School (2025 film)
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Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | R. K. Vidyadharan |
| Written by | R. K. Vidyadharan |
| Produced by | R. K. Vidyadharan |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Aditya Govindaraj |
| Edited by | Raghav |
| Music by | Ilaiyaraaja |
Production company | Quantum Film Factory |
Release date |
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Running time | 147 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
School is a 2025 Indian Tamil-language horror film written, directed and produced by R. K. Vidyadharan under his banner Quantum Film Factory, starring Yogi Babu, Bhumika Chawla, and K. S. Ravikumar in the lead roles. The film has music composed by Ilaiyaraaja, cinematography handled by Aditya Govindaraj and editing done by Raghav.
School released in theatres on 23 May 2025.
Cast
- Yogi Babu as Kanagavel
- Bhumika Chawla as Anbarasi
- K. S. Ravikumar as Inspector Kaleeshwaran
- Bagavathi Perumal as Principal Nambirajan
- Nizhalgal Ravi as Mastaan
- Chaams as Assistant Principal Manmadhan
- Priyanka Venkatesh
Production
The film is written, directed and produced by R. K. Vidyadharan,[1] who earlier directed News (2005) and Vaitheeswaran (2008) under his banner Quantum Film Factory.[2] Principal photography began on 25 January 2024, starring Yogi Babu, Bhumika Chawla, and K. S. Ravikumar in the lead roles,[3] following an inaugural ceremony held in Chennai on 24 January 2024.[4] The technical team consists of music composer Ilaiyaraaja, cinematographer Aditya Govindaraj, editor Raghav, and art director Sridhar.[5] Apart from the lead cast, the film also stars Nizhalgal Ravi, Bagavathi Perumal, Chaams and Priyanka Venkatesh in pivotal roles.[6]
Music
The soundtrack is composed and written by Ilaiyaraaja.[7]
Release
School released in theatres on 23 May 2025.[8]
Reception
Abhinav Subramanian of The Times of India gave 2/5 stars and wrote "School has a decent message buried under strange execution. Sometimes the road to hell really is paved with good intentions."[9] Narayani M of Cinema Express gave 1.5/5 stars and wrote "But what remains from all the strewn papers of this clumsy screenplay is how the School manages to deliver simple, meaningful concepts to its audience[...] However, the horror whimpers, the jokes don't land, messages barely make an impact, and the only test this school and its students manage to ace is testing your patience"[10]
References
- ^ "School - Official Trailer". The Times of India. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
- ^ "யோகி பாபு படத்தை பாராட்டிய உபேந்திரா – Kollywood News | Kollywood Images – Cinema.dinakaran.com". cinema.dinakaran.com. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
- ^ தாரா, ராகேஷ் (25 January 2024). "ராமர் கோயில் பற்றிய கேள்வி: டென்ஷனான யோகி பாபு! இதுதான் ரியாக்ஷன்!". tamil.abplive.com (in Tamil). Retrieved 23 May 2025.
- ^ Features, C. E. (24 January 2024). "Yogi Babu, KS Ravikumar and Bhumika Chawla team up for School". Cinema Express. Archived from the original on 5 February 2024. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
- ^ Kumar, Akshay (7 May 2025). "Yogi Babu starrer School to release on this date". Cinema Express. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
- ^ "School". The Times of India. 20 May 2025. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
- ^ "யோகி பாபுவின் ஸ்கூல்: கன்னட நடிகர் உபேந்திரா வாழ்த்து". Zee Hindustan Tamil (in Tamil). 11 May 2025. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
- ^ "யோகி பாபு அப்படி செய்யும் நடிகர் இல்லை-ஸ்கூல் பட இயக்குனர் பேட்டி!". Zee Hindustan Tamil (in Tamil). 6 May 2025. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
- ^ "School Movie Review : Motivation manual meets messy execution". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
- ^ M, Narayani (23 May 2025). "School Movie Review: Too many subjects in a forgettable horror flick". Cinema Express. Retrieved 23 May 2025.