School (2025 film)

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
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	R. K. Vidyadharan
Written by	R. K. Vidyadharan
Produced by	R. K. Vidyadharan
Starring	Yogi Babu Bhumika Chawla K. S. Ravikumar
Cinematography	Aditya Govindaraj
Edited by	Raghav
Music by	Ilaiyaraaja
Production company	Quantum Film Factory
Release date	23 May 2025 (2025-05-23)
Running time	147 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil

School released in theatres on 23 May 2025.

Plot

In a school

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]