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Saithan (2016) on Netflix

NR20162h 3mActionFantasyThriller

Dinesh, a software engineer, has just married Aishwarya, whom he met through a matrimonial site. A voice in his head, sounding like God, orders him to kill a woman named Jayalakshmi.

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Plot summary

Dinesh is a software engineer who has recently married Aishwarya, an orphan who first contacted him through a matrimonial site. After the couple return from their honeymoon, Dinesh begins to hallucinate and hears voices in his head. One of them sounds like God and urges him to find a woman named Jayalakshmi and kill her. The voice troubles him for days. His boss takes him to a psychiatrist, and Dinesh describes what he has been hearing. The doctor proposes a personal treatment of his own and hypnotizes him, then warns him not to wander off alone. Dinesh's best friend Ravi tries to help him.

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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Saithan (2016)

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  • When the makers launched Saithan's teaser with a theme song penned by lyricist Annamalai, Hindu groups objected to the Sanskrit slokas in its background music. Vijay Antony took the teaser down and re-released it with revised lyrics by Ko Sesha.
  • The song "Yedhedho" had first appeared in the 2011 film Sattapadi Kutram, and was retained again for Saithan.

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