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{{Short description|2017 Indian Tamil mystery action thriller film}}
{{for|the TV series|Sathya (TV series)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2017}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2017}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Sathya
| image = Sathya_Poster.jpg
| alt = 
| caption = Theatrical Release Poster
| director = Pradeep Krishnamoorthy
| producer = Maheshwari Sathyaraj
| writer = Karthick Krishna <small>(dialogues)</small>
| screenplay = Pradeep Krishnamoorthy
| story = [[Adivi Sesh]]
| starring = [[Sibi Sathyaraj]]<br>[[Remya Nambeesan]]<br>[[Varalaxmi Sarathkumar]]
| music = [[Simon K. King]]
| cinematography = Arunmani Palani
| editing = Goutham Ravichandran
| studio = [[Sathyaraj|Nathambal Film Factory]]
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|2017|12|08|df=y}}
| runtime = 121 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
| budget = 
| gross =
}}

'''''Sathya ''''' is a 2017 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[action thriller]] film directed by Pradeep Krishnamoorthy, who had previously directed the film ''[[Saithan]]'' (2016) starring [[Vijay Antony]]. An official remake of the Telugu film ''[[Kshanam]]'' (2016), the film features [[Sibi Sathyaraj]], [[Remya Nambeesan]] and [[Varalaxmi Sarathkumar]] in the lead roles.<ref name="remake1">{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/Remake-Raj/article14397315.ece|title=Remake Raj - Thrissur|author=Sreedhar Pillai|date=24 June 2016|access-date=29 May 2018|work=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref><ref name="remake2">{{cite web|url=https://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-16/sibiraj-acquires-the-remake-rights-of-telugu-film-kshanam.html|title=Sibiraj acquires the remake rights of Telugu film Kshanam|author=D. Meera Chithirappaavai|date=22 April 2016|access-date=29 May 2018|publisher=behindwoods.com}}</ref> The film, produced by Maheshwari Sathyaraj under the banner [[Sathyaraj|Nathambal Film Factory]], has music composed by [[Simon K. King]] and was released worldwide on 8 December 2017.<ref name="release">{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/sibiraj-s-sathya-to-release-december-8-news-tamil-rl1jQ9agddeed.html|title=Sibiraj's 'Sathya' to release December 8|date=27 November 2017|access-date=29 May 2018|publisher=[[Sify]]}}</ref>

==Plot==
Sathya ([[Sibi Sathyaraj]]), who is working in [[Sydney, Australia|Sydney]], gets a voice call from his ex-lover Shweta ([[Remya Nambeesan]]). They worked in the same office and wanted to get married, but her father arranged an alliance with an entrepreneur named Gowtham (Siddhartha Shankar). Sathya leaves for India with the pretense of attending a marriage in their relatives' household. He takes a car for hire from Babu Khan ([[Sathish]]), a travel agent. Sathya also takes a [[Subscriber identity module|SIM]] card on his sister's address and stays at Hotel Marriott.

Sathya meets Shweta at a restaurant and learns her five-year-old daughter Ria (Baby Sherin) is missing. Things become worse when no one except Shweta, including Gowtham, believes that Ria exists. Sathya also learns about Gowtham's brother Bobby ([[Ravi Varma (actor)|Ravi Varma]]), a [[drug addict]] who regularly visits their home. Sathya begins an informal investigation which fails many times, also inviting the ire of two [[Afro-American]] gangsters in the city. Babu, who helps them in transporting drugs, saves Sathya on humanitarian grounds. Posing as Vasanth Menon, a police officer, Sathya meets Gowtham and learns that the couple was childless. Gowtham recalls Shweta being attacked by two masked men before a school to steal her car. He added that Shweta went into a [[coma]] and post-recovery started claiming that she had a five-year-old daughter named Ria.

Perplexed, Sathya later watches a [[closed-circuit television]] video footage of the masked men attacking Shweta on the day when Ria went missing. Unfortunately, Ria is seen nowhere in the footage, which makes Sathya doubt Shweta's mental condition. He confronts Shweta, who refuses to acknowledge that Ria is imaginary. Sathya sees height markings of a child on a wall, and before he could react, Shweta commits suicide. [[Assistant Commissioner of Police|ACP]] Anuya Bharathwaj ([[Varalaxmi Sarathkumar]]) and [[Police Inspector]] Chowdary ([[Anandaraj]]) investigate the suicide case. Vasanth is killed in Marriott, and Babu confesses to Sathya that he saw Bobby kidnapping Ria. They meet Anuya and Chowdary and get Bobby arrested. In custody, Bobby is killed by Anuya as an act of self-defense.

That same night, Vasanth's murderers attack Babu and Sathya, and Babu is killed in the process of shooting the murderers to death. Sathya watches an [[Multimedia Messaging Service|MMS]] in the murderers' phone sent by Anuya instructing to kill him. Sathya meets Anuya at her farmhouse, where Ria is hidden. Anuya reveals that Gowtham wanted to kill Ria and arranged the attack, after which she found Ria in Bobby's custody. Gowtham wanted Shweta to suffer; he convinced all his friends and family to pretend that Ria never existed, saying Shweta cannot bear the shock of Ria's death.

Before Anuya could kill Sathya, Chowdary shoots her after listening to the conversation on his way to the farmhouse with his subordinates. Gowtham is arrested and reveals that Ria was not his daughter, as a medical report confirmed him [[Sterility (physiology)|sterile]] in the past. Sathya recollects that on their last night together in India before separation, he and Shweta had intercourse. As Sathya realizes that Ria is his biological child and approaches her, he sees a reflection of Shweta smiling at him.

==Cast==
{{colbegin}}
*[[Sibi Sathyaraj]] as Sathya
*[[Ramya Nambeesan]] as Swetha
*[[Varalaxmi Sarathkumar]] as ACP Anuya Bharathwaj
*Baby Sherin as Riya
*[[Sathish]] as Babu Khan
*[[Anandaraj]] as Inspector Chowdhary
*[[Ravi Varma (actor)|Ravi Varma]] as Bobby
*Siddhartha Shankar as Gowtham
*[[Nizhalgal Ravi]] as Swetha's father
*[[Yogi Babu]] as Ram
*[[Balaji Venugopal]] as Vasanth Menon
*[[Vinodhini Vaidyanathan]] as Hema
*M. Seetharaman as ACP Velaikkaran
*Santhosh as SI Ganesh
*Sarath as Constable Reddy
*Ashok as R. Srinivas
*Aathma Patrick as Hitman
*Yogi Ram as Hitman
*Chrisitan Pepe Butudu as Nigerian
*Scarface as Nigerian
*Kuje Solomon Shedrach as Nigerian
*Noped Emmanuelp as Nigerian
*Mecennah as Stacy
*Rajesh as Anuya's husband
*Galatha Guru as Bobby's friend
*Aravind Janakiraman as Maarvaadi
*Guru as Security
*Arun as Commissioner
{{colend}}

==Production==
In April 2016, [[Sibi Sathyaraj]] bought the Tamil remake rights of ''Kshanam'' for his home studios, Naathambal Film Factory, and signed on Pradeep Krishnamoorthy of ''[[Saithan]]'' (2016) fame to direct the film.<ref name="remake1"/><ref name="remake2"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/kollywood/230416/sibiraj-to-act-in-kshanam-s-tamil-version.html|title=Sibiraj to acting in Kshanam's Tamil version|author=C. R. Balajee|date=23 April 2016|access-date=29 May 2018|publisher=[[Deccan Chronicle]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/kollywood/120916/adah-sharma-in-kshanam-remake.html|title= Adah Sharma in Kshanam remake|author=[[Subhash K. Jha]]|date=12 September 2016|access-date=29 May 2018|publisher=Deccan Chronicle}}</ref> Although [[Adah Sharma]], who played a pivotal role in the original, was originally considered for the role, she had to be replaced because she demanded high remuneration. Eventually, [[Remya Nambeesan]] replaced her as the film's female lead in mid-October 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thenewsminute.com/article/remya-nambeesan-will-replace-adah-sharma-kshanams-tamil-remake-51581|title=Remya Nambeesan will replace Adah Sharma in Kshanam's Tamil remake|date=18 October 2016|access-date=29 May 2018|publisher=thenewsminute.com}}</ref>
Actors [[Varalaxmi Sarathkumar]], [[Anandaraj]] and [[Sathish]] were cast to play pivotal characters.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/Anand-Raj-to-play-a-don-in-his-next/articleshow/55352455.cms|title=Anand Raj: Anand Raj to play a don in his next|author=C. R. Sharanya|date=16 January 2017|access-date=29 May 2018|work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> [[Ravi Varma (actor)|Ravi Varma]], who played a drug addict in the original, was signed to reprise his role in this film, which marks his Tamil debut.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/telugu/ravi-varma-to-debut-in-kollywood-with-remake-of-telugu-hit-kshanam-4430012/|title=Ravi Varma to debut in Kollywood with remake of Telugu hit Kshanam|date=16 December 2016}}</ref> [[Simon K. King]] of ''[[Ainthu Ainthu Ainthu]]'' fame had been roped in to take care of the music department, while Arunmani Palani of ''[[Anandhapurathu Veedu]]'' fame cranking the camera and Goutham Ravichandran providing the cuts.<ref name="preview">{{cite web|url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/sathya-tamil-movie-preview-21325|title=Sathya Tamil Movie Preview|date=8 December 2017|access-date=29 May 2018|publisher=indiaglitz.com}}</ref>

==Soundtrack==
The film's soundtrack was composed by [[Simon K. King]], previously credited as Simon on earlier films, ''[[Ainthu Ainthu Ainthu]]'' and ''[[Aindhaam Thalaimurai Sidha Vaidhiya Sigamani]]''. The soundtrack album features six tracks, which includes three songs and three [[instrumental]]s from the original score. The track "Yavvana" was released, as a single on 29 July 2017, by actor [[Karthi]] on social media.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/music/karthi-releases-the-single-yavvana/articleshow/59820046.cms|title=Karthi releases the single Yavvana|date=29 July 2017|access-date=29 May 2018|work=The Times of India}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/telugu/yavvana-song-first-single-from-sibiraj-sathya-will-be-an-instant-hit-with-listeners-watch-video-4772543/|title=Yavvana song: First single from Sibiraj's Sathya will be an instant hit with listeners.|date=29 July 2017|access-date=29 May 2018|publisher=[[The Indian Express]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-16/actor-karthi-to-release-sibi-sathyarajs-yavvana-single-from-the-movie-sathya.html|title=Actor Karthi to release Sibi Sathyaraj's Yavvana single from the movie Sathya|date=28 July 2018|access-date=29 May 2018|publisher=behindwoods.com}}</ref> The album was launched at [[Suryan FM 93.5|Suryan FM]] Station in [[Chennai]] on 4 November 2017. The critical review board at ''Behindwoods'' gave the album 2.75 out of 5 stars and wrote, "A fresh album with some instantly attractive and catchy tunes".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies/sathya/sathya-songs-review.html|title=Sathya (aka) Sathyaa Songs review - Behindwoods|access-date=29 May 2018|publisher=behindwoods.com}}</ref> Mrinalini Sundar of ''The Times of India'' said, "Overall, the album impresses".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/music/music-review-sathya/articleshow/60795279.cms|title=Music Review: Sathya|author=Mrinalini Sundar|date=23 September 2017|access-date=29 May 2018|work=The Times of India}}</ref>

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| name = Sathya (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
| type = Soundtrack
| artist = [[Simon K. King]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|df=yes|2017|11|4}}
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
| length = {{Duration|m=20|s=55}}
| label = [[Think Music India]]
| producer =
| prev_title = [[Aindhaam Thalaimurai Sidha Vaidhiya Sigamani]]
| prev_year = 2014
| next_title = [[Kolaigaran]]
| next_year = 2019
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Sathya
| type = soundtrack
| single1 = Yavvana
| single1date = {{Start date|df=yes|2017|07|29}}
}}
}}
{{tracklist
| headline = Track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| total_length =
| title1 = Kadhal Project
| writer1 = [[Madhan Karky]]
| extra1 = [[Benny Dayal]], Keerthana Vaidyanathan, Sharanya Gopinath, [[Yazin Nizar]]
| length1 = 4:27
| title2 = Yavvana
| writer2 = [[Madhan Karky]]
| extra2 = Yazin Nizar, [[Kalyani Nair]]
| length2 = 4:04
| title3 = Sangu
| writer3 = [[Madhan Karky]]
| extra3 = [[Simon K. King]]
| length3 = 3:32
| title4 = Sangu (Area Version)
| writer4 = [[Rokesh]]
| extra4 = [[Simon K. King]]
| length4 = 3:32
| title5 = Yavvana (Reprise)
| writer5 = [[Madhan Karky]]
| extra5 = Keerthana Vaidyanathan, Yazin Nizar
| length5 = 2:54
| title6 = In Search for Sathya (Theme)
| writer6 =
| extra6 =
| length6 = 2:26
}}

==Release==
The film was originally planned to release on 24 November 2017 but was postponed to 8 December 2017.<ref name="release"/><ref name="preview"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-16/sibi-sathyaraj-sathya-movie-to-be-released-november-24.html|title=Sibi Sathyaraj Sathya movie to be released November 24|date=26 October 2017|access-date=29 May 2018|publisher=behindwoods.com}}</ref> The satellite rights of the film were sold to [[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/tamil/sun-tv-bags-the-rights-of-gulebagavali-and-sathya/articleshow/59411080.cms|title=Sun TV bags the rights of Gulebagavali and Sathya|date=2 July 2017|access-date=29 May 2018|work=The Times of India}}</ref>

===Critical reception===
{| class="wikitable infobox" style="float:right; width:20em; font-size:80%; text-align:center; margin:0.5em 0 0.5em 1em; padding:0;"
! colspan="2" style="font-size:120%;" | Professional reviews
|-
! colspan="2" style="background:#d1dbdf; font-size:120%;" | Review scores
|-
! Source
! Rating
|-
|[[Deccan Chronicle]]
|{{Rating|4|5}}
|-
|[[The Times of India]]
|{{Rating|3.5|5}}
|-
|[[The Indian Express]]
|{{Rating|3|5}}
|-
|[[Hindustan Times]]
|{{Rating|3|5}}
|-
|Filmibeat
|{{Rating|3|5}}
|-
|Indiaglitz
|{{Rating|3|5|score=2.75/5 stars}}
|-
|Behindwoods
|{{Rating|3|5|score=2.75/5 stars}}
|}

Behindwoods rated the film 2.75 out of 5 and stated, "It is undoubtedly a well-woven mystery tale but could have been a little racier".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies/sathya/sathya-review.html|title=Sathya Movie Review - Behindwoods|date=7 December 2017|access-date=29 May 2018|publisher=behindwoods.com}}</ref> Indiaglitz gave 2.75 out of 5 and stated, "Pradeep Krishnamoorthy of 'Saithaan' fame has extracted solid performances from his cast and technical crew but could have worked harder on the adaptation to better results and concluded with, "Go for it for solid acting from the cast and an unpredictable screenplay replete with twists and turns".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/sathya-tamil-movie-review-21325|title=Sathya review. Sathya Tamil movie review, story, rating  - IndiaGlitz.com|date=8 December 2017|access-date=29 May 2018|publisher=indiaglitz.com}}</ref> Thinkal Menon of ''[[The Times Of India]]'' gave 3.5 out of 5 and wrote,"Sathya is an engrossing watch which joins the list of interesting thriller films made in Tamil this year".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/sathya/movie-review/61978286.cms|title=Sathya Movie Review {3.5/5}: Sathya is an engrossing watch|date=15 December 2017|access-date=29 May 2018|author=Thinkal Menon|work=The Times of India}}</ref> Ashameera Aiyappan of ''[[The Indian Express]]'' gave 3 out of 5 and said, "The Sibiraj starrer is a gripping tale that doesn’t compromise on the narrative keeping you invested till the end".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/sathya-movie-review-sibiraj-star-rating-4972616/|title=Sathya movie review: This Sibiraj starrer is a gripping tale|date=9 December 2017|access-date=29 May 2018|author=Ashameera Aiyappan|publisher=The Indian Express}}</ref> [[Sify]] stated, "It is Sibi Sathyaraj’s best ever performance and he is the glue that holds this film together. He delivers an intricate, nuanced performance that's hard to fault" and concluded that the film "deserves to be watched, especially for its masterful film-making. It is an intelligent edge-of-the-seat crime thriller".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/sathya-review-the-biggest-strength-is-its-unpredictability-review-tamil-rmijnLgbabiia.html|title=Sathya review: The biggest strength is its unpredictability - Sify.com|date=8 December 2017|access-date=29 May 2018|publisher=Sify}}</ref> Haricharan Pudipeddi of ''[[Hindustan Times]]'' gave 3 out of 5 and stated, "Sathya, more or less, succeeds in what Kshanam did with the audience. It does you take you by surprise and the impact can be felt strongly if you’ve not seen the original".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/movie-reviews/sathya-movie-review-a-near-perfect-remake-of-telugu-hit-kshanam/story-Xu0zk3eLAwv1zwI2N5iT0J.html|title=Sathya movie review: A near-perfect remake of Telugu hit Kshanam|date=8 December 2017|access-date=29 May 2018|author=Haricharan Pudipeddi|publisher=[[Hindustan Times]]}}</ref> Anupama Subramanian of ''[[Deccan Chronicle]]'' gave 4 out of 5 and said, "Technically, Simon K King’s alluring songs and superb BGM and Arunmani Palani’s brilliant cinematography elevate the film topnotch. A well made gripping thriller, which is not to be missed".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/mollywood/091217/sathya-movie-review-riveting-and-engaging-right-till-the-end.html|title= Sathya movie review: Riveting and engaging right till the end|date=9 December 2017|access-date=29 May 2018|author=Anupama Subramanian|publisher=Deccan Chronicle}}</ref> A critic from ''Filmibeat.com'' gave 3 out of 5 and wrote, "It is always risky to remake a film, especially if it is a thriller. But, Pradeep Krishnamoorthy has done a good job by remaking the Telugu movie Kshanam without losing the essence of the movie. He has been successful in keeping the audiences guessing till the climax with his flawless making".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.filmibeat.com/tamil/reviews/2017/sathya-movie-review-story-rating-sibiraj-270145.html|title=Sathya Movie Review: It Keeps Us Guessing Till The End!|date=8 December 2017|access-date=29 May 2018|author=Abhijith|publisher=filmibeat.com}}</ref>

===Box office===
The film had an average opening at the Chennai box office.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://behindwoods.com/tamil-movies/sathya/sathya-box-office-dec-10.html|title=Ranking based on Chennai Box Office Collections from Dec 04th 2017 to Dec 10th 2017|access-date=29 May 2018|publisher=behindwoods.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://behindwoods.com/tamil-movies/sathya/sathya-box-office-dec-17.html|title=Ranking based on Chennai Box Office Collections from Dec 11th 2017 to Dec 17th 2017|access-date=29 May 2018|publisher=behindwoods.com}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb title|tt7080686}}

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