Thadayam Season 1
6 episodes · about 2 hours · complete season
Filmi Score · season 1
Mixed
6 reviews
49
16+
Summary
In 1999, a string of brutal midnight murders terrifies tamil nadu's border villages but when a sharp new officer arrives, he uncovers a chilling pattern.
Where to watch
Availability by JustWatch · some watch links pay filmi.ai a small commission; it never changes what we show or how we score.No listing found for the US.Available in India on ZEE5.
No listing found for the UK.Available in India on ZEE5.
No listing found for Canada.Available in India on ZEE5.
All seasons
Season 12026 · 6 episodesMixed · 6 reviews16+
49
Cast & crew
Season 1 directed byNavinkumar Palanivel
Cast
Summary
In 1999, a string of brutal midnight murders terrifies tamil nadu's border villages but when a sharp new officer arrives, he uncovers a chilling pattern.
Where to watch
Availability by JustWatch · some watch links pay filmi.ai a small commission; it never changes what we show or how we score.No listing found for the US.Available in India on ZEE5.
No listing found for the UK.Available in India on ZEE5.
No listing found for Canada.Available in India on ZEE5.
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Parents should know
A 1999-set Tamil crime series about a serial-killer case; critics describe graphic, blood-heavy murder scenes and a storyline that sympathizes with the killers, including a prison-violence subplot.
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The record, item by item
Violence · Strong · Reviewer on record
“captures the gory murder scenes with disturbing details like the density of blood and savage lacerations” view the record →
Violence · Moderate · Reviewer on record
“People have been hacked to death.” view the record →
Intense scenes · Moderate · Reviewer on record
“throws the sensitive issue of prison violence into the mix” view the record →
Positive messages · Clear · Reviewer on record
“condemnation of prison torture and exploration of the roots of brutal crimes” view the record →
Role models · Some · Reviewer on record
“empathetic in the moments when Athiyamaan finally confronts the killers” view the record →
What the critics said
6 reviews read · the critic’s own number where they gave one
27 Feb 2026
Scroll calls Thadayam an engrossing, crisp police procedural anchored by a believable, empathetic Samuthirakani, with solid support from Sshivada… Read it there →
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28 Feb 2026
Thadayam Web Series Review: A Ritualistic Crime Thriller Rooted in Rural Fear Read it there →
Published · 3/5Filmi’s reading 6660
YouTube, Telugu · rating spoken aloud · 27 Feb 2026
3/5, said on camera. Published nowhere. Watch it there →
Stated in videoFilmi’s reading 6260
YouTube, Tamil · transcript read · 3 Mar 2026
The critic files Thadayam among ZEE5's many mediocre web series — thin suspense, elementary-level writing, and weak stakes — saved only by… Watch it there →
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Akshay Kumar · 27 Feb 2026
Cinema Express finds Thadayam tonally confused, unsure whether to horrify or humanise its serial killers, calling its vigilante-thriller fusion… Read it there →
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Unni Narayanan · YouTube · transcript read · 27 Feb 2026
Unni calls Thadayam a formulaic serial-killer thriller padded across six episodes, mocking its illogical plot, a disengaged Sivada, incompetent… Watch it there →
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