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Kaantha

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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.

Cast:Dulquer Salmaan, Bhagyashri Borse, Samuthirakani, Ravindra Vijay, Rana Daggubati, Gayathrie Shankar
Director:Selvamani Selvaraj
Writer:Thamizh Prabha, Selvamani Selvaraj
Editor:Anthony
Camera:Dani Sanchez-Lopez

Guild Reviews

Evolving from a love letter to cinema into an epic tragedy about a man destroyed by his own reflection.

FCG Member Reviewer Vishal Menon
Vishal Menon | The Hollywood Reporter India
November 14, 2025

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