Election (2024 film)

Election is a 2024 Indian Tamil-language political thriller film directed by Thamizh and produced by Reel Good Films. The film stars Vijay Kumar in the lead role, alongside Preethi Asrani, Richa Joshi (in her feature film debut), George Maryan, Pavel Navageethan, Dileepan and Rajeev Anand.

The film was officially announced in July 2022 under the tentative title Production: 1, as it is the first venture for Reel Good Films, and the official title was announced in February 2024. Principal photography commenced the same month. It was shot predominantly in Chennai in a single schedule of 62 days, wrapping by early-September. The film has music composed by Govind Vasantha, cinematography handled by Mahendran Jayaraju and editing by C.S. Prem Kumar.

Election was released on 17 May 2024 in theatres.

Cast

 * Vijay Kumar
 * Preethi Asrani
 * Richa Joshi
 * George Maryan
 * Pavel Navageethan
 * Dileepan
 * Rajeev Anand
 * Natchiyal Suganthi
 * Sameer Dharshan

Production
The principal photography started on 13 July 2022 and wrapped up on 4 September 2022. The film will release on 17 May 2024. The entire shooting was completed within 70 days. The technical crew consists of music composer Govind Vasantha, cinematographer Mahendran Jayaraju, editor C.S. Prem Kumar and dialogues were written by Azhagiya periyavan, Vijay Kumar and Thamizh.

Music
The music and background score is composed by Govind Vasantha.

Release
Election was released on 17 May 2024.

Reception
Gopinath Rajendran of The Hindu wrote that "An earnest Vijay Kumar tries to salvage this meandering film". Anusha Sundar of OTT Play rated as two point five and stated that "With its almost linear narrative and some effective sequences, Election is a film that explores the nitty gritty of politics."