Sir

<p>The people of Mangollai village like Colochi Saami and Saamikannu opposed education for the poor while people like Annadurai and Sivangaanam fought against oppression. On 26 August 2022, actor-turned-film maker announced his second directorial venture titled (acronym also referring to ) after (2020) starring in the titular role and Chaya Devi Kannan in the lead roles, with playing an important role. The announcement was made in in the presence of , , , and , due to his political affiliation with . Siraj S, , and where signed to appear in supporting roles. Post-dubbing, the makers announced that director would be presenting the film under his . The film has music composed by , cinematography handled by Iniyan J Harish and editing by Sreejith Sarang. was planned to be shot entirely in Aranthangi in a single schedule and to wrap within 30–40 days. The shooting was wrapped in late February 2023. The music and background score is composed by . The first single “Panangarukka” was released on 5 July. The second single “Poovasanai” was released on 26 July. The third single “Padichukurom” was released on 14 September. The fourth single “Putta Vatcha” was released on 24 September. Following an audio launch event, the album featuring six songs was released on 18 September 2024. released theatrically on 18 October 2024. The film was granted a from the (CBFC). was premiered on on 6 December 2024. On 4 April 2024, a first-look poster with an intro-video was released featuring Vimal as a teacher after (2011) in the village Mangollai, where education is refused by the name of God. The film teaser was released on 19 June 2024 and the trailer got released on 18 September 2024 after a pre-release event in . 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. Abhinav Subramanian of 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.” Kirubhakar Purushothaman of 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.” Sreejith Mullappilly of 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.” Anusha Sundar of 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.” On 14 June 2024, the makers announced on a change of title from to a new one , after the veteran politician, freedom fighter and poet aka Ma.Po.Si’s granddaughter Parameshwari expressing her concern for using her grandfather’s name. 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. He further added that, the new title has been made after careful consideration and planning to align with our vision for the project.</p>