Oh Butterfly

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Oh Butterfly
Theatrical release poster
Directed byVijay Ranganathan
Written byVijay Ranganathan
Produced byVennky
Anand S Shah
Vijay Ranganathan
Nisha Patial
Starring
CinematographyVedaraman Sankaran
Edited byBhuvanesh Manivannan
Music byVaisakh Somanath
Production
companies
Anthill Cinema
Palampur Talkies
Release date
  • 6 March 2026 (2026-03-06)
Running time
132 minutes[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Oh Butterfly is a 2026 Indian Tamil-language romantic psychological thriller film written, co-produced, and directed by Vijay Ranganathan. The film stars Nivedhithaa Sathish, Ciby Bhuvana Chandran, Nassar, Lakshmi Priyaa Chandramouli, Geetha Kailasam, and Attul R. It is about a woman with obsessive–compulsive disorder who brings her husband to her isolated hill station house to confess details about her past, but the unexpected arrival of her ex-boyfriend, invited unknowingly by her husband, leads to adverse consequences. The film was released in theatres on 6 March 2026.

Plot

Cast

Production

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Themes

The film is based on the Butterfly effect.[3]

Music

The music was composed by Vaisakh Somanath.[4]

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Pogaadhe"Vignesh SrikanthKapil Kapilan 
2."The Butterfly Theme"Karthik NethaShakthisree Gopalan, Nanda J Devan, Vaisakh Somanath 
3."Tururu"Karthik NethaHaricharan 
4."Suzhal"Vijay RanganathanVaikom Vijayalakshmi 
5."Aagaya Neelam"Vijay RanganathanVaisakh Somanath, Alisha Mathew Thayil 

Release and reception

Oh Butterfly was released on 6 March 2026.[5] The film received an A certificate (adults only) from the Central Board of Film Certification, with the X account of Anthill Cinema tweeting, "A is for Adults with a past. A is for Awkward truths. A is for After midnight conversations. An A-certificate for A-grade tension".[6]

Bhuvanesh Chandar of The Hindu wrote, "And at a time when Tamil films seem too eager to achieve greater heights, this is a film that manages to stir something strong in you by merely flapping its wings and seems all the more content with the heights it soars".[7] Vishal Menon of The Hollywood Reporter India wrote, "Oh Butterfly might not be compelling cinema from the word go, but its appeal lies in making you see layers within deeply flawed people and the prisons they build for themselves".[8] Jayabhuvaneshwari B of Cinema Express rated the film three out of five stars and wrote, "the film creates a sense of claustrophobia, drawing us into uncomfortable truths and keeping us intrigued, even as it occasionally tests our patience".[9] Abhinav Subramanian of The Times of India wrote, "Oh Butterfly has the craft to unsettle you. It just doesn't have the script to stay with you".[10]

References

  1. "Oh Butterfly". Central Board of Film Certification. Archived from the original on 24 April 2026. Retrieved 24 April 2026.
  2. Rajaraman, Kaushik (5 March 2026). "'Relationship thrillers not explored much in Tamil cinema,' says Oh Butterfly team". DT Next. Archived from the original on 18 March 2026. Retrieved 17 March 2026.
  3. Muralidharan, Siddarth (7 March 2026). "Oh Butterfly: Love, Guilt and the Butterfly Effect". Frontline. Archived from the original on 18 March 2026. Retrieved 17 March 2026.
  4. TrendMusic (28 February 2026). Oh Butterfly – Audio Jukebox| Nivedhithaa Sathish, Ciby, Nasser| Vaisakh Somanath |Vijay Ranganathan. Retrieved 16 April 2026 – via YouTube. Alt URL
  5. Chandar, Bhuvanesh (3 March 2026). "'Oh Butterfly,' a Tamil thriller about secrets and the Butterfly Effect, to release in theatres on March 6". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 18 March 2026. Retrieved 17 March 2026.
  6. "Nivedhithaa Sathish-starrer 'Oh Butterfly' cleared for release with 'A' certificate". Telangana Today. IANS. 3 March 2026. Archived from the original on 18 March 2026. Retrieved 18 March 2026.
  7. Chandar, Bhuvanesh (5 March 2026). "'Oh Butterfly' movie review: An intriguing and affecting rumination on guilt". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 18 March 2026. Retrieved 17 March 2026.
  8. Menon, Vishal (6 March 2026). "'Oh Butterfly' Movie Review: A Messy But Watchable Triangular Hate Story". The Hollywood Reporter India. Archived from the original on 12 March 2026. Retrieved 17 March 2026.
  9. B, Jayabhuvaneshwari (6 March 2026). "Oh Butterfly Movie Review: A claustrophobic drama about choices and consequences". Cinema Express. Archived from the original on 18 March 2026. Retrieved 17 March 2026.
  10. Subramanian, Abhinav (9 March 2026). "Oh Butterfly Movie Review: A thriller too wound up for its own good". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 18 March 2026. Retrieved 17 March 2026.