'Kaattaan' Teaser: Vijay Sethupathi’s Severed Head Searches For Its Body in JioHotstar Series

In the perplexing new teaser of the Jio Hotstar special Kaattaan, we see a young boy running away in fear after he notices something shocking. We soon learn that he has seen a corpse, and as he runs to inform the people in his village, the severed head begins to talk to him. It is Vijay Sethupathi’s character Muthu doing all the talking, and he instructs this boy to help him find his missing body. The townsfolk come together to help in this search as the teaser cuts back to a portion in which we see Muthu in his “full bodied” avatar. As it ends, we see the smiling severed head in different backdrops, including on a hill and as a part of a glass fixture in what appears to be an office building, further adding to the madness and the intrigue. Muthu Alias Kaattaan premiers on March 27.

The series is is created and co-directed by M Manikandan, who had last made the much-loved Kadaisi Vyavasayi, which also starred Vijay Sethupathi in a smaller role. With Ajith Kumar sharing directing duties, Kaattaan is a gritty, layered character saga told through the eyes of people around the protagonist — revealing different versions, different truths, and different scars. A man becomes a myth, a monster, or a miracle… depending on who tells the story.

Meanwhile, Vijay Sethupathi’s next outing Slumdog – 33 Temple Road with director Puri Jagannadh was officially announced alongside the release of its first poster, marking Sethupathi’s birthday with a flourish of grit and provocation. Its poster offers a clear statement of tone. Sethupathi stands amid crates of cash, a blood-smeared machete in hand, sunglasses firmly in place—a visual that leans unapologetically into menace and moral ambiguity. It is an image designed to announce a character forged in violence and survival, aligning neatly with Jagannadh’s long-standing fascination with outsiders, rage and power structures.