Rangoli (2023 film)

Sathyamoorthy "Sathya" is an intelligent student who tops his class. He is the pride of his government school. Though he is sharp, his father Gandhi, a dhobi by profession, and his wife Kaliamma are both under the impression that they should put him in a private school to make sure he makes it big in his life. However, getting Sathya admitted to a popular private school was beyond their means of Gandhi. Nevertheless, Gandhi was willing to take loans and work overtime to get his son into a private school. The whole family — which includes Gandhi, his wife Kaliamma, and their daughter Vembu Lakshmi — work to make ends meet. Meanwhile, Sathya finds it tough to adapt to the new school where most students are from well-to-do families. At the same time, he is burdened by the fact that his entire family slogs to make him study in a costly private school. What happens then is what the film is all about. == Cast ==

The project was announced in February 2022 as a Tamil and Telugu bilingual film, which would be a family drama set against the backdrop of school life. Produced by K. Babu Reddy and G. Satish Kumar’s newly launched Gopuram Studios, the film marked the directorial debut of Vaali Mohan Das, an erstwhile assistant to director Vasanth. Satish Kumar's son Hamaresh, a nephew of filmmaker A. L. Vijay, was signed on to play his first lead role after earlier appearances as a child artist in Deiva Thirumagal (2011) and Maanagaram (2017). Production on the film was completed by November 2022, with the film eventually having a theatrical release by September 2023. == Music ==

The music of the film is composed by Sundaramurthy KS. == Reception ==

A Maalai Malar critic gave 2.5 out of 5 and stated that "He has worked to the required extent among the characters." Nakkheeran critic stated that "there is no lag anywhere from the beginning to the end of the film which is a plus for the film." Dinamalar critic rated 2.5 out of 5 and wrote that "A film means that there has to be a twist or a knot in the script. Absence of such in the film makes." Virakesari gave a mixed review. == References ==