
School(2025)
Tamil mins
School (2025) is a Tamil film. Starring Bhumika Chawla, Java Sundaresan and Adhithya Govindaraj.
Mood:
darkemotionaluplifting
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Quick Facts
- Theatrical Release
- 23 May 2025
- Language
- Tamil
Storyline
A school is haunted by the spirits of two former students trying to stop more tragedies. They work through two teachers to fight a corrupt sorcerer and change the school's toxic culture. The story shows that real success is about kindness, mental health, and finding your purpose, not just grades and status.
“The dead return to teach the living a lesson.”
Film Details
Rating
Minutes
TamilLanguage
Release Date23 May 2025
Parental Guide
Violence
High
Language
Low
Sex / Nudity
Mild
Drugs
Mild
Intensity
High
Vibe & Tags
Mood
darkemotionaluplifting
Themes
revengeidentityfamilyjustice
Toneserious
Pacingfast-paced
Complexitymoderate
Audiencemultiplex
Best Withwith-partner
Violence3
Emotion4
Humor1
Rewatchability3
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Cast & Crew
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Bhumika ChawlaActor
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Java SundaresanActor
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Adhithya GovindarajCrew
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K. S. RavikumarActor
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Yogi BabuActor
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Trivia
- The film's director, RK Vidhyaadharan, is the son of veteran director RK Selvamani, making this a rare father-son legacy in Tamil horror cinema.
- The school building used for filming is a real, abandoned educational institution in Tamil Nadu, chosen for its eerie, authentic atmosphere.
- The character names of the two spirit teachers are subtle nods to famous Tamil poets, linking the film's message to literary traditions of social change.
- A key horror sequence involving a sorcerer's ritual was choreographed by a stunt director known for action films, blending physicality with supernatural elements.
- The film's promotional campaign included actual workshops on mental well-being in Chennai schools, tying the movie's theme to real-world outreach.
- The climax scene showing the transformed school required over 300 junior artistes, all local students, to create its vibrant, hopeful finale.
- This is one of the few Tamil horror films where the spirits are portrayed as benevolent guides, subverting the genre's typical vengeful ghost trope.
Notable Collaborations
Frequent partnerships reunited in School
Inspector Kaleshwaran-Kanagavel10 films →
Mastan-Kanagavel3 films →
Kanagavel-Principal nambirajan3 films →

