Unveiling Crimes: Thadayam's Unsettling Investigation

ZEE5 announced a new Tamil original series 'Thadayam', a crime thriller by Navinkumar Palanivel, featuring Samuthirakani and Sshivada. Based on 1999 events, it follows midnight murders near the Tamil Nadu-Andhra Pradesh border. The series explores fear, belief, and obsession in a rural society.


Devdiscourse News Desk | Chennai | Updated: 19-02-2026 13:03 IST | Created: 19-02-2026 13:03 IST
Unveiling Crimes: Thadayam's Unsettling Investigation
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The streaming service ZEE5 introduced its latest Tamil original series 'Thadayam', featuring actors Samuthirakani as SI Adhiyaman and Sshivada as Inspector Lakshmi. The series, a gripping crime thriller, derives inspiration from actual events occurring along the Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh border in 1999.

Directed by Navinkumar Palanivel, 'Thadayam' unveils a string of brutal midnight murders unsettling a rural community. Each crime scene mirrors the last, baffling investigators, as every clue seemingly leads to dead ends. However, the repetition of one eerie detail gives a chilling dimension to the murders: the killer targets sacred symbols of marriage.

Amid rising fear and superstition, a newly transferred officer detects a ritualistic pattern amidst the chaos. As the night-bound investigation unfolds, Palanivel's exploration into the depths of fear, belief, and obsession within a close-knit society promises an experience of haunting realism long after the series concludes.

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