29 (film)
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| Directed by | Rathna Kumar |
| Written by | Rathna Kumar |
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| Cinematography | Madhesh Manickam |
| Edited by | R. S. Sathish Kumar |
| Music by | Sean Roldan |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
29 is an upcoming Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film written and directed by Rathna Kumar, starring Vidhu and Preethi Asrani in the lead roles, alongside Mahendran, Avinash, Shenaz Fathima and Prem Kumar in important roles. The film is jointly produced Karthik Subbaraj under his Stone Bench Creations headed by Kaarthekeyen Santhanam and Lokesh Kanagaraj under his G Squad banners respectively.
Cast
- Vidhu as Sathya[1]
- Preethi Asrani as Vijayalakshmi "Viji"[2]
- Mahendran
- Avinash
- Shehnaz Fathima
- Prem Kumar
Production
After Gulu Gulu (2022), in early-December 2025, Rathna Kumar was announced to make a comeback as a director, for a film jointly produced by Karthik Subbaraj's Stone Bench Creations headed by Kaarthekeyen Santhanam and Lokesh Kanagaraj's G Squad banners respectively.[3][4] The fourth directorial venture of Rathna Kumar was titled 29, with Jigarthanda DoubleX (2023) and Retro (2025) fame Vidhu playing the lead role.[5] Ayothi (2023) fame Preethi Asrani was roped in to play the lead role opposite to Vidhu,[6] alongside Mahendran, Avinash, Shenaz Fathima and Prem Kumar in important roles.[7] After the announcement that was made in December 2025, filming took place swiftly and was wrapped on 29 January 2026.[8] The technical team consists of cinematography by Madhesh Manickam and editing by RS Sathish Kumar.[9]
Music
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| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Language | Tamil | |||
| Label | Sony Music | |||
| Producer | Sean Roldan | |||
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The soundtrack and background is composed by Sean Roldan in his maiden collaboration with Rathna Kumar.[10] The first single "Seelay Seelay" was released on 13 February 2026.[11]
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| 1. | "Seelay Seelay" | Uma Devi K | Sean Roldan, Chinmayi Sripada |
Release
29 is planned to be released in theatres in February or March 2026.[12]
References
- ^ "Rathna Kumar's next titled 29, Vidhu and Preethi Asrani play leads". Cinema Express. 10 December 2025. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
- ^ "Preethi Asrani reveals details on her character in Rathna Kumar's 29". Cinema Express. 5 January 2026. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
- ^ "Karthik Subbaraj's Stone Bench and Lokesh Kanagaraj to produce Rathna Kumar's next". Cinema Express. 9 December 2025. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
- ^ "Tamil Director Rathna Kumar's Next To Be Produced By Lokesh Kanagaraj And Karthik Subbaraj". The Hollywood Reporter India. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
- ^ "Vidhu on Rathna Kumar's 29: 'The film pushed me to discover who I am…'". Cinema Express. 11 December 2025. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
- ^ "Rathna Kumar on rewriting 29's script for Preethi Asrani's: 'If a woman can't emotionally connect, why insist?'". Cinema Express. 11 December 2025. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
- ^ "Director Rathna Kumar's next titled 29". DT Next. 10 December 2025. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
- ^ Kumar, Akshay (29 January 2026). "Rathna Kumar's 29 wraps production". Cinema Express. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
- ^ "Director Halitha Shameem praises Rathna Kumar's 29: 'Read the script almost a year back…'". Cinema Express. 11 December 2025. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
- ^ "Karthik Subbaraj recalls disagreeing with Rathna Kumar's remarks". Cinema Express. 10 December 2025. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
- ^ தினத்தந்தி (13 February 2026). "ரத்னகுமாரின் "29" படத்தின் பர்ஸ்ட் சிங்கிள் வெளியானது". Daily Thanthi (in Tamil). Retrieved 13 February 2026.
- ^ "Rathna Kumar's comeback directorial titled '29'; title teaser warms hearts, Vidhu and Preethi Asrani play lead roles". The Times of India. 10 December 2025. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 29 January 2026.