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A serial killer is murdering school girls, and a newbie cop has to track him down before the victim count increases.


A police officer who is diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease must solve one last case before he loses all his memories. He must run against time to catch the notorious serial killer who he believes has a mysterious role in his own personal life.

R. Sarathkumar
Chidambaram Nedumaaran

Sija Rose
Keerthana

Iniya
Chithra
SriKumar
Aravind

George Mariyan
Veerayya

Suresh Chandra Menon
Venkatesh
Kumar Natarajan
Ganapathi Balamurugan

Baby Aazhiya
Yanu

Kalaiyarasan
Prabhu

Priyadarshini Rajkumar
Doctor
The Smile Man is a crime, mystery, thriller, drama film released in 2024 exploring themes of serial killer. Directed by Syam Murali M, it stars R. Sarathkumar, Sija Rose, Iniya. A police officer who is diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease must solve one last case before he loses all his memories. He must run against time to catch the notorious serial killer who he believes has a mysterious role in his own personal life.
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