‘Kaantha’ teaser: Dulquer Salmaan and Samuthirakani’s turbulent bond sparks chaos on set

Dulquer Salmaan treated his fans with the highly-awaited teaser of his upcoming film Kaantha on his 42nd birthday on Monday (July 29, 2025). The Tamil and Telugu bilingual film Kaantha is directed by Selvamani Selvaraj and stars Samuthirakani and Bhagyashri Borse in the lead roles, along with Dulquer.

The two-minute and twelve-second teaser features an estranged relationship between a father and son, portrayed by Samuthirakani and Duqluer, respectively. The teaser begins with the studio announcement of the film, titled ‘Saantha’, which is the first Tamil horror film.

In the film, Samuthirakani plays the role of a director while Dulquer portrays the character of a superstar in the Tamil film industry. Leading ‘Saantha’ is Dulquer, a superstar who has been trained all his life by his father (Samuthirakani) to be in films, as per the teaser.

However, as time passes, Dulquer and Samuthirakani seem to develop an unexplained animosity towards each other. In the teaser, Samuthirakani is seen choking and throwing chairs at Dulquer.

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The movie is jointly produced by Dulquer Salmaan and Rana Daggubati under the banner of Wayfarer Films and Spirit Media. The film’s music is composed by Jhanu Chanthar. The movie is slated to release in theatres on September 12, 2025. Dulquer was last seen in the film Lucky Bhaskar, which performed well at the box office in 2024.