Jenma Natchathiram

For the 1991 film, see Jenma Natchathram.

Jenma Natchathiram (transl. Birth star) is a 2025 Indian Tamil-language supernatural horror thriller film written and directed by B. Manivarman, starring Taman Akshaan, Malvi Malhotra in the lead roles, alongside Maithreya, Raksha Cherin, Sivam, Arun Karthi, Kaali Venkat, Munishkanth, Vela Ramamoorthy, Thalaivasal Vijay, Santhana Bharathi, Yasar and others in pivotal roles. The film is produced by K. Subhashini under Amoham Studios and Whitelamp Pictures banners.

Jenma Natchathiram
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	B. Manivarman
Written by	B. Manivarman
Produced by	K. Subhashini
Starring	Taman Akshaan Malvi Malhotra
Cinematography	KG
Edited by	S. Guru Suriya
Music by	Sanjay Manickam
Production companies	Amoham Studios Whitelamp Pictures
Distributed by	Romeo Pictures
Release date	18 July 2025 (2025-07-18)
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Jenma Natchathiram released in theatres on 18 July 2025.

Cast

• Taman Akshaan as Ajay
• Malvi Malhotra as Riya
• Maithreya
• Raksha Cherin
• Sivam
• Arun Karthi
• Karthi SriKumar
• Kaali Venkat
• Munishkanth
• Vela Ramamoorthy
• Thalaivasal Vijay
• Santhana Bharathi
• Yasar
• Boys Rajan
• Nakkalites Niveditaa

Production

After Oru Nodi (2024), director B. Manivarman was announced to reunite with Taman Akshaan in a supernatural horror thriller film, through a first-look poster in mid-May 2025.^[1][2] Malvi Malhotra made her Tamil debut through this film.^[3] The film is produced by K. Subhashini under Amoham Studios and Whitelamp Pictures banners,^[4] 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.^[5] The film's lead actor Thaman Kumar was rechristened as Taman Akshaan for the film.^[6][7]

Music

The film had music composed by Sanjay Manickam.^[8]

Release

Jenma Natchathiram released in theatres on 18 July 2025.^[9] The Tamil Nadu and worldwide theatrical rights were acquired by Romeo Pictures.^[10][11]

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."^[12] 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."^[13]