The Akaali

The Akaali is a 2024 Indian Tamil-language horror thriller film written and directed by Mohamed Asif Hameed in his debut.

The film stars Nassar, Thalaivaasal Vijay, Jayakumar Janakiraman, Vinoth Kishan and Swayam Siddha.

[1] The film was produced by Ukeshvaraan Prabhu under the banner of PBS Productions, and had a theatrical release on 31 May 2024.

[4] Sreejith Mullappilly of Cinema Express rated the film two stars out of five and wrote, "The film is full of excess but is made with such passion that you wish it were slick enough to be a fun romp [...] The heavy-handed approach to storytelling, with all the expository passages, is such a dampener".

[5] Manigandan KR of Times Now wrote, "The Akaali is likely to appeal to only those who really like serious, dark horror stories.