Trailer
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A MBBS student attempts suicide by cutting his hand after performing badly at college,. Things take a turn when his blood spills on a tomb of Pottu, and a mysterious power enters his body which forces him to behave like a girl.
Good for
- Friends night
- Teens
- Drop-in friendly
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 27GoodWatch 34
IMDb2.7
Running time
2 h
Longer than 9 in 10 horror movies, +25 min on the typical 95
typical 95120Half of all horror movies run 88–103 min.
Reach
Streams in 120 countries
+110Released
2019
March 8, 2019
7 years ago
Genre
HorrorLanguage
Tamil
Original language
Made in
India
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesModerate
- Frightening scenesStrong
- Sex, nudityMild
- Dark themesMild
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightSolo WatchTeensDrop-in FriendlyPure EscapismNot listed for kids or family movie night.
16 of 16
Bharath SrinivasanArjun
IniyaPottu
Srushti DangeNithya
NamithaBhrameshwari
Nikesh RamPottu’s Father
UrvashiArjun’s Mother
Thambi RamaiahArjun’s Father
RajendranPoonandi
SwaminathanThief
Sayaji ShindeDr RK
NiroshaPathology Professor
ShakeelaBiochemistry Professor
Mansoor Ali KhanSwami
BharaniArjun’s Classmate
Bava LakshmananParrot Astrologer
Bayilvan RanganathanPolice Inspector
Directing · 1
- V. C. Vadivudaiyan Director, Story, Screenplay, Writer
Writing · 4
- Eknath Lyricist
- Viveka Lyricist
- Sorko Lyricist
- Karunakaran Lyricist
Camera · 2
- Iniyan J Harris Director of Photography
- Theni Seenu Still Photographer
Editing · 1
- Elisa Editor
Sound · 1
- Amresh Ganesh Original Music Composer
Other crew · 2
- Super Subbarayan Fight Choreographer
- Mounam Ravi Public Relations
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