The film stars Jiiva, Arjun Sarja and Raashii Khanna, while Edward Sonnenblick, Yogi Babu, VTV Ganesh, Redin Kingsley, Radha Ravi, Azhagam Perumal, Indraja Shankar, Matylda in supporting roles.

Aghathiyan an struggling art director who is also facing the challenge of finding ways and means of treating his mother who is suffering from cancer, stumbles upon an old movie camera which opens the doors to the era of 1940s.

Absolutely unaware of the dangers which he and his fiance Veena, likely to encounter, they are forced to embark upon a mystery journey that would lead them to unravel the secrets of the past and the buried truth while facing the wrath of the notorious ghost of the dictator French Dy, a governor who ruled Pondicherry at that time.

In mid-May 2020, lyricist-turned-director Pa. Vijay announced his third directorial venture titled Methavi with Jiiva, Arjun Sarja, Raashii Khanna in the lead roles.

[20][21] The second single in Tamil "En Iniya Pon Nilave" from Balu Mahendra's Moodu Pani (1980) by the same name composed by Ilaiyaraaja and sung by K. J. Yesudas was remixed into a duet and released along with the Telugu version "Naa Hrudayamantha Neevay" on 10 January 2025.