Sir (2024 film)

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Sir
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Theatrical release poster
சார்
Directed by Bose Venkat
Written byBose Venkat
Suguna Diwakar (dialogues)
Screenplay byBose Venkat
Produced by
  • S Siraj
  • Nilofer Siraj
Starring
CinematographyIniyan J Harish
Edited bySreejith Sarang
Music by Siddhu Kumar
Production
company
SSS Pictures
Distributed by Grass Root Film Company
Romeo Pictures
Release date
  • 18 October 2024 (2024-10-18)
[1]
Running time
133 Minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Sir is an Indian Tamil-language action drama film written and directed by Bose Venkat. [2] The film stars Vimal and Chaya Devi Kannan in the lead roles. [3] The film is produced by S Siraj and Nilofer Siraj under SSS Pictures banner and presented by Vetrimaaran under his Grass Root Film Company banner. [4] Siraj S, Saravanan, Rama and V. I. S. Jayapalan appear in supporting roles. [5] The film has music composed by Siddhu Kumar, cinematography handled by Iniyan J Harish and editing by Sreejith Sarang. [6]

Contents

Sir released on 18 October 2024. [1]

Cast

Production

Development

On 26 August 2022, actor-turned-film maker Bose Venkat announced his second directorial venture titled Ma Po Si (acronym also referring to M. P. Sivagnanam) after Kanni Maadam (2020) starring Vimal in the titular role and Chaya Devi Kannan in the lead roles, with Saravanan playing an important role. [2] [3] The announcement was made in Aranthangi in the presence of Tamil Nadu Ministers, Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi, V Meyyanathan, MP M. M. Abdulla and MLA T. Ramachandran, due to his political affiliation with DMK. [3] [8]

Siraj S, Saravanan, Rama and V. I. S. Jayapalan where signed to appear in supporting roles. [5] Post-dubbing, the makers announced that director Vetrimaaran would be presenting the film under his Grassroot Film Company. [4] [9] The film has music composed by Siddhu Kumar, cinematography handled by Iniyan J Harish and editing by Sreejith Sarang. [6] [10]

Filming

Principal photography was planned to be shot entirely in Aranthangi in a single schedule and to wrap within 30–40 days. [3] The shooting was wrapped in late February 2023. [9]

Music

Sir
Soundtrack album by
Released18 September 2024
Genre Feature film soundtrack
LanguageTamil
Label SSS Pictures
Producer Siddhu Kumar
Siddhu Kumar chronology
Joe
(2023)
Sir
(2024)
Singles from Sir
  1. "Panangarukka"
    Released: 5 July 2024
  2. "Poovasanai"
    Released: 26 July 2024
  3. "Padichukurom"
    Released: 14 September 2024
  4. "Putta Vatcha"
    Released: 24 September 2024
Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Singer(s)Length
1."Panangarukka" Viveka G. V. Prakash Kumar, Saindhavi 3:39
2."Poovasanai"Viveka Sean Roldan 2:11
3."Padichukurom"VivekaPadmapriya Raghavan, Prarthana Sriram3:25
4."Putta Vatcha"Anthakudi Ilayaraja, Ilankavi ArunAnthakudi Ilayaraja, Lakshmi3:47
5."Nerinji Mulla"VivekaLakshmikanth M0:56
6."Puriyalaya"VivekaLakshmikanth M0:56
Total length:14:54

Release

Theatrical

Sir released theatrically on 18 October 2024. [1] The film was granted a U/A certificate from the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC). [16]

Marketing

On 4 April 2024, a first-look poster with an intro-video was released featuring Vimal as a teacher after Vaagai Sooda Vaa (2011) in the village Mangollai, where education is refused by the name of God. [17] [18] The film teaser was released on 19 June 2024 [19] [20] and the trailer got released on 18 September 2024 after a pre-release event in Chennai. [21] [22] Ahead of the film's release, another trailer was released on 17 October, revealing why the teaching profession means a lot to the titular character, Ma. Po Si. [23]

Reception

Abhinav Subramanian of Times of India gave 2.5/5 stars and wrote "Sir is a watchable film with its share of drawbacks, offering a familiar yet mildly engaging take on the power of education in rural India." [24] Kirubhakar Purushothaman of News 18 gave 2/5 stars and wrote "Sir has a noble cause at its core, the execution makes it a yarnfest, and instead of getting the catharsis such social commentary aims to provide, the film invokes a sense of guilt for feeling so." [25]

Sreejith Mullappilly of Cinema Express gave 2/5 stars and wrote "The film explores themes of social inequality and the importance of education, but its violent resolution and simplistic characterisation undermine its potential as a social reform drama." [26] Anusha Sundar of OTT Play gave 1.5/5 stars and wrote "Despite talking about the importance of education, Sir becomes an irresponsible film that forgets what it wants to profess in the chaos of violence." [27]

Controversies

On 14 June 2024, the makers announced on a change of title from Ma Po Si to a new one Sir, after the veteran politician, freedom fighter and poet Mylai Ponnuswamy Sivagnanam aka Ma.Po.Si's granddaughter Parameshwari expressing her concern for using her grandfather's name. [7] [28] In the title-change clarification video released by the director, he expressed the title-change is due to reasons that are all happy ones and not problematic. [6] [28] He further added that, the new title Sir has been made after careful consideration and planning to align with our vision for the project. [29] [30]

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