Kaantha (2025)

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.

Genres: History, Crime, Drama

What to watch after Kaantha

• Chhaava (2025)
• Madras (2014) — Two steps away in the credits
• Mahaan (2022) — Same feel: dramatic, complex
• Vada Chennai (2018) — Samuthirakani appears in both
• Kalki 2898 AD (2024)
• Vaathi (2023) — Samuthirakani appears in both