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{{Short description|2025 Tamil supernatural horror film}}
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* https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/review/2025/Jul/18/jenma-natchathiram-movie-review-screenplay-horrors-are-scarier (refs: 1, 14)
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{{For|the 1991 film|Jenma Natchathram}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2025}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2025}}
{{Infobox film
| image = Jenma Natchathiram.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = B. Manivarman
| writer = B. Manivarman
| producer = K. Subhashini<br />
K G Ratheesh
| starring = {{Plainlist|
*[[Taman Akshaan]]
*[[Malvi Malhotra]]
}}
| cinematography = [[K G Ratheesh]]
| editing = S. Guru Suriya
| music = Sanjay Manickam
| studio = {{ubl
|Amoham Studios
|Whitelamp Pictures
}}
| distributor = Romeo Pictures
| released = {{Film date|2025|7|18|df=yes}}
| runtime = 118 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}
'''''Jenma Natchathiram''''' ({{translation|Birth star}}) is a 2025 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil-language]] [[Supernatural film|supernatural]] [[horror thriller film]] written and directed by B. Manivarman, starring [[Taman Akshaan]], [[Malvi Malhotra]], Maithreya, Raksha Cherin, in the lead roles, alongside Sivam, Arun Karthi, [[Kaali Venkat]], [[Munishkanth]], [[Vela Ramamoorthy]], [[Thalaivasal Vijay]], [[Santhana Bharathi]] and Yasar in pivotal roles. The film is produced by K. Subhashini under Amoham Studios and Whitelamp Pictures banners. The film was released to negative reviews.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Jenma Natchathiram Movie Review: Screenplay horrors are scarier than the film itself |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/review/2025/Jul/18/jenma-natchathiram-movie-review-screenplay-horrors-are-scarier |access-date=2025-07-18 |work=Cinema Express}}</ref>

==Plot==
The plot revolves around four friends. They are a married aspiring director, his friend with his girlfriend, and the director's wife, who is constantly having satanic dreams. One day they find a dying man who stole money from a politician for his daughter's surgery.

== Cast ==
{{Cast listing|
* [[Taman Akshaan]] as Ajay
* [[Malvi Malhotra]] as Riya
* Maithreya as Vino
* Raksha Cherin as Suji
* Sivam as Jana
* Arun Karthi as Prakash
* Karthi SriKumar as Selvam
* [[Kaali Venkat]] as Rajesh
* [[Munishkanth]] as Murugesan
* [[Vela Ramamoorthy]] as MLA Velayudham
* [[Thalaivasal Vijay]] as Dr. Seeman
* [[Santhana Bharathi]] as Film producer
* Yasar as Shakti
* ''Nakkalites'' Niveditaa as Ghost
}}

== Production ==
After ''[[Oru Nodi]]'' (2024), director B. Manivarman was announced to reunite with [[Taman Akshaan]] in a [[Supernatural film|supernatural]] [[Thriller film|horror thriller film]], through a first-look poster in mid-May 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-05-10 |title='ஒரு நொடி' டீமின் 'ஜென்ம நட்சத்திரம்' ஃபர்ஸ்ட் லுக் வெளியீடு! |url=https://www.hindutamil.in/news/cinema/tamil-cinema/1361141-oru-nodi-team-has-released-the-first-look-of-their-next-film-jenma-natchathiram.html |access-date=2025-07-15 |website=Hindu Tamil Thisai |language=ta}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=செய்திப்பிரிவு |first=நக்கீரன் |date=2025-07-09 |title=“ஹாரர் படங்களுக்கு காட்சிகள் மட்டுமே முக்கியமல்ல” - அறிவழகன் |url=https://www.nakkheeran.in/cinema/cinema-news/arivazhagan-speech-in-jenma-natchathiram-movie-event-9477745 |access-date=2025-07-15 |website=Nakkheeran |language=ta}}</ref> [[Malvi Malhotra]] made her Tamil debut through this film.<ref>{{Cite web |last=IANS |date=2025-06-06 |title=Malvi Malhotra And Taman Akshan Dive Into Darkness In 'Jenma Natchathiram' Teaser |url=https://news.abplive.com/entertainment/south-cinema/malvi-malhotra-and-taman-akshan-dive-into-darkness-in-jenma-natchathiram-teaser-1777650 |access-date=2025-07-15 |website=news.abplive.com |language=en}}</ref> The film is produced by K. Subhashini under Amoham Studios and Whitelamp Pictures banners,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kumar |first=Akshay |date=2025-06-05 |title=Jenma Natchathiram Teaser: Taman takes the lead in this danger-filled treasure hunt |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/news/2025/Jun/05/jenma-natchathiram-teaser-taman-takes-the-lead-in-this-danger-filled-treasure-hunt |access-date=2025-07-15 |website=Cinema Express |language=en}}</ref> while the technical team consists of cinematographer KG, editor S. Guru Suriya, music composer Sanjay Manickam, art director SJ Ram and stunt choreographer Miracle Michael.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kumar |first=Akshay |date=2025-07-06 |title=Taman's Jenma Natchathiram gets a release date |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/news/2025/Jul/06/tamans-jenma-natchathiram-gets-a-release-date |access-date=2025-07-15 |website=Cinema Express |language=en}}</ref> The film's lead actor Thaman Kumar was rechristened as [[Taman Akshaan]] for the film.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jenma Natchathiram - Official Trailer |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/videos/entertainment/regional/tamil/jenma-natchathiram-official-trailer/videoshow/122404544.cms |access-date=2025-07-15 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=பிரிவு |first=இணையதளச் செய்திப் |date=2025-07-12 |title=ஜென்ம நட்சத்திரம் டிரெய்லர்! |url=https://www.dinamani.com/videos/video-cinema/2025/Jul/12/jenma-natchathiram-official-trailer |access-date=2025-07-15 |website=Dinamani |language=ta}}</ref>

== Music ==
The film had music composed by Sanjay Manickam.<ref>{{Cite web |last=மணிகண்டன் |date=2025-05-12 |title=பயம் காட்ட வரும் 'ஜென்ம நட்சத்திரம்' ஃபர்ஸ்ட் லுக் வெளியானது! |url=https://tamil.abplive.com/entertainment/jenma-natchathiram-first-look-reveled-223600 |access-date=2025-07-15 |website=tamil.abplive.com |language=ta}}</ref>

== Release ==
''Jenma Natchathiram'' released in theatres on 18 July 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-07-06 |title=Taman's Jenma Natchathiram to release on July 18 |url=https://www.dtnext.in/entertainment/cinema/tamans-jenma-natchathiram-to-release-on-july-18-839304 |access-date=2025-07-15 |website=www.dtnext.in |language=en}}</ref> The Tamil Nadu and worldwide theatrical rights were acquired by Romeo Pictures.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-07-06 |title=ஜூலை 18-ல் 'ஜென்ம நட்சத்திரம்' ரிலீஸ்! |url=https://www.hindutamil.in/news/cinema/tamil-cinema/1368398-jenma-natchathiram-will-be-releasing-on-july-18.html |access-date=2025-07-15 |website=Hindu Tamil Thisai |language=ta}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-07-10 |title='ஜென்ம நட்சத்திரம் படத்தில் வித்தியாசமான கிளைமாக்ஸ்' |url=https://www.hindutamil.in/news/cinema/tamil-cinema/1368824-jenma-natchathiram-film-with-different-climax.html |access-date=2025-07-15 |website=Hindu Tamil Thisai |language=ta |archive-date=11 July 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250711015637/https://www.hindutamil.in/news/cinema/tamil-cinema/1368824-jenma-natchathiram-film-with-different-climax.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Reception ==
Harshini SV of ''[[The Times of India]]'' gave 2/5 stars and wrote "With Jenma Natchathiram, the film doesn’t just fumble the balance—it seems confused about what genres it even wants to play with."<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jenma Natchathiram Movie Review: This Horror Drama Keeps Waiting For The Ghost |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/jenma-natchathiram/movie-review/122778330.cms |access-date=2025-07-19 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref> Akshay Kumar of ''[[Cinema Express]]'' gave 1/5 stars and wrote "What makes the film irredeemable is that it fails to even provide the basic joys of this genre in pursuit of something lofty, and there's no luck on that front either."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kumar |first=Akshay |date=2025-07-18 |title=Jenma Natchathiram Movie Review: Screenplay horrors are scarier than the film itself |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/review/2025/Jul/18/jenma-natchathiram-movie-review-screenplay-horrors-are-scarier |access-date=2025-07-19 |website=Cinema Express |language=en}}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==

* {{IMDb title|id=tt32469000}}

[[Category:2025 films]]
[[Category:2025 Indian films]]
[[Category:2025 Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Indian horror thriller films]]
[[Category:Indian supernatural horror films]]
[[Category:Tamil-language horror thriller films]]
[[Category:Tamil-language Indian films]]

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