Rebel, starring GV Prakash Kumar, is getting ready for release on March 22. Rebel, a film directed by debutant director Nikesh RS, features Premalu-fame Mamitha Baiju in the lead role on her Tamil debut.
Set against the backdrop of Munnar, the period political drama explores the challenges faced by Tamil students in a predominantly Malayalam-speaking community.
Rebel will debut on large screens on Friday, March 22. The main character in the movie will be portrayed by composer-turned-actor GV Prakash. The movie won’t have any significant box office rivals and will only be released in Tamil Nadu. In Rebel, Nikesh RS makes his feature film directorial debut.
The movie’s trailer has just released. It depicts a group of Tamil students learning in Munnar, a predominantly Malayalam-speaking city.
Rebel initially looks like a cross-cultural love story about a Tamil male who falls in love with a Malayalee girl, but the trailer quickly shifts to a serious tone where the main character speaks up for his mother tongue. It’s claimed that the movie is based on actual occurrences. Rebel seems like a high-octane, action-packed film directed by GV Prakash.
The promotional materials released by the film’s developers reveal a good deal about the plot. A political period drama, Rebel takes place in Munnar in the 1980s. In the movie, GV Prakash plays a Tamil lad who visits Mamitha Baiju at her college, while Baiju plays a Malayalee. A number of real-life events are cited as the inspiration for the movie. GV Prakash Kumar, who was speaking about the movie, has stated that Rebel’s screenplay would jump back in time, starting in the 1980s.
Rebel, which stars Venkitesh VP, Shalu Rahim, Karunas, Adhithya Baskar, Kalloori Vinoth, and Subramaniya Siva in addition to GV Prakash and Mamitha Baiju in the key parts. Mamitha makes her Tamil debut in Rebel. The actor starred in the popular movie Premalu this year. Rebel is a film directed by rookie Nikesh RS, filmed by Arun Radhakrishnan, and has musical compositions by GV Prakash Kumar. Editor Vetre Krishnan has collaborated with art director Pappanadu C. Uthayakumar on the project.
The film’s OTT partner has not been disclosed by the producers. Rebel is anticipated to stream on a digital platform following its minimum run at the box office, much like any other movie.