{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2025}} {{Use Indian English|date=August 2025}} {{Infobox film | name = Gevi | image = Gevi poster.jpg | caption = Theatrical release poster | director = Tamil Dhayalan | writer = Raasi Thangadurai<br>Kirubakaran Yessaiah | screenplay = | producer = Perumal Govindsamy<br>Jagan Jaya Surya | starring = Sheela Rajkumar <br>Jacquline Lydia<br>Aadhavan M <br> Vivek Mohan | cinematography = Jagan Jaya Surya | editing = Hari Kumaran | music = Bala Subramanian | studio = Artuptriangles Film Kampany | distributor = Uthraa Production | released = {{Film date|2025|07|18|df=y}} | country = India | language = Tamil }}
'''''Gevi''''' is a 2025 Indian Tamil-language action drama film directed by Tamil Dhayalan. Produced by Perumal Govindsamy and Jagan Jaya Surya under Artuptriangles Film Kampany the film stars Sheela Rajkumar, Jacquline Lydia and Aadhavan M in the lead roles.Vivek Mohan and Jeeva Subramaniam in supporting <ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-08-26 |title=உண்மை சம்பவங்களை தழுவி தயாரான கெவி... நண்பர்கள் தோள் கொடுத்து உருவான படம் |url=https://zeenews.india.com/tamil/movies/kevi-movie-crew-filmed-the-climax-for-one-and-a-half-days-only-with-drinking-water-523807 |access-date=2025-07-16 |website=Zee Hindustan Tamil |language=ta}}</ref> It was theatrically released on 18 July 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Vallavan |first=Prashanth |date=2023-01-26 |title=First look images of Gevi promise a gritty film based on a true story |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/news/2023/Jan/26/first-look-images-of-gevi-promise-a-gritty-film-based-on-a-true-story-39290.html |access-date=2025-07-16 |website=Cinema Express |language=en}}</ref>
== Cast ==
* Sheela Rajkumar as Mandharai * Jacquline Lydia as Alli * Aadhavan M as Malayan * Charles Vinoth * Jeeva Subramanian * S.K. Gaayathri * Vivek Mohan as Mandharai's brother * Umar Faroo
== Production == ''Gevi'' is directed by Tamil Dhayalan. It was produced by Produced by Perumal Govindsamy and Jagan Jaya Surya under Artuptriangles Film Kampany.<ref>{{Cite web |last=பிரிவு |first=இணையதளச் செய்திப் |date=2025-07-08 |title=கெவி படத்தின் டிரெய்லர்! |url=https://www.dinamani.com/videos/video-cinema/2025/Jul/08/gevi-trailer |access-date=2025-07-16 |website=Dinamani |language=ta}}</ref> The film's cinematography is handled by Jagan Jaya Surya, editing by Hari Kumaran and the music is composed by Bala Subramanian.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-02-19 |title=கெவி படத்துக்காக 3 வருடம் மலைக்கிராமத்தில் வாழ்ந்த இயக்குநர் |url=https://www.hindutamil.in/news/cinema/tamil-cinema/946307-director-lived-in-a-mountain-village-for-3-years-for-the-film-kevi.html |access-date=2025-07-16 |website=Hindu Tamil Thisai |language=ta}}</ref>
== Release == ''Gevi'' released in theatres on 18 July 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |last=தினத்தந்தி |date=2025-07-11 |title="கெவி" படத்தின் ரிலீஸ் தேதி அறிவிப்பு |url=https://www.dailythanthi.com/cinema/cinemanews/gevi-film-releasing-on-july-18-1167839 |access-date=2025-07-16 |website=www.dailythanthi.com |language=ta}}</ref>
== Reception == A critic of ''Dinamalar'' rated the film with 3/5 stars.<ref>{{Cite web |title=கெவி - விமர்சனம் {3/5} : கெவி - மலைவாழ் மக்களின் அவலக்குரல் - Gevi |url=https://cinema.dinamalar.com/movie-review/3622/Gevi/ |access-date=2025-07-19 |website=cinema.dinamalar.com |language=en}}</ref> Sreejith Mullappilly of ''Cinema Express'' gave 2.5/5 stars and wrote "While the film offers its messages with the subtlety of a sledgehammer, its bluntness keeps it from becoming problematic at any point. Somewhere in ''Gevi'', there is a subtle suggestion that the community is partly to blame for their own status quo, but Tamil Dhayalan’s sensitive direction keeps it in safe territory."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mullappilly |first=Sreejith |date=2025-07-18 |title=Gevi Movie Review: A flawed yet appropriately blunt exploration of systemic oppression |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/review/2025/Jul/18/gevi-movie-review-a-flawed-yet-appropriately-blunt-exploration-of-systemic-oppression |access-date=2025-07-19 |website=Cinema Express |language=en}}</ref>
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== External links == * {{IMDb title}} Category:2025 films Category:2025 directorial debut films Category:2025 Indian films Category:2025 Tamil-language films Category:Films about discrimination Category:Indian action drama films Category:Tamil-language Indian films Category:Tamil-language drama films