
The Verdict(2025)
Tamil118 mins
When Elisa, a billionaire, is found dead, her close friend and well-wisher Namrutha, who was recently added to Elisa’s will is accused of murdering her. Maya Kannappan, Nami's formidable attorney takes on the case and works through these proceedings, determined to prove Namrutha’s innocence and unmask the real killer.
Director:Krishna Sankar
Mood:
darksuspensefulemotional
Where to watch:
Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- Airtel Xstream Play, Amazon Prime Video, Sun NXT
- Theatrical Release
- 27 June 2025
- Director
- Krishna Sankar
- Language
- Tamil
- Runtime
- 1h 58m
Storyline
A billionaire named Elisa is found dead. Her friend Namrutha, who was just added to Elisa's will, is accused of the murder. A powerful lawyer named Maya Kannappan fights to clear Namrutha's name and find the real killer.
“A friend inherits a fortune. Then a murder.”
Film Details
118Minutes
TamilLanguage
U/A 13+Certificate
Release Date27 June 2025
Parental Guide
Violence
Moderate
Language
Moderate
Sex / Nudity
Moderate
Drugs
Mild
Intensity
Moderate
Where to Watch
Vibe & Tags
Mood
darksuspensefulemotional
Themes
justicecorruptionidentityfriendship
Toneserious
Pacingepisodic
Complexitycomplex
Audiencemultiplex
Best Withwith-partner
Violence2
Emotion4
Humor1
Rewatchability3
Cast & Crew
#1
#2M
Melissa BrooksInvestigating Officer
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Suhasini ManiratnamMrs. Elisabeth 'Elisa' Sherman
→#3
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Sirisha AndavoluPragya
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Dave BodenbenderJuror 4
→#5
#6W
Woody Wilson HallActor
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Varalaxmi SarathkumarMaya Kannappan
→#7
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Prakash MohandasVarun Kumar
→#8
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Anna AntoniaProsecution Attorney Jessica
→#9
#10D
D'Ann ConnellyActor
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Sruthi HariharanNamrutha
→#11
K
Krishna SankarDirector
→Trivia
- The film's director Krishna Sankar is a former assistant to director Mani Ratnam, known for his work on 'Ponniyin Selvan'.
- The courtroom sets were built to be intentionally claustrophobic to visually reflect the pressure on the characters.
- Actress Maya Kannappan, who plays the lead attorney, reportedly studied real-life female lawyers in Chennai for her role.
- The score uses a recurring, minimalist piano motif to represent the elusive truth behind the billionaire's death.
- A key plot detail involves the legal concept of 'testamentary capacity', which is central to the will's dispute.
- The production filmed in a real, historic Chennai bungalow to depict the billionaire's secluded mansion.
- This is one of the few recent Tamil crime dramas led by two female protagonists in a non-family oriented story.