The much-loved period thriller ‘Kaantha’ now moves from theatres to your screen. Catch Dulquer Salmaan’s powerful performance on Netflix in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada.
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Dulquer Salmaan’s intense and stylish thriller ‘Kaantha’ is ready to reach your living rooms after completing its successful theatre run. The film is directed by Selvamani Selvaraj. It hit cinemas on November 14, 2025. And quickly, the movie became talking point for its story set in old Madras.
The world of ‘Kaantha’ is full of ambition, jealousy, violence, cost of fame. This all unfolds in the golden era of 1950s cinema.
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‘Kaantha’ will begin streaming on Friday, December 12, 2025 exactly at 12 AM (midnight).
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The film will stream exclusively on Netflix across the country.
Audiences can enjoy the film in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, and Kannada.
The film brings together a strong ensemble cast.
– Dulquer Salmaan as Thiruchengode Kalidasa Mahadevan (TKM), the first superstar of Tamil cinema
– Samuthirakani as TPK “Ayya”, the strict mentor who shapes his journey
– Bhagyashri Borse as Kumari, Mahadevan’s love interest
– Rana Daggubati as Inspector Devaraj aka “Phoenix”, a key figure in the darker turns of the story
– Ravindra Vijay as Martin Prabhakaran
– Gayathrie Shankar as Devi, Mahadevan’s wife
– Nizhalgal Ravi as Sivalingam Mudaliar, Devi’s father
– Bagavathi Perumal as Constable Kaathu
– Vaiyapuri as Selvam
– Tamizhselvi as Rani
– Bijesh Nagesh as Babu
‘Kaantha’ unfolds in 1950s Madras, a time when the Tamil film industry was booming with new stars and new scandals. Dulquer plays TK Mahadevan, the era’s biggest icon whose rise to fame is as dramatic as his personal fall.
The movie explores the price of stardom. It deals with how admiration turns into obsession, how success attracts enemies, how one wrong move can lead to betrayal and even worse, tragedy.
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