Parandhu Po

Parandhu Po (2025)

பறந்து போ

All appas are liars..

Gokul’s financial reach far exceeds his reality, but juggling unpayable loans and dodging debt collectors, he tries his best to provide for his pampered son, Anbu. With his mother away on business, Anbu persuades his father to go on a motorcycle trip through the countryside – a welcome break from everyday hustle, that helps Gokul realise that his son’s tantrums have a far deeper root than he thought.

Date of release
2025-07-04
TMDB
6.8 / 10 (8)
Runtime
2h 10m
Genres
Music, Comedy, Drama
Director
Ram

Casting

Interesting facts

Paranthu Po is a 2025 Indian Tamil-language road musical comedy film written, directed and co-produced by Ram under his banner Seven Seas and Seven Hills Productions along with JioHotstar and GKS Bros Productions. The film stars Shiva and Mithul Ryan in the lead roles alongside Grace Antony, Anjali, Aju Varghese, and Vijay Yesudas in important roles.

Production

In early 2023, it was reported that Ram would collaborate with actor Shiva for a comedy drama film, the first for a director, who was known for directing intense socio-political themes. The film was formally launched on 6 February 2023 by the production companies Seven Seas and Seven Hills Productions and GKS Bros Productions for the streaming platform Disney+ Hotstar (now JioHotstar), speculating to its possibilities on either being theatrically…

Ram, who follows a thesis-driven approach for screenwriting over a plot-driven approach for his earlier films, said in an interview to The Hindu, adding "when the whole film is about that thesis, it’s better not to have a dialogue or a scene exposing that".

Shiva was cast in the lead role, after being a longtime friend of the director since their debuts in 2007, with Chennai 600028 and Kattradhu Thamizh and discussed about a possible collaboration ever since. Ram stated "he is such a natural actor, you might at times wonder if he is acting as an idiot or if he is one. His comedic timing is also quite extraordinary.

Grace Antony and Aju Varghese were cast in pivotal roles, making their respective debuts in Tamil film industry. Shiva further described about their casting, as: "Ram sir is very specific when it comes to choosing his actors. He doesn't cast people for arbitrary reasons. He carefully went through Grace’s filmography before deciding she was the right fit.

Anjali, who had previously worked with Ram in all of his films since Kattradhu Thamizh, was signed for a pivotal role. Other supporting cast members included child artist Mithul Ryan, Vijay Yesudas, Balaji Sakthivel and Sreeja Ravi amongst others.

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