DNA(2025)
A young woman with borderline personality disorder, fights a lonely battle when she believes her newborn baby was swapped with someone else’s minutes after her delivery. Her loving husband, who initially doubts, eventually believes and starts investigating with an experienced cop.
Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- Hotstar
- Theatrical Release
- 20 June 2025
- Director
- Nelson Venkatesan
- Language
- Tamil
- Runtime
- 2h 20m
- Rating
- 6.2/10
Storyline
A woman with a mental health condition is convinced her newborn baby was switched at the hospital. Her husband first thinks it's in her head, but he comes to believe her. Together with a seasoned police officer, they start looking into what really happened.
“Her baby is gone. No one believes her.”
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Frequent partnerships reunited for DNA
Cast reunions in this film: Karunakaran & Ramesh Thilak (9 films together), Bose Venkat & Karunakaran (5 films together), Bose Venkat & Ramesh Thilak (3 films together), Karunakaran & Mohamaad Ghibran (3 films together), Gayathrie Shankar & Karunakaran (2 films together), and Gayathrie Shankar & Ramesh Thilak (2 films together).
Trivia
- The film's title 'DNA' refers to the genetic testing that becomes central to the plot's mystery.
- Director Nelson Venkatesan is known for light-hearted films, making this intense drama a genre shift.
- The screenplay was reportedly developed with input from mental health professionals for authenticity.
- The film explores the rarely depicted theme of postpartum psychosis in mainstream Tamil cinema.
- It was shot extensively in a single hospital set to maintain a claustrophobic atmosphere.
- The movie's promotional campaign focused on maternal mental health awareness.