Tamil film Parasakthi releasing on January 10, 2026 marks multiple milestones, like lead actor Sivakarthikeyan's 25th film, music composer GV Prakash's 100th film, Tamil film distributor Inbanidhi Stalin's debut venture under his father and Tamil Nadu deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin's banner Red Giant Movies, and yet another powerful outing from writer-director Sudha Kongara. 

Parasakthi is also releasing under the DMK rule in Tamil Nadu, where as the movie traces revolutionary history spearheaded by DMK founder CN Annadurai. The film's actors Sivakarthikeyan, Ravi Mohan, Atharvaa, and Sree Leela share screen space with each other for the first time, and it is also their maiden collaboration with filmmaker Sudha Kongara. 

All you need to know about Parasakthi: 

• FDFS: 5: 30 AM IST (USA), 9 AM IST (Tamil Nadu)

• Release Date: January 10, 2026 (Saturday)

• Language: Tamil

• Genre: Period Action Drama, Political

• Censor: U/A

• Runtime: 162. 43 minutes [2 hours 42 minutes 43 seconds]

• Plot: Against the backdrop of Tamil Nadu’s 1960s language uprising and the 1965 anti-Hindi agitation, Parasakthi follows Chezhian (Sivakarthikeyan), a peace-loving railway worker, whose world is shaken when a ruthless intelligence officer (Ravi Mohan) hunts down rebels—forcing him to abandon restraint and rise alongside his fiery activist brother Chinnadurai (Atharvaa) in a battle for identity, family, love, and justice.

• Cast/Character
  • Sivakarthikeyan - Chezhiyan "Che" (Railway Worker)
  • Ravi Mohan - Thirunaadan (Antagonist)
  • Atharvaa - Chinnadurai (Chezhiyan's brother, Student activist)
  • Sreeleela - Chezhiyan's romantic interest
  • Kulappulli Leela
  • Prakash Belawadi
  • Dev Ramnath
  • Prithvi Rajan
  • Guru Somasundaram
  • Chetan - C. N. Annadurai, DMK founder
  • Shaji Chen
  • Papri Ghosh
  • Rana Daggubati - Cameo
  • Basil Joseph - Cameo

• Writing
  • Story, Screenplay, Dialogues: Sudha Kongara, Arjun Nadesan
  • Additional Screenplay: Ganeshaa
  • Additional Dialogues: Madhan Karky, Shan Karuppusamy

• Direction: Sudha Kongara

• Music: GV Prakash Kumar

• Audio Label: Saregama

• Lyrics
  • Tamil: Yugabharathi, Ekadesi, Arivu, Kaber Vasuki, Jayashree Mathimaran
  • Telugu: Bhaskar Batla, Saraswathi Puthra Ramajogayya Sastry, Anurag Kashyap (Hindi lyrics), Rambabu Gosala, Darivemula Ramajogayya Sastry, Rakendu Mouli, Rehman

• Playback Singing
  • Tamil: Sean Roldan, Dhee, G. V. Prakash Kumar, Haricharan, Nakash Aziz, Velmurugan, G V Prakash Kumar, Saindhavi,  Yuvan Shankar Raja, Sivakarthikeyan, A R Ameen
  • Telugu: L. V. Revanth, Dhee, Sean Roldan, GV Prakash Kumar, Nakash Aziz, Krishna Tejasvi, Saindhavi,  Yuvan Shankar Raja, Nakul Abhyankar, Sarath Santosh

• Cinematography: Ravi K. Chandran, ISC

• Edit: Sathish Suriya

• Production Design: M.R. Karthik Rajkumar
  

• Art Direction: S. Annadurai

• Action: Supreme Sundar

• Costume Design: Poornima

• Choreography: Brinda, Kruti Mahesh, Anusha Viswanathan

• Sound Design: Suren. G, S. Alagiakoothan

• VFX Supervisor: K.V. Sanjit 

• Colorist: Ashirwad Hadkar

• Hair & Make-Up: Serina, S. Shyed Malik

• Publicity Design: Gopi Prasanna
  

• Production: Dawn Pictures

• Distribution:
  • Tamil Nadu - Red Giant Movies
  • Kerala - Sri Gokulam Movies
  • Overseas - Phars Films
    • USA - Prime Media
    • Canada - York Cinemas
    • UK - Boleyn Cinema, Ahimsa Entertainment
    • Australia, New Zealand, Singapore - Home Screen Entertainment
    • Malaysia - Malik Streams Corporations
    • Sri Lanka - ZineFlix
    • Europe - 4 Seasons Creations
      • Austria, Norway - 4 Seasons Creations
      • France - Friday Entertainment
      • Belgium, Luxembourg - Linus Media

• OTT (Post-Theatrical): Zee 5 (Yet to be confirmed)

• Satellite (Post Theatrical): Kalaignar TV (Tamil channel)