| The Door | |
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| Directed by | Jaiiddev |
| Written by | Jaiiddev |
| Produced by | Naveen Rajan |
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| Cinematography | Gautham G |
| Edited by | Athul Vijay |
| Music by | Varun Unni |
Production company | June Dreams Studios |
| Distributed by | Sapphire Studios |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
The Door is a 2025 IndianTamil-languagehorror thriller film starringBhavana in the lead role, written and directed by her brother Jaiiddev and produced by her husband Naveen Rajan under June Dreams Studios banner. The film also starsGanesh Venkatraman,Jayaprakash,Nandu,Sriranjini, Kapil Velavan, Gireesh, Priya Venkat, Ramesh Arumugam, Sindhoori, Sangeetha and others in important roles.
The Door released in theatres on 28 March 2025 and became acommercial failure.
On 6 June 2023, coinciding withBhavana's 37th birthday, an announcement about her 86th film[2] which is to be written and directed by her brother Jaiiddev titledThe Door was made.[3] The film marks her return toTamil cinema who was last seen inAjith Kumar starrer filmAasal (2010), which released 13 years ago, during announcement.[4] Thehorror-thriller film is produced by Bhavana's husband Naveen Rajan under June Dreams Studios banner,[5] and the technical team consists of cinematographer Gautham G, editor Athul Vijay and music composerVarun Unni.[6] Apart from Bhavana, the film also featuresGanesh Venkatraman,Jayaprakash,Sriranjini,Nandhu, Kapil Velavan, Priya Venkat, Ramesh Arumugam, Sindhoori, Sangeetha and others in supporting roles.[7]
The Door released in theatres on 28 March 2025 in Tamil, along with its dubbed versions inKannada,Malayalam,Hindi and Telugu languages.[8]
A critic ofDinamalar rated the film 2.75/5 stars, praising the twists, interesting screenplay while criticizing the horror scenes for not being able to convey any kind of fear to the audience.[9] Abhinav Subramanian ofThe Times of India gave 2/5 stars and wrote "In Jaiiddev's The Door, the most terrifying presence isn't actually in the movie; it's the creeping realisation you've seen this exact spectral blueprint many times before. The result is a two-hour séance that isn't slow-burn horror but simply... slow."[10] A critic ofMaalai Malar rated the film 2/5 stars, praising the performances of the actors and cinematography while criticizing the lack of horror elements, visuals and the excessive noise.[11] A critic ofCinema Vikatan reviewed the film by lauding the few investigative scenes in the second half, while criticizing the screenplay, music, background score, illogical sequences and the preliminary level graphic works.[12]
