13 November 2026 · Team of Boldvoices
Keerthy Suresh plays a young lawyer whose husband is accused of murder in Sathyavan Savithiri. The official trailer, released on 12 November, puts her on the opposite side of the courtroom from Mysskin, who plays an experienced advocate. The Tamil courtroom drama is scheduled to open in cinemas on Friday, 20 November 2026.
Watch the official Tamil trailer
A marriage becomes the centre of a murder trial
Savithiri enters her marriage to Deepak, played by Charukesh, reluctantly. The trailer gives their relationship room to change before the case puts it under pressure. By the time Deepak needs a defence, Savithiri has a personal stake in the outcome and the professional responsibility of arguing his case.
That setup gives the film two mysteries to work with. There is the question of what happened in the murder case, and there is the question of how much Savithiri knows about the man she has agreed to defend. The trailer leaves the answers open, letting the domestic scenes complicate what happens in court.
Keerthy Suresh faces Mysskin across the courtroom
Mysskin plays Markandeyan, a senior lawyer with the experience Savithiri is still building. Their face-off gives debut writer-director Praveen S Vijaay a clear dramatic tension. Savithiri must argue a case with consequences for her own home life, while Markandeyan can use his familiarity with the courtroom to put her under pressure.
The trailer moves between lighter exchanges in the early relationship and the sharper tone of the trial. That shift gives Keerthy Suresh two sides of the same character to play. At home, Savithiri is still figuring out how she feels about Deepak. In court, she has to make his defence convincing in front of people who have no reason to take her word for it.
What the title brings to the story
The title recalls the story of Savitri and Satyavan, in which Savitri wins back her husband’s life through her exchange with Yama. The courtroom premise invites a modern reading of that familiar story. Here a wife must use words and argument to fight for her husband’s future, with a murder charge putting the strength of her case to the test.
Cast, crew and release date
Alongside Keerthy Suresh, Mysskin and Charukesh, the cast includes Bala Saravanan and Shilpa Manjunath. Sam CS composed the music and Arul Vincent handled cinematography. Drumsticks Productions and Zee Studios are behind the film.
The makers released the trailer in Tamil and Telugu. The announced theatrical release date is 20 November 2026. Screening times and language options can vary by cinema.
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