The people of Mangollai village like Colochi Saami and Saamikannu opposed education for the poor while people like Annadurai and Sivangaanam fought against oppression. A teacher takes over the running of a government-aided school. What are the challenges that he has to overcome?
Cast
Vimal as Mangollai Ponnarasan Sivagnanam "Ma. Po. Si"[7]
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]
The music and background score is composed by Siddhu Kumar.[10] The first single "Panangarukka" was released on 5 July.[11] The second single "Poovasanai" was released on 26 July.[12] The third single "Padichukurom" was released on 14 September.[13] The fourth single "Putta Vatcha" was released on 24 September.[14] Following an audio launch event,the album featuring six songs was released on 18 September 2024.[15]
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.[18][19] The film teaser was released on 19 June 2024[20][21] and the trailer got released on 18 September 2024 after a pre-release event in Chennai.[22][23] 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.[24]
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."[25] 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."[26]
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."[27] 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."[28]
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][29] 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][29] He further added that, the new title Sir has been made after careful consideration and planning to align with our vision for the project.[30][31]
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