Kaayal

Kaayal (2025)

காயல்

A girl, much into anti suicidal campaigns commits suicide after six months of self-imposed marital bondage. What reflections do her death leave on her family and loved ones? This film, in a nutshell, is a journey of her ashes from Pondicherry to Dhanushkodj to be immersed by her family. The boy with whom she had been in love joins the journey at a juncture and what happens then is the film.

Date of release
2025-09-12
Genres
Drama, Family
Director
Dhamayanthi

Casting

Interesting facts

Kaayal is a 2025 Indian Tamil-language drama film written and directed by Dhamayanthi. Produced by Jesu Sundaramaran under the banner J Studios, the film stars Lingesh, Gayathrie Shankar, Anumol, Ramesh Thilak, Swagatha Krishnan, Issac Varghese, and Bharath. The cinematography is handled by Karthick Subramanian, editing by B. Pravin Baaskar, and music composed by Justin Khenaniah. The film was released in theatres on 12 September 2025.

Production

Announced in mid-May 2021, the film is written and directed by journalist-turned-director Dhamayanthi starring Lingesh, Gayathrie Shankar, and Swagatha Krishnan in the lead roles, alongside Anumol, Ramesh Thilak, Issac Varghese, and Bharath in important roles. The film is produced by Jesu Sundaramaran under J Studios and was extensively shot in coastal areas such as Pondicherry, Nagapattinam, Velankanni and Rameswaram.

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