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Yamakaathaghi(2025)

6.0/10
Tamil113 mins

Yamakaathaghi (2025) is a 113-minute Tamil film directed by Peppin George Jayaseelan. Starring Raju Rajappan, Geetha Kailasam and Subash Ramasamy. With an audience rating of 6.0/10, Yamakaathaghi stands as one of the notable Tamil releases of 2025.

Director:Peppin George Jayaseelan
Mood:
darkemotionaldisturbing
Where to watch:
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Quick Facts

Theatrical Release
7 March 2025
Director
Peppin George Jayaseelan
Language
Tamil
Runtime
1h 53m
GudVibe Rating
6.0/10

Storyline

A young girl's ghost stays in a village funeral home, unable to move on. Her strange death leads to a frightening search for supernatural answers.

A restless spirit demands the truth.

Film Details

6.0Rating
113Minutes
TamilLanguage
U/A 13+Certificate
Release Date7 March 2025

Parental Guide

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

Vibe & Tags

Mood
darkemotionaldisturbing
Themes
survivalidentityjusticefamily
Toneserious
Pacingslow-burn
Complexitymoderate
Audiencemultiplex
Best Withwith-partner
Violence2
Emotion4
Humor1
Rewatchability3

Reviews & Ratings

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Cast & Crew

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Raju RajappanActor
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Geetha KailasamActor
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Subash RamasamyActor
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HarithaActor
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Narendra PrasathActor
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Peppin George JayaseelanDirector
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Sujith SarangCrew
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Roopa KoduvayurActor
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Srinivasarao JalakamCrew

Trivia

  • The film's director Peppin George Jayaseelan previously worked as an assistant director on several major Tamil horror films.
  • The funeral home set was built from scratch in a real, abandoned village near Madurai.
  • The child actor playing the ghost had to undergo special workshops to learn classical Tamil for her dialogues.
  • Sound designers used recordings of traditional Tamil funeral chants to create the film's eerie background score.
  • The movie's title 'Yamakaathaghi' is an old Tamil word rarely used in modern conversation, referring to a spirit tied to a place of death.
  • A real-life local folk healer was consulted to ensure the rituals shown in the film were authentic to the region.
  • The cinematographer used only natural light and candles for the indoor scenes to create a more realistic and unsettling mood.

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