Idhayam Murali (2026)

Original title

இதயம் முரளி

Directed by

Aakash Baskaran

Genre

romance, comedy, drama

Country

India

Runtime

2h 44m

Rated

12A

Rating

7.5 of 10 from 2 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young man falls in love with a woman who does not return his feelings. The film follows his one-sided love story.

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What happens

Idhayam Murali (transl. Heart Murali, also marketed as Idhayam Murali – The One Side) is a 2026 Indian Tamil-language coming-of-age romantic drama film directed, co-written and produced by Aakash Baskaran under Dawn Pictures. The film stars Atharvaa in titular role alongside Preity Mukhundhan, Kayadu Lohar, Malavika Mohanan, Natty Subramaniam, Ramki, Thaman S, Rakshan, Dravid Selvam, Sudhakar and Niharika NM, with Fahadh Faasil in an extended cameo appearance. It is the directorial debut of Aakash and also marks Thaman's return to acting after 22 years. The film was titled Idhayam Murali so as to honour Atharvaa's father Murali since he also has acted in the one sided love film Idhayam (1991). The film was officially announced in February 2025. Principal photography commenced the previous May. The film has music composed by Thaman, cinematography handled by Manoj Paramahamsa and CH Sai and editing by Pradeep E. Ragav. Idhayam Murali was released in theatres on 10 July 2026 and received mixed to positive reviews from critics and audiences. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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