PT Sir

<p>Kanagavel is a young teacher in a school in . His mother Eswari strictly forbids him from involving in any social issues as an predicted that it will be fatal for him. The PT master is in love with teacher Vanathi and the couple’s engagement is fixed. Meanwhile, a young girl named Nandhini, a college going neighbour of Kanagavel, is molested by unknown men and, though not getting involved in the issue, he advises her to move on. On the engagement day however, Nandhini commits suicide and in spite of his mother’s warnings, Kanagavel files a case of murder accusing the college chairman, GP Guru Purushothaman. It is then revealed that Purushothaman himself had sexually abused Nandini which she commits suicide. Eventually she’s didn’t and she actually faked it so that she can successfully convince the police officers to arrest GP. The judge believes her and GP was sentenced to life imprisonment. Kanagavel finally becomes happy where he and Vanathi gets married. On 14 November 2022, Aadhi, who is a part of the musical duo , was announced to star in a venture directed by Karthik Venugopalan, who previously directed (2019), and produced by Vels Films International LTD, headed by . , a puja was held the following day in with the presence of the cast and crew. The official title was announced on 12 January 2023. began with the first schedule on 22 November 2022 in Chennai. In February 2023, production moved to . Filming by late February 2024. The music and background score is composed by Hiphop Tamizha. was theatrically released on 24 May 2024. The streaming rights were acquired by , where it began streaming from 21 June 2024. Roopa Radhakrishnan of gave 2.5/5 stars and wrote “It is a credit to Devadarshini’s performance that we are able to get past that and invest in the mother-son relationship between her and Adhi”. Bhuvanesh Chandar of wrote “It just so happens that any PR against victim-blaming might be good PR for our social media times, and you hope, at least, that the lesson from this PT Sir reaches its intended ears”. Manigandan KR of gave 3/5 stars and wrote “The film not only entertains, it also looks to create an awareness on certain behavioural patterns prevalent in society that inadvertently affect victims of sexual crimes”. Harshini S V of wrote, “The film may not have been a happy ride as far as the watching experience is concerned, but to have conveyed a message about victim blaming, without diluting its seriousness, does leave you hoping that the message reaches the masses”. Narayani M of gave 2/5 stars and wrote “The film does little more than blow the whistle for PT Sir’s meteoric rise to bring justice to womenfolk”. Anusha Sundar of gave 1.5/5 stars and wrote “PT Sir is forgettable, thankfully for its benefit, because the film’s process of uplifting womankind only makes way for men to show their heroism. And all that I would say after watching the film is, let’s not milk feminism and women’s empowerment anymore”. grossed over 12.25 crore in 12 days of its release.</p>