Sathya is a 1988 Indian Tamil-language action social drama film directed by Suresh Krissna and produced by Kamal Haasan. The latter stars along with Amala. The film was a remake of the 1985 Hindi film Arjun. The film is the directorial debut for Suresh Krishna. The film completed a 100-day run and was successful box office collection. The film was dubbed in Telugu under the same name, despite it already being remade in Telugu as Bharatamlo Arjunudu. The cinematography and editing were handled by S. M. Anwar and N. R. Kittu respectively.

The film's music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja and lyrics were penned by Vaali. Ilaiyaraaja had originally composed the number "Valayosai" for one of his studio albums, and on Kamal Haasan's insistence, included it in Sathya. The song is set in the Sindhu Bhairavi raga.