The Akaali

The Akaali is a 2024 Indian Tamil-language horror thriller film written and directed by Mohamed Asif Hameed in his debut. The film stars Nassar, Thalaivasal Vijay, Jayakumar Janakiraman, Vinoth Kishan and Swayam Siddha. The film was produced by Ukeshvaraan Prabhu under the banner of PBS Productions, and had a theatrical release on 31 May 2024.

Plot

A newly appointed I.O. finds herself digging into the past regarding a 7-year-old case where occult gangs and forces have been responsible for a series of satanic killings in the city. With the help of an ex-cop, can she solve the case?

Cast

Nassar as Donald Halloway
Thalaivasal Vijay as Vijay
Jayakumar Janakiraman as Haszam Rahman
Vinoth Kishan as Vincent
Swayam Siddha as Sowmya

Production

The film is the directorial debut of Mohamed Asif Hameed. The cinematography was by handled by Giri Murphy, and the editing by Iniyavan Pandiyan.

Reception

Sreejith Mullappilly of Cinema Express rated the film two stars out of five and wrote, "The film is full of excess but is made with such passion that you wish it were slick enough to be a fun romp The heavy-handed approach to storytelling, with all the expository passages, is such a dampener". Manigandan KR of Times Now wrote, "The Akaali is likely to appeal to only those who really like serious, dark horror stories. Even such people will have to make a serious and significant effort to comprehend and understand the plot in its entirety."