''Devil'' is a 2024 Indian Tamil-language horror thriller film written and directed by Aathityaa. The film stars Vidharth, Thrigun and Poorna in the lead roles. The film was produced by Radhakrishnan and Hari under the banners of Maruti Films and H Pictures.

Plot

Hema and Roshan meet in an accident. Next, it delves into the story of Alex and Hema's marriage which takes place in the past. Their marriage meets a tragic fate due to Alex's affair with his colleague Sophie.

Cast

* Vidharth as Alex * Thrigun as Roshan * Poorna as Hema * Subhashree Rayaguru as Sophia *

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as Hema's mother * Mysskin in a cameo appearance

Production

The film was shot in

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and the music was composed by director Mysskin.

Soundtrack

Music was composed by director Mysskin making his debut as composer with this film and also wrote lyrics for all songs.

Reception

Gopinath Rajendran of ''

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'' stated that "Poorna is one of those rare performers who has not gotten the spotlight she deserves. She is fantastic in Devil, but the film does not offer her much, despite being centred around her. The film suffers from an identity crisis as it fails to pick a particular route and, in the end, gets reduced to a thriller that offers no thrills." Narayani M. of ''

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'' rated the film two out of five stars and noted that "Director Aathityaa's Devil, even with its straightforward title, does not seem to know what it is about, as the film itself suffers from an identity crisis. Throughout the runtime, we are left wondering if it is either an emotional drama, a horror thriller, or both". Roopa Radhakrishnan of ''

The Times of India ''The Times of India'' (''TOI'') is an Indian English-language daily newspaper and digital news media owned and managed by the Times Group. It is the List of newspapers in India by circulation, third-largest newspaper in India by circulation an ...

'' rated 2 out of 5 and stated that "what works in ''Devils favor is that the film has a wonderfully subtle Poorna at the center of it."

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, id=tt24689612 2020s Indian films 2020s Tamil-language films 2024 horror thriller films 2024 films Indian horror thriller films Tamil-language Indian films