They worked in the same office and wanted to get married, but her father arranged an alliance with an entrepreneur named Gowtham.

Sathya begins an informal investigation which fails many times, also inviting the ire of two Afro-American gangsters in the city.

Impersonating police officer Vasanth Menon, Sathya meets Gowtham and learns that the couple was childless.

Perplexed, Sathya later watches a closed-circuit television video footage of the masked men attacking Shweta on the day when Ria went missing.

[6] Ravi Varma, who played a drug addict in the original, was signed to reprise his role in this film, which marks his Tamil debut.

[11] Thinkal Menon of The Times Of India gave 3.5 out of 5 and wrote,"Sathya is an engrossing watch which joins the list of interesting thriller films made in Tamil this year".

[12] Ashameera Aiyappan of The Indian Express gave 3 out of 5 and said, "The Sibiraj starrer is a gripping tale that doesn’t compromise on the narrative keeping you invested till the end".

He delivers an intricate, nuanced performance that's hard to fault" and concluded that the film "deserves to be watched, especially for its masterful film-making.

[14] Haricharan Pudipeddi of Hindustan Times gave 3 out of 5 and stated, "Sathya, more or less, succeeds in what Kshanam did with the audience.

[15] Anupama Subramanian of Deccan Chronicle gave 4 out of 5 and said, "Technically, Simon K King’s alluring songs and superb BGM and Arunmani Palani’s brilliant cinematography elevate the film topnotch.