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Maya (2015)

Maya poster
Original title
மாயா
Directed by
Md. Hafizur Rahman, Ashwin Saravanan
Genre
horror film
Country
India
Runtime
2h 21m
Rated
A
Rating
6.8 of 10 from 23 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A woman faces unsettling events that blur the line between reality and the supernatural. The film follows her as she tries to uncover a mystery from the past.

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What happens

Maya is a 2015 Indian Tamil-language neo-noir horror film written and directed by Ashwin Saravanan and produced by Potential Studios. The film features Nayanthara in her 50th film along with Aari Arujunan in the lead roles, while Lakshmi Priya and Amzath Khan play supporting roles. The music was composed by Ron Ethan Yohann with cinematography by Sathyan Sooryan and editing by T. S. Suresh. Maya was released on 17 September 2015. It has since been regarded as one of the best horror films of Tamil cinema. The film was remade in Kannada as Aake. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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