Paranthu Po (2025) Movie Review and Box Office Collection

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🎬 Paranthu Po (2025)

Road Musical Comedy • Social • Family Drama

⭐ 7 / 10

📅 Release: July 4, 2025 (India)

⏱️ Duration: 2h 46m (132–140 minutes)

🌐 Language: Tamil

🔞 Certification: U (Universal)

💰 Budget: ₹3 crore

📊 Box Office Collection: ~₹7.3 – ₹14 crore (varying estimates)

🟢Hit Status: Hit (5th most profitable Tamil film of 2025)

🎬 Director: Ram

🎼 Music: Yuvan Shankar Raja

👤 Producer: Ram, V.Gunasekaran, V.Karupuchaamy and V.Shankar

🏢 Production Company: Seven Seas and Seven Hills Productions in association with JioHotstar

✂️ Editing: Mathi.V.S

🎥 Cinematography: N.K. Ekambaram

📖Story: Ram

🎭 Cast: Shiva (Gokul),Grace Antony (Glory), Mithul Ryan (Anbu), and Anjali (Vanitha).

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🧠 Review

The film follows Gokul (Shiva), a financially struggling father, and his young son Anbu (Mithul Ryan). To escape the suffocating pressures of middle-class urban life and expensive online classes, they embark on an unplanned road trip. Along the way, they encounter various strangers and revisit Gokul's past, eventually discovering a deeper bond and the importance of simply "living in the moment.

📜 Story

Praised for its bizarre sense of humor and poignant reflection on modern parenting. It avoids being preachy by using deadpan comedy.

🎭 Acting

Shiva is described as "picture-perfect" in a role that balances his signature sarcasm with emotional depth. Grace Antony is a "surprise package," delivering a hilarious and heartfelt performance as the mother.

🎥 Cinematography

N. K. Ekambaram’s terrific visuals of mountains, ponds, and sunflower fields serve as an "invitation" to the audience to reconnect with nature.

🎼 Music

A major highlight. The film is treated as a true musical, where songs are conversational and move with the plot. While Santhosh Dhayanidhi's songs were called "fresh" and "charming," some critics found them too "sweet" or awkward due to their literal lyrics.

🎬 Direction

Ram was lauded for trying a lighter, hopeful tone while maintaining the layers of social commentary (class, migration, and parenting) he is known for.

✅ Positives : 👍

Strong lead performances, breathtaking cinematography, and a unique "musical" storytelling format that provides a warm, joyful experience.

❌ Negatives : 👎

Some subplots (like Glory's estranged family) are sketched thinly, and the second half suffers from an "oversaturation of sweetness" for some tastes.

🏁 Final Verdict

A refreshing, feel-good gem. It is a must-watch for families and anyone feeling the "rat race" of city life.

By Paruvathamalai Parthipan