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The Door(2025)

Tamil131 mins

Mithra, an architect at a cursed job site gets entangled with a restless ghost, forcing her to uncover a decades-old murder linked to her own family.

Director:Jaiiddev
Mood:
darksuspensefulemotional

The Door is streaming on Hotstar and Aha Video.

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Quick Facts

Streaming on
Hotstar, Aha Video, Airtel Xstream Play
Theatrical Release
28 March 2025
Director
Jaiiddev
Language
Tamil
Runtime
2h 11m

Storyline

An architect named Mithra works at a cursed construction site. She becomes trapped with a vengeful ghost and must solve a murder from decades ago, which is connected to her own family.

Unlock the past. The ghost knows your secret.

Film Details

131Minutes
TamilLanguage
Release Date28 March 2025

Parental Guide

Violence
High
Language
Low
Sex / Nudity
Mild
Drugs
Mild
Intensity
High

Where to Watch

Vibe & Tags

Mood
darksuspensefulemotional
Themes
revengeidentityfamilyjustice
Tonegritty
Pacingfast-paced
Complexitycomplex
Audiencemultiplex
Best Withwith-partner
Violence3
Emotion4
Humor1
Rewatchability3

Cast & Crew

#1
Sriranjini, Actor in The Door
SriranjiniMithra's Mother
#2
Bhavana, Actor in The Door
BhavanaMithra
#3
R
Ramesh ArumugamDr. Vishwa
#4
R
RoshniActor
#5
Jayaprakash, Actor in The Door
JayaprakashVelmurugan
#6
S
Sindhoori VishwanathMariya
#7
P
Priya VenkatActor
#8
N
NandhuAdvocate A. S. Rathinam
#9
S
Sangeetha VenkateshActor
#10
Ganesh Venkatraman, Actor in The Door
Ganesh VenkatramanRiasudeen 'Riaz'
#11
J
JaiiddevDirector
#12
N
Naveen Paul RajanCrew

Reunion Meter

Frequent partnerships reunited for The Door

Cast reunions in this film: Jayaprakash & Sriranjini (7 films together), and Jayaprakash & Ganesh Venkatraman (2 films together).

Trivia

  • The film's director Jaiiddev is also a trained architect, which influenced the authentic depiction of Mithra's profession.
  • The main 'door' prop was built from reclaimed wood from a 100-year-old Chennai house to add real history.
  • A real-life exorcist was consulted to accurately portray certain ritual sequences in the film.
  • The movie's climax was shot in a single 22-minute take to increase tension.
  • Sound designers used recordings from abandoned buildings across Tamil Nadu for the ghost's audio effects.
  • The cursed job site set was built on the grounds of a former film studio known for ghost stories.
  • This is the first major Tamil horror film where the lead ghost's backstory is revealed through newspaper clippings from the 1970s.

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