Pei Kathai(2025)
A gang of friends from the Chennai area want to find a ground to practice and play cricket as their regularly playing ground has some issues, hence plans to go to a prohibited factory ground to play. An unfortunate situation arises and where they get trapped inside a prohibited VR Research factory where there are rumors and talk that this place is haunted with Evil and spirits. What happens next is the film.Pei Kathai is a different dimension of ghost storytelling experience to the audience. A first attempt of Unreal Engine Animation plot segmented in the film in form of Virtual Reality Experience.Film Engage audience from the Hero perspective point with lots of suspense and thriller elements overflowed with humor and dark comedy. This film is appropriate to watch by any segment of audience and it’s a complete family entertainer.
Quick Facts
- Theatrical Release
- 29 August 2025
- Director
- Jean Moses
- Language
- Tamil
Storyline
A group of friends in Chennai need a new place to play cricket. They sneak into a forbidden factory rumored to be haunted and accidentally get trapped inside. The story unfolds from the hero's perspective, mixing suspense and dark comedy as they face this eerie situation.
“Trapped in a haunted VR factory. Escape is the game.”
Film Details
Parental Guide
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Cast & Crew
Trivia
- The film uses Unreal Engine animation to create its ghostly VR sequences, a first for a mainstream Tamil movie.
- Director Jean Moses previously worked as an assistant director on the 2022 Tamil film 'Coffee with Kadhal'.
- The story was partly inspired by real-life struggles of amateur cricket teams in Chennai finding places to play.
- It blends horror and comedy, a genre mix less common in Tamil cinema compared to pure horror or comedy.
- The 'prohibited factory' set was built from scratch in a studio to control the lighting and spooky effects.
- Some humorous scenes were improvised by the cast during filming to keep the tone light despite the thriller plot.
- The title 'Pei Kathai' translates to 'Ghost Story', directly telling audiences the film's core theme.