Asthram

Storyline

Inspector Akilan (Shaam) is on medical leave because of a hand injury, but soon gets pulled into investigating a string of bizarre public suicides: victims stabbing themselves in public. He teams up with a rookie cop, Sumanth. The victims turn out to be chess players, all linked by a mysterious book “Chess — The Secret”, which hints at ancient ritual suicide practices (with Japanese connections) and other hidden forces. As Akilan digs deeper, he uncovers the involvement of a psychiatrist named Rudhran, a businessman named James (and his son Martin), and discovers that his own life, particularly his relationship with his wife Nira, is entangled with the mystery in unexpected ways.

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Tagline

"Every secret has a weapon."

Motion Picture Rating (MPA)

U

Trivia

• The film was given an ‘A’ (Adults only) certificate by the censor board.
• It had its release date postponed multiple times (from earlier in March) due to theater availability and competition from other films.
• Asthram premiered digitally on Aha Tamil from 9 May 2025.

Goofs

• I couldn’t find credible sources mentioning any specific goofs (continuity errors, logical inconsistencies, etc.). If you like, I can try checking user/fan discussion forums to see if there are reported ones.

Quotes

• I didn’t find verified standout quotes from Asthram in news or review sources. Reviews mention dialogue, but no specific lines are widely cited. If needed, I can try pulling from the script or subtitles to extract a few.

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• No information available (as of now) indicates any unusual credits sequence (e.g., a character speaking over the credits, animated credits, etc.).

Connections

• The film connects ritual suicide / ancient ritual themes with modern crime thriller tropes.
• There’s a thematic connection between chess (the game) and the plot structure—victims are chess players, which reflects strategy, sacrifice, and hidden moves.
• Also, connections to psychological manipulation, hypnotherapy / psychiatric involvement.

Soundtracks

• I couldn’t find a detailed list of songs in Asthram (names, singers, lyricists) from the sources I checked. I did find that the music was composed by K. S. Sundaramurthy.