
- Ravindra VijayMartin Prabhakaran
- Rana DaggubatiPhoenix
- Gayathrie ShankarDevi
- Nizhalgal RaviSivabalan Mudhaliyar
- VaiyapuriSelvam
- Java SundaresanStage Presenter
- Bijesh NageshBabu
- Aadukalam NarenIG
- Bagavathi PerumalConstable Kaathu
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