
Kaantha
Sign in to saveKaantha is a 2025 Indian Tamil-language period crime thriller film directed by Selvamani Selvaraj who co-wrote the script with Thamizh Prabha. The film stars Dulquer Salmaan, Samuthirakani, Bhagyashri Borse and Rana Daggubati. The film is the fictionalized work inspired by the life of M. K. Thyagaraja Bhagavathar. It is produced by Daggubati and Salmaan under Spirit Media and Wayfarer Films.
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Kaantha is an Indian film directed by Selvamani Selvaraj. The cast includes Dulquer Salmaan, Samuthirakani, Bhagyashri Borse, and Rana Daggubati. Produced by Spirit Media and Wayfarer Films, the movie is categorized under the genres of Crime, Drama, and Horror. Its narrative is described using the keyword fictionalized history.
The film was released on November 13, 2025. It has a runtime of 150 minutes. On TMDb, it holds a vote average of 6.6 based on 20 votes. IMDb lists the rating as 7.2 with 9834 votes. The production is marked as released. Additionally, the subject is referenced by 25 other encyclopedia articles.
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Film · TMDB
6.6Set 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.
Cast
- Dulquer Salmaan as T. K. Mahadevan
- Bhagyashri Borse as Kumari
- Samuthirakani as A. P. Kodandaraman
- Ravindra Vijay as Martin Prabhakaran
- Rana Daggubati as Phoenix
- Gayathrie Shankar as Devi
Themes
- fictionalized history
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Key facts
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- Kaantha.jpg
- Film.caption
- Theatrical release poster
- Film.director
- Selvamani Selvaraj
- Film.writer
- Tamizh PrabhaSelvamani Selvaraj
- Film.cinematography
- Dani Sanchez-Lopez
- Film.editing
- Llewellyn Anthony Gonsalvez
- Film.runtime
- 163 minutes
- Film.country
- India
- Film.language
- Tamil
- Album.name
- Kaantha
- Album.type
- soundtrack
- Album.artist
- Jhanu Chanthar
- Album.genre
- Feature film soundtrack
- Album.language
- Tamil
- Album.label
- Aditya Music
- Album.producer
- Jhanu Chanthar
- Album.chronology
- Jhanu Chanthar
- Album.prev_title
- Vezham
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Encyclopedic overview
14 sectionsContents
- Plot
- Cast
- Production
- Development
- Filming
- Marketing
- Music
- Release
- Theatrical
- Home media
- Reception
- Box office
- References
- External links
Kaantha is a 2025 Indian Tamil-language period crime thriller film directed by Selvamani Selvaraj who co-wrote the script with Thamizh Prabha. The film stars Dulquer Salmaan, Samuthirakani, Bhagyashri Borse and Rana Daggubati. The film is the fictionalized work inspired by the life of M. K. Thyagaraja Bhagavathar. It is produced by Daggubati and Salmaan under Spirit Media and Wayfarer Films.
Kaantha was released in theatres worldwide on 14 November 2025.
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