| Saithan | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Tamil | சைத்தான் |
| Directed by | Pradeep Krishnamoorthy |
| Screenplay by | Pradeep Krishnamoorthy |
| Based on | Aaah! by Sujatha |
| Produced by | Fathima Vijay Antony |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Pradeep Kalipurayath |
| Edited by | Veera Senthil Raj |
| Music by | Vijay Antony |
Production company | Vijay Antony Film Corporation |
| Distributed by | Auraa Cinemas |
Release date |
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Running time | 115 minutes[1] |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Saithan (transl. Demon) is a 2016 Indian Tamil-language psychological action thriller film[2] written and directed by Pradeep Krishnamoorthy. The film stars Vijay Antony in a dual role as father and son with Arundhati Nair, Charuhasan, Y. G. Mahendra, Siddhartha Shankar and Kitty amongst others forming the secondary cast. Based on the novel Aaah! by Sujatha,[3] it revolves around a software engineer who gets into trouble after he starts hearing strange voices asking him to kill a woman named Jayalakshmi. The film was released theatrically on 1 December 2016.
- ^ "Saithan (12A)". British Board of Film Classification. 16 November 2016. Archived from the original on 17 November 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
- ^ Ramachandran, Mythily (29 November 2016). "'Saithan' is a Tamil thriller and action film". Gulf News. Archived from the original on 13 May 2019. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- ^ "Saithan Review: A semi-inspired performance of a novel adapted to the big screens". The New Indian Express. 3 December 2016. Archived from the original on 1 October 2017. Retrieved 2 September 2020.