Parasakthi (2026)

Original title

பராசக்தி

Directed by

Sudha Kongara Prasad

Genre

history, drama, action, romance

Country

India

Runtime

2h 43m

Rated

15

Rating

6.0 of 10 from 7 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Set in 1964, the film follows two brothers who protest against making Hindi the national language of India. An Intelligence Bureau officer brutally threatens them for their activism.

tensepoliticalemotionalurgenthistoricalbroodingforcefuldarkly dramatic

What happens

Parasakthi (transl. The Supreme Power) is a 2026 Indian Tamil-language political action drama film directed by Sudha Kongara and produced by Aakash Baskaran of Dawn Pictures. The film stars Sivakarthikeyan, Ravi Mohan, Atharvaa and Sreeleela. Set mainly in 1964, it follows two brothers protesting the promotion of Hindi as India's national language, but face threats from a brutal Intelligence Bureau officer. Initially, Sudha and Suriya were set to collaborate after Soorarai Pottru (2020). The project, tentatively titled Suriya 43, was announced in October 2023 but was later shelved. Sudha then revived the script with Sivakarthikeyan, and the revived project was announced in December 2024 under the tentative title SK25, while the official title was announced the following month. Principal photography commenced the same month and wrapped in October 2025, taking place in Chennai, Chidambaram, Karaikudi, Madurai, Colombo and Pollachi. The film has music composed by G. V. Prakash Kumar, cinematography handled by Ravi K. Chandran and editing by Sathish Suriya. It faced numerous controversies before release, including rights issues over the title Parasakthi, funds used in financing the film, and plagiarism allegations. Parasakthi was released in theatres on 10 January 2026, during the Pongal week. The film received mixed reviews from critics and underperformed at the box office, grossing between ₹84 crore (US$8.8 million) – ₹100 crore (US$10 million) against a production budget of ₹150 crore (US$16 million)-₹250 crore (US$26 million). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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