Wearing a T-shirt with the words “Never Lie”, Stephen walks into a police station and confesses that he has killed nine women. Police officer Michael (Michael Thangadurai) isn’t convinced. When the psychiatrist Seema (Smruthi Venkat) interviews Stephen (Gomathi Shankar), she too wonders whether he is a serial killer or a serial liar.

Stephen’s sessions with Seema suggest a troubled childhood. His father and mother (Kuberan and Vijayshree) are the kind of textbook monstrous parents who produce monsters in turn. Meanwhile, Michael tries to find out more about Stephen’s girlfriend (Shrisha) while also trying to locate the missing victims.

Stephen is out on Netflix. First-time director Mithun Balaji has co-written the Tamil thriller with Gomathi Shankar, also making his acting debut.

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