''Peranbum Perungobamum'' is a 2025 Indian Tamil-language

thriller drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular su ...

written and directed by S. Sivaprakash. The film is produced by Kamatchi Jayakrishnan under the banner E5 Entertainment and presented by

Thangar Bachan Thangar Bachan (born 1961) is an Indian film director and actor, cinematographer and novelist. He has served as jury member in National Film Awards. Early life Thankar Bachan was born 5 May 1961 in Pathirakottai, a village near Panruti, Cu ...

. The film stars Vijith Bachan and Shali Nivekas in the lead roles. ''Peranbum Perungobamum'' was released in theatres on 5 June 2025.

Plot

A man faces village caste leaders who hurt him and his love, experiencing three key life phases before confronting them to right past wrongs

Cast

* Vijith Bachan as Jeeva * Shali Nivekas as Sara *

Mime Gopi Mime Gopi (born Gopinathan) is an Indian stage and film actor who has appeared in predominantly Tamil films including ''Madras'' (2014), ''Maari'' (2015), ''Maya'' (2015) and ''Kabali'' (2016). He is also the winner of the reality cooking show ...

Aruldoss Aruldoss is an Indian actor known for his supporting roles in predominantly Tamil language films. Prior to focusing on an acting career, he worked as a cinematographer on several films. Career After completing school, Aruldoss worked as a pho ...

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Geetha Kailasam Geetha Kailasam is an Indian film producer and actress who has been predominantly working on Tamil-language films. Her father-in-law K. Balachander was a veteran film director and her husband Bala Kailasam was also a filmmaker. She produced fi ...

* Subathra Robert as Jeeva's mother * NPKS Logu * Sai Vinoth

Production

Cinematographer turned actor-director, Thangar Bachan's son, Vijith Bachan was announced to make his debut as a lead actor in the film titled ''Peranbum Perungobamum'', written and directed by S. Sivaprakash in his directorial debut. Also, Shali Nivekas was cast in to debut as the female lead. The film is produced by Kamatchi Jayakrishnan under the banner E5 Entertainment. The music for the film is composed by

Ilaiyaraaja Ilaiyaraaja (born R. Gnanathesikan) is an Indian musician, composer, arranger, conductor, orchestrator, multi-instrumentalist, lyricist and playback singer popular for his works in Indian cinema, predominately in Tamil cinema, Tamil in addition ...

, while cinematography is handled by Dinesh K Bhojan and editing by Ramar. The film also features

, Subatra Robert, Sai Vinoth and others in supporting roles.

Principal photography Principal photography is the phase of producing a film or television show in which the bulk of shooting takes place, as distinct from the phases of pre-production and post-production. Personnel Besides the main film personnel, such as the ...

got completed and the film was in post-production stage during the first-look poster release in mid-February 2024.

Music

The film has music composed and written by

Release

Theatrical

''Peranbum Perungobamum'' was released in theatres on 5 June 2025.

Reception

Hindu Tamil Thisai ''Hindu Tamil Thisai'' (colloquially known as ''The Hindu Tamil'') is a Tamil daily newspaper headquartered at Chennai. It is published by The Hindu Group The Hindu Group is an Indian publishing company based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Its fi ...

'' rated the film 2.5/5 stars, praising the actors to have performed their roles perfectly while criticizing the stumbling screenplay at some places. Abhinav Subramanian of ''

The Times of India ''The Times of India'' (''TOI'') is an Indian English-language daily newspaper and digital news media owned and managed by the Times Group. It is the List of newspapers in India by circulation, third-largest newspaper in India by circulation an ...

'' gave 2/5 stars and wrote "Peranbum Perungobamum desperately wants to say something profound about caste violence but gets lost in its own convoluted plotting. With fewer narrative detours, it could have delivered its message more powerfully." ''

Nakkheeran ''Nakkheeran'' is a Tamil language biweekly magazine published in Chennai Chennai, also known as Madras (List of renamed places in India#Tamil Nadu, its official name until 1996), is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Tami ...

'' reviewed the film by praising the storyline and the punishments given for caste atrocities, while criticizing its screenplay.

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, id=tt27504248 2020s Indian films 2020s Tamil-language films 2025 films 2025 directorial debut films Films about discrimination Films about honor killing Films about the caste system in India Films scored by Ilaiyaraaja Films set in universities and colleges Tamil-language drama films Tamil-language Indian films