# Sattamum Neethiyum
**Sattamum Neethiyum** (சட்டமும் நீதியும், also rendered Sattamum Needhiyum) is a Tamil-language courtroom drama web series streaming on ZEE5. Its first season premiered on 18 July 2025 and follows Sundaramoorthy, a notary public who takes up a public interest litigation (court case filed to enforce public or social interest, not personal grievance) after a father sets himself on fire outside a court over his daughter's disappearance.[1](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/web-series/web-series-details/tamil/sattamum-needhiyum/webseriesshow/122815940.cms) • [2](https://www.zee5.com/global/blog/sattamum-neethiyum-story-cast-episodes-guide/) A second season, with a new case and [Varalaxmi Sarathkumar](https://www.edgepedia.org/varalaxmi-sarathkumar) joining the cast, premiered on 23 October 2026.[3](https://www.zoomtventertainment.com/south/sattamum-needhiyum-season-2-zee5-release-date-article-156386651)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Platform and premiere | ZEE5, 18 July 2025 (season 1); 23 October 2026 (season 2)[1](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/web-series/web-series-details/tamil/sattamum-needhiyum/webseriesshow/122815940.cms) • [3](https://www.zoomtventertainment.com/south/sattamum-needhiyum-season-2-zee5-release-date-article-156386651) |
| Format | Season 1: seven episodes of roughly 22–25 minutes; season 2: six episodes, most under 27 minutes[4](https://www.ottplay.com/news/sattamum-needhiyum-2025-release-date-trailer-plot-cast-and-crew-ott-partner-and-everything-you-need-to-know-about-tamil-courtroom-series/ba9b3812d8789) • [5](https://www.zee5.com/global/web-series/details/sattamum-needhiyum/0-6-4z5782440) |
| Lead cast | Saravanan as Sundaramoorthy; Namritha MV as Aruna (season 1); Varalaxmi Sarathkumar as Chandra (season 2)[2](https://www.zee5.com/global/blog/sattamum-neethiyum-story-cast-episodes-guide/) • [3](https://www.zoomtventertainment.com/south/sattamum-needhiyum-season-2-zee5-release-date-article-156386651) |
| Key crew | Director Balaji Selvaraj; producer Sasikala Prabhakaran (18 Creators); season 1 written and showrun by Sooriya Prathap S; music by Vibin Baskar[6](https://www.highonfilms.com/zee5-global-drops-trailer-for-tamil-original-sattamum-neethiyum/) • [4](https://www.ottplay.com/news/sattamum-needhiyum-2025-release-date-trailer-plot-cast-and-crew-ott-partner-and-everything-you-need-to-know-about-tamil-courtroom-series/ba9b3812d8789) |
| Viewership | Crossed 51 million views on ZEE5 within 72 hours of the season 1 release[7](https://newstodaynet.com/2025/07/29/sattamum-needhiyum-web-series-crosses-51-mn-views-on-zee5/) |
| Languages | Original in Tamil; season 1 dubbed in Telugu and Hindi[7](https://newstodaynet.com/2025/07/29/sattamum-needhiyum-web-series-crosses-51-mn-views-on-zee5/) |
## Spoilers
### Season 1: the missing girl case
The story centers on Sundaramoorthy, played by Saravanan, a once-respected notary public who has slipped into obscurity, typing forms outside the court and living with debt and family disapproval.[2](https://www.zee5.com/global/blog/sattamum-neethiyum-story-cast-episodes-guide/) • [8](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/web-series/reviews/tamil/sattamum-needhiyum/sattamum-needhiyum-season-1/seasonreview/122816089.cms) Outside the courthouse, a grief-struck father named Kuppusamy sets himself on fire because his daughter Vennila has vanished and the police, courts, and system show no real concern. Sundaramoorthy responds by filing a public interest litigation, and Aruna (Namritha MV), a young and determined lawyer, joins him as his junior.[2](https://www.zee5.com/global/blog/sattamum-neethiyum-story-cast-episodes-guide/)
The seven episodes trace the case in stages: leads on Vennila collapse and witnesses vanish; Kuppusamy's psychiatric history surfaces and the case shifts from a PIL to a habeas corpus (court order demanding authorities produce a detained person) petition; Vennila is suddenly produced in court, but she is not the girl her father burned for; Sundaramoorthy is arrested as institutions push back; and in the finale Vennila finally steps forward to tell the truth.[2](https://www.zee5.com/global/blog/sattamum-neethiyum-story-cast-episodes-guide/) The supporting cast includes Aroul D. Shankar, Shanmugham, Iniya Ram, Thiruselvam, and Vijayashree, playing judges, police, and families caught in the system.[2](https://www.zee5.com/global/blog/sattamum-neethiyum-story-cast-episodes-guide/)
### Season 2 (2026)
A second season was announced by ZEE5 in October 2026 with a poster featuring Saravanan and Varalaxmi Sarathkumar's advocate characters, and it premiered on 23 October 2026 with six episodes.[11](https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/news/2026/Oct/07/sattamum-needhiyum-season-2-starring-saravanan-and-varalaxmi-sarathkumar-gets-release-date) • [5](https://www.zee5.com/global/web-series/details/sattamum-needhiyum/0-6-4z5782440) Balaji Selvaraj returned as director and co-wrote the story and screenplay with Pradeep Mariyan, who wrote the dialogue; Sasikala Prabhakaran again produced.[3](https://www.zoomtventertainment.com/south/sattamum-needhiyum-season-2-zee5-release-date-article-156386651)
The new case begins when Inspector Kanagavel (Prem Kumar) is found shot dead at a farmhouse party. Four policemen from his station are arrested, and the Bar Council, whose president is the dead man's widow Chandra (Varalaxmi Sarathkumar), resolves that no lawyer should represent them. Shamed into the case by one accused's wife, Sundaramoorthy takes the defense while a court-appointed Special Investigation Team under ACP Vidya (Shivin) investigates from a third direction.[12](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/web-series/reviews/tamil/sattamum-needhiyum/season-2/seasonreview/135110376.cms) The supporting cast includes Lavanya, Kalloori Vinoth, Kavitha Bharathy, Aaru Bala, Peter J. Chandran, Shivin, and Parul Sambariya.[3](https://www.zoomtventertainment.com/south/sattamum-needhiyum-season-2-zee5-release-date-article-156386651)
Reviewers received the second season more favorably than the first. The Times of India described it as a neatly stage-managed courtroom whodunit that covers a murder, a reinvestigation, a full trial, and a verdict in roughly the runtime of a feature film, praising the evidence-driven plot, which turns on a smartwatch heart-rate log, the distance a pistol was fired from, and the movement of the dead man's shirt between forensic labs.[12](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/web-series/reviews/tamil/sattamum-needhiyum/season-2/seasonreview/135110376.cms) The New Indian Express called it a competent legal drama and a marked improvement over the first season, while noting that its resolutions feel rushed and some narrative knots are left for a possible third season.[13](https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/review/2026/Oct/24/tamilreview2026oct23sattamum-needhiyum-2-series-review-a-competent-legal-drama-that-revels-in-its-not-so-lofty-ambitions)
## Production
The series was directed by Balaji Selvaraj, a debutant, and produced by Sasikala Prabhakaran under the banner 18 Creators; Sooriya Prathap S wrote the first season and served as showrunner.[6](https://www.highonfilms.com/zee5-global-drops-trailer-for-tamil-original-sattamum-neethiyum/) The technical crew included Vibin Baskar for music, cinematography by S Gokulakrishnan and Bhavna Govardhan, and editing by Raavanan.[4](https://www.ottplay.com/news/sattamum-needhiyum-2025-release-date-trailer-plot-cast-and-crew-ott-partner-and-everything-you-need-to-know-about-tamil-courtroom-series/ba9b3812d8789) Producer Sasikala Prabhakaran said the shoot was completed in 14 days.[7](https://newstodaynet.com/2025/07/29/sattamum-needhiyum-web-series-crosses-51-mn-views-on-zee5/)
For Saravanan, the role marked a return to a lead part after 15 years, coinciding with the celebration of his 35-year journey in [Tamil cinema](https://www.edgepedia.org/tamil-cinema).[6](https://www.highonfilms.com/zee5-global-drops-trailer-for-tamil-original-sattamum-neethiyum/) The actor described the series as a story about the strength of the common man and about standing up when it is easier to stay silent.[6](https://www.highonfilms.com/zee5-global-drops-trailer-for-tamil-original-sattamum-neethiyum/)
## Reception of season 1
The season crossed 51 million views on ZEE5 within 72 hours of release, and the team held a press meet in Chennai to mark the response.[7](https://newstodaynet.com/2025/07/29/sattamum-needhiyum-web-series-crosses-51-mn-views-on-zee5/) Critical reception was divided. The Tamil service of Oneindia rated it 4.5 out of 5 and called it a realistic courtroom series that gives voice to social justice.[9](https://tamil.oneindia.com/television/sattamum-neethiyum-review-a-realistic-take-on-justice-and-the-legal-system-722389.html) The Times of India gave it 2.0 out of 5, writing that the courtroom hearings never feel realistic and that the characters are too one-note, leaving the series compressed and rushed.[8](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/web-series/reviews/tamil/sattamum-needhiyum/sattamum-needhiyum-season-1/seasonreview/122816089.cms) The New Indian Express rated it 1.5 out of 5, criticizing convenient writing choices and arguing that the series felt like a film converted into a web series format.[10](https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/review/2025/Jul/19/tamilreview2025jul18sattamum-needhiyum-series-review-flimsy-legal-drama-that-struggles-to-defend-itself)
## References
1. [Sattamum Needhiyum Web Series: Release Date, OTT Platforms, Review, Trailer, Star Cast, Songs, Posters, Etimes](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/web-series/web-series-details/tamil/sattamum-needhiyum/webseriesshow/122815940.cms)
2. [Sattamum Neethiyum: Story, Cast & Episodes Guide, ZEE5 Blog](https://www.zee5.com/global/blog/sattamum-neethiyum-story-cast-episodes-guide/)
3. [Sattamum Needhiyum Season 2 Sets October Premiere Date on ZEE5, Zoom TV](https://www.zoomtventertainment.com/south/sattamum-needhiyum-season-2-zee5-release-date-article-156386651)
4. [Sattamum Needhiyum 2025: Release date, trailer, plot, cast and crew, OTT partner, OTTplay](https://www.ottplay.com/news/sattamum-needhiyum-2025-release-date-trailer-plot-cast-and-crew-ott-partner-and-everything-you-need-to-know-about-tamil-courtroom-series/ba9b3812d8789)
5. [Watch Sattamum Needhiyum Web Series Season 2 & 1 Full Episodes, ZEE5](https://www.zee5.com/global/web-series/details/sattamum-needhiyum/0-6-4z5782440)
6. [ZEE5 Global Drops Trailer for Tamil Original 'Sattamum Neethiyum', High on Films](https://www.highonfilms.com/zee5-global-drops-trailer-for-tamil-original-sattamum-neethiyum/)
7. [Sattamum Needhiyum web series crosses 51 mn views on ZEE5, News Today](https://newstodaynet.com/2025/07/29/sattamum-needhiyum-web-series-crosses-51-mn-views-on-zee5/)
8. [Sattamum Needhiyum Season 1 Review, The Times of India](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/web-series/reviews/tamil/sattamum-needhiyum/sattamum-needhiyum-season-1/seasonreview/122816089.cms)
9. ['சட்டமும் நீதியும்' விமர்சனம், Oneindia Tamil](https://tamil.oneindia.com/television/sattamum-neethiyum-review-a-realistic-take-on-justice-and-the-legal-system-722389.html)
10. [Sattamum Needhiyum Series Review: Flimsy legal drama that struggles to defend itself, The New Indian Express](https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/review/2025/Jul/19/tamilreview2025jul18sattamum-needhiyum-series-review-flimsy-legal-drama-that-struggles-to-defend-itself)
11. [Sattamum Needhiyum season 2 gets release date, Cinema Express](https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/news/2026/Oct/07/sattamum-needhiyum-season-2-starring-saravanan-and-varalaxmi-sarathkumar-gets-release-date)
12. [Sattamum Needhiyum Season 2 Review: A neatly stage-managed courtroom whodunit, The Times of India](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/web-series/reviews/tamil/sattamum-needhiyum/season-2/seasonreview/135110376.cms)
13. [Sattamum Needhiyum 2 Series Review, The New Indian Express](https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/review/2026/Oct/24/tamilreview2026oct23sattamum-needhiyum-2-series-review-a-competent-legal-drama-that-revels-in-its-not-so-lofty-ambitions)
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