2025 Indian film by AR Jeeva
Lockdown is a 2025[a] Indian Tamil-language drama thriller film directed by AR Jeeva in his debut starring Anupama Parameswaran in the lead role, alongside Charle, Nirosha, Priya Venkat, Livingston and others in important roles. The film is produced by Subaskaran under his Lyca Productions banner and the technical team consists of music composers N. R. Raghunanthan and Siddharth Vipin, cinematographer K. A. Sakthivel and editor V. J. Sabu Joseph.
Lockdown was premiered at the 56th International Film Festival of India at Goa on 23 November 2025,[4] later released in theatres on 30 January 2026.[5]
After Siren (2024), Anupama Parameswaran was announced to star in her next film titled Lockdown in the lead role,[7] directed by AR Jeeva and produced by Lyca Productions.[8] The announcement was made through a first-look poster that was released by the production house on 6 May 2024.[9] The technical team consists of music composers N. R. Raghunanthan and Siddharth Vipin, cinematographer K. A. Sakthivel, editor V. J. Sabu Joseph, and art director A Jayakumar.[10] Apart from Anupama, the film stars Charle, Nirosha, Priya Venkat, Livingston, Indhumathi, Rajkumar and others in important roles.[11]
The first single titled “Lava Lava” composed by Siddharth Vipin was released on 12 June 2024.[12] The second single titled “Kanaa” composed by N. R. Raghunanthan was released on 25 November 2025.[13]
Lockdown was premiered at the 56th International Film Festival of India at Goa on 23 November 2025, before its theatrical release.[2]
Lockdown was released in theatres on 30 January 2026.[14] Initially the makers planned to release the film in June 2024.[15] It was then scheduled to release on 5 December 2025[16] but was postponed due to heavy rains caused by Cyclone Ditwah.[17] Later it was rescheduled to release in theatres on 12 December 2025,[18] but it was postponed.[19]
Anusha Sundar of OTT Play gave 2 out of 5 stars and wrote “Lockdown places its messaging above the core story it tells. A film that had scope to explore the body rights of a woman and the modus operandi that thrives in the underbelly of Indian medical fraternity, Lockdown, despite its honest Anupama at the forefront, misses the mark to imprint anything worthwhile.”[20] Roopa Radhakrishnan of The Times of India gave 2 out of 5 stars and wrote “Lockdown is a confusing film. The film isn’t entirely sloppy without any heart. The sensitivity and the cautiousness with which the camera captures certain disturbing scenes isn’t reflected in the screenplay.”[21]
