Sathya

<p>Sathya, who is working in , gets a voice call from his ex-lover Shweta. They worked in the same office and wanted to get married, but her father arranged an alliance with an entrepreneur named Gowtham. Sathya leaves for India with the pretense of attending a marriage in their relatives’ household. He takes a car for hire from Babu Khan, a travel agent. Sathya also takes a card on his sister’s address and stays at Hotel Marriott.<br /> Sathya meets Shweta at a restaurant and learns her five-year-old daughter Ria is missing. Things become worse when no one except Shweta, including Gowtham, believes that Ria exists. Sathya also learns about Gowtham’s brother Bobby, a who regularly visits their home. Sathya begins an informal investigation which fails many times, also inviting the ire of two gangsters in the city. Babu, who helps them in transporting drugs, saves Sathya on humanitarian grounds. Impersonating police officer Vasanth Menon, Sathya meets Gowtham and learns that the couple was childless. Gowtham recalls Shweta being attacked by two masked men before a school to steal her car. He added that Shweta went into a and post-recovery started claiming that she had a five-year-old daughter named Ria. Perplexed, Sathya later watches a video footage of the masked men attacking Shweta on the day when Ria went missing. Unfortunately, Ria is seen nowhere in the footage, which makes Sathya doubt Shweta’s mental condition. He confronts Shweta, who refuses to acknowledge that Ria is imaginary. Sathya sees height markings of a child on a wall, and before he could react, Shweta commits suicide. Anuya Bharathwaj and Chowdary investigate the suicide case. Vasanth is killed in Marriott, and Babu confesses to Sathya that he saw Bobby kidnapping Ria. They meet Anuya and Chowdary and get Bobby arrested. In custody, Bobby is killed by Anuya as an act of self-defense. That same night, Vasanth’s murderers attack Babu and Sathya, and Babu is killed in the process of shooting the murderers to death. Sathya watches an in the murderers’ phone sent by Anuya instructing to kill him. Sathya meets Anuya at her farmhouse, where Ria is hidden. Anuya reveals that Gowtham wanted to kill Ria and arranged the attack, after which she found Ria in Bobby’s custody. Gowtham wanted Shweta to suffer; he convinced all his friends and family to pretend that Ria never existed, saying Shweta cannot bear the shock of Ria’s death. Before Anuya could kill Sathya, Chowdary shoots her after listening to the conversation on his way to the farmhouse with his subordinates. Gowtham is arrested and reveals that Ria was not his daughter, as a medical report confirmed him in the past. Sathya recollects that on their last night together in India before separation, he and Shweta had intercourse. As Sathya realizes that Ria is his biological child and approaches her, he sees a reflection of Shweta smiling at him. In April 2016, bought the Tamil remake rights of for his home studios, Naathambal Film Factory, and signed on Pradeep Krishnamoorthy of (2016) fame to direct the film. Although , who played a pivotal role in the original, was originally considered for the role, she had to be replaced because she demanded high remuneration. Eventually, replaced her as the film’s female lead in mid-October 2016. Actors , and were cast to play pivotal characters. , who played a drug addict in the original, was signed to reprise his role in this film, which marks his Tamil debut. The film’s soundtrack was composed by , previously credited as Simon on earlier films, and . The soundtrack album features six tracks, which includes three songs and three from the original score. The track “Yavvana” was released, as a single on 29 July 2017, by actor on social media. Mrinalini Sundar of said, “Overall, the album impresses”. The film was originally planned to release on 24 November 2017 but was postponed to 8 December 2017. The satellite rights of the film were sold to . Thinkal Menon of gave 3.5 out of 5 and wrote,”Sathya is an engrossing watch which joins the list of interesting thriller films made in Tamil this year”. Ashameera Aiyappan of gave 3 out of 5 and said, “The Sibiraj starrer is a gripping tale that doesn’t compromise on the narrative keeping you invested till the end”. stated, “It is Sibi Sathyaraj’s best ever performance and he is the glue that holds this film together. He delivers an intricate, nuanced performance that’s hard to fault” and concluded that the film “deserves to be watched, especially for its masterful film-making. It is an intelligent edge-of-the-seat crime thriller”. Haricharan Pudipeddi of gave 3 out of 5 and stated, “Sathya, more or less, succeeds in what Kshanam did with the audience. It does you take you by surprise and the impact can be felt strongly if you’ve not seen the original”. Anupama Subramanian of gave 4 out of 5 and said, “Technically, Simon K King’s alluring songs and superb BGM and Arunmani Palani’s brilliant cinematography elevate the film topnotch. A well made gripping thriller, which is not to be missed”.</p>