Rebel (2024 film)

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Rebel
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Directed byNikesh RS
Written byNikesh RS
A. Bharathi Raja
Balakrishnan S
Produced by K. E. Gnanavel Raja
Starring
CinematographyArun Radhakrishnan
Edited byVetre Krishnan
Music by
Production
company
Distributed bySakthi Film Factory
Release date
22 March 2024
Running time
141 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Rebel is a 2024 Indian Tamil-language period political action drama film directed by debutante Nikesh RS and produced by Studio Green. The film stars G. V. Prakash Kumar in the lead role, alongside Mamitha Baiju (in her Tamil debut), Venkitesh VP, Shalu Rahim, Karunas, and Adhithya Baskar. It is based on fictional events about a rebel student in Munnar in the 1980s. The film follows Kathiresan, a college student from Munnar, who moves to Palakkad to get a better education. However, he gets into a conflict after a college fight was erupted even more when local politicians and police become involved.

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Studio Green and Thirukumar Entertainment officially announced the project in December 2021 under its official title; however, the latter company soon after opted out from the venture. Principal photography commenced the same month. It was predominantly shot in Chennai, and wrapped by early-May 2023.The background score and additional background score was composed by OfRo and Siddhu Kumar. The film has music composed by G. V. Prakash Kumar, cinematography handled by Arun Radhakrishnan and editing by Vetre Krishnan.

Rebel was released on 22 March 2024 in theatres.

Plot

Kathiresan, a young man born in Munnar, moves to Palakkad to get a better education. After joining on (Government College Chittur) college, he meets Sara Mary John and falls in love with her. However, a fight between Tamilans and the locals was erupted soon after. A so-called college fight was turned out to be more when politicians and police were involved. [1]

Cast

Production

Development

On 2 December 2021, K. E. Gnanavel Raja's Studio Green officially announced that they would collaborate with C. V. Kumar's Thirukumaran Entertainment for their 25th production venture. Directed by debutante Nikesh RS, the film was titled as Rebel. While G. V. Prakash Kumar would play the lead actor and also score the music, a muhurat puja was held the same day at a film studio in Chennai. The cinematography and editing would be handled by Arun Radhakrishnan and Vetre Krishnan, respectively. [2] The following day, Nikesh stated that the film is based on true events that he had heard about a rebel student in Munnar, happening during the 1980s, and had written the script with Prakash in mind. [3]

Filming

Principal photography began on 3 December 2021 with the first schedule in Chennai. It was predominantly shot there, and wrapped on 3 October 2023. [4]

Music

The music and background score is composed by G. V. Prakash Kumar, in his maiden collaboration with Nikesh, while the background score and additional background score composed by OfRo and Siddhu Kumar. [5] The audio rights were acquired by Saregama. The first single "Rise of Rebel" was released on 17 February 2024. [6]

Release

Rebel was released on 22 March 2024 in theatres worldwide through Sakthi Film Factory. [7]

Home Media

The post-theatrical streaming rights of the film were acquired by Amazon Prime Video.

Reception

Critical response

Roopa Radhakrishnan of The Times of India gave 2.5/5 and stated that "The characterization of the professor is truly sublime, probably the best in this film". [8] Gopinath Rajendran of The Hindu said,"Without that sense of connection, Rebel feels like an excuse to come up with a slew of disturbing scenes so they can tug at your heartstrings, making this film a rebel without a cause". [9] Manigandan KR of Times Now gave 3.5/5 stars and stated that "Overall though, Rebel is worth watching for the hard-hitting story it looks to tell of a downtrodden group's determined fight to claim its respect". [10] Narayani M of Cinema Express gave 2.5/5 stars and stated that "Sometimes you wonder if this rebel is a supporter of a cause or just another hero". [11] Sowmya Rajendran of The News Minute said,"You can give such a film a long rope, but what to do if it is determined to take that rope and tie itself up into hopeless knots? There is no rebellion in imitation, and hopefully, Nikesh will do better in his next". [12] Harshini S V of Film Companion said,"These shots pull you out of the film's world and wonder:in a film as serious and important as this, shouldn't hero worship be the least of its concerns? [13]

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  2. ↑ "GV Prakash's next is 'Rebel' with a debutante director". The Times of India. 2021-12-02. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 2024-03-21.
  3. ↑ "GV Prakash's 'Rebel' is based on real-life events". The Times of India. 2022-01-05. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 2024-03-21.
  4. ↑ "GV Prakash's 'Rebel' shooting wrapped". The Times of India. 2023-10-03. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 2024-03-21.
  5. ↑ "GV Prakash plays a college student in Rebel, an Asuran-like action drama". The Times of India. 2023-10-27. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 2024-03-21.
  6. ↑ "Spotify". open.spotify.com. Retrieved 2024-03-21.
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  8. ↑ "Rebel Movie Review: A Film That Tells An Effective Tale In An Ineffective Manner". The Times of India . 22 March 2024.
  9. ↑ "'Rebel' movie review: A politically-charged story let down by shoddy filmmaking". The Hindu . 22 March 2024. Archived from the original on 22 March 2024. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
  10. ↑ "Rebel Review: G V Prakash, Mamitha Baiju Impress In This Bold Entertainer Based On A True Incident". Times Now . 22 March 2024. Archived from the original on 22 March 2024. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
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