Kooran is a 2025 Indian Tamil-language film directed by Nithin Vemupati and co-written along with S. A. Chandrasekhar, starring himself, Y. G. Mahendran, Balaji Sakthivel in the lead roles, alongside Sathyan, George Maryan, Saravana Subbiah, Indraja Robo Shankar, Madhan Dakshanamoorthy, Kavitha Barathi and others in supporting roles.
The film is directed by debutant Nithin Vemupati and produced by Kanaa Productions in association with VB Combines by Vicky.
[3] The technical team consists of Martin Donraj as the cinematographer, B. Lenin and K. Maruthi as the editors, Siddharth Vipin as the music composer,[4] Vanaraj as the art director, and Muthamil as the lyricist.
[6] The pre-release audio launch event held on 19 December 2024 in Chennai was attended by former Union Minister Maneka Gandhi who appealed for a tax exemption for the film.
[11] Harshini SV of The Times of India gave 2.5/5 stars and wrote "While actors SA Chandrasekaran, YG Mahendran, Balaji Sakthivel, and George Mariyan play their parts beautifully to drive the story, the actual hero of Kooran – which is another word for dog in Tamil – is the mother dog!