Rebel

<p>Kathiresan, a young man born in , moves to for college education. After joining Government College Chittur, he meets Sara Mary John, and falls in love with her. However, a fight between Tamizhans and the locals erupts soon after. A so-called small college fight gets out out of hand when politicians and the police get involved. On 2 December 2021, ‘s officially announced that they would collaborate with ‘s Thirukumaran Entertainment for their 25th production venture. Directed by debutante Nikesh RS, the film was titled as . While would play the lead actor and also score the music, a puja was held the same day at a film studio in . The cinematography and editing would be handled by Arun Radhakrishnan and Vetre Krishnan, respectively. The following day, Nikesh stated that the film is based on true events that he had heard about a rebel student in , happening during the 1980s, and had written the script with Prakash in mind. began on 3 December 2021 with the first schedule in . It was predominantly shot there, and on 3 October 2023. The songs were composed by , , , and Manikandan Murali, while the background score and additional background score composed by and . The audio rights were acquired by . The first single “Rise of Rebel” was released on 17 February 2024. was released on 22 March 2024 in theatres worldwide through Sakthi Film Factory. The post-theatrical streaming rights of the film were acquired by . Roopa Radhakrishnan of gave 2.5/5 and stated that “The characterization of the professor is truly sublime, probably the best in this film”. Gopinath Rajendran of 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”. Manigandan KR of 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”. Narayani M of gave 2.5/5 stars and stated that “Sometimes you wonder if this rebel is a supporter of a cause or just another hero”. of 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”. Harshini S V of 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?”</p>