A series of murders are happening in the city, and a cop realises that they are all eerily similar. Can he find out the link and capture the murderer before it is too late?
Writing
Twisty script that actually earns its reveals
Acting
Daniel Balaji's chilling multiple-performance juggling act
Direction
CV Kumar's controlled tonal whiplash
Director
C. V. Kumar
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Sundeep Kishan learned Tamil phonetically for this role, his first Tamil lead after Telugu cinema.
The film's brain-transfer concept draws from Tamil pulp sci-fi traditions, updating them with sleek 2017 aesthetics. The title 'Maayavan' (meaning 'magician' or 'illusionist') references both the villain's deception and Hindu philosophical concepts of bodily illusion.
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