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{{Short description|2025 Tamil film by Joshua Sethuraman}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2025}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2025}}
{{Other uses|Gentlewoman (disambiguation)}}
{{Infobox film
| image = Gentlewoman poster.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = Joshua Sethuraman
| writer = Joshua Sethuraman<br />[[Yugabharathi]] <small>(Dialogues)</small>
| producer = {{ubl
|Komala Hari
|Hari Bhaskaran
|PN Narenthra Kumar
|Leo Logame Nethaji
}}
| starring = {{Plainlist|
*[[Lijomol Jose]]
*[[Losliya Mariyanesan]]
*[[Hari Krishnan (Tamil actor)|Hari Krishnan]]
}}
| cinematography = Sa Kathavarayan
| editing = Elayaraja Sekar
| music = [[Govind Vasantha]]
| studio = {{ubl
|Komala Hari Pictures
|One Drop Ocean Pictures
}}
| distributor = Uthraa Productions
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2025|3|7}}
| runtime = 113 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}

'''''Gentlewoman''''' is a 2025 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[drama film]] written and directed by Joshua Sethuraman in his directoral debut . The film stars [[Lijomol Jose]], [[Losliya Mariyanesan]], [[Hari Krishnan (Tamil actor)|Hari Krishnan]] in the lead roles alongside Rajiv Gandhi, Dharani, Vairabalan, Nanditha Sreekumar, Sudesh and others in supporting roles.

''Gentlewoman'' released in theatres on 7 March 2025.

== Plot ==
A married woman's husband mysteriously disappears, leading to revelations of his affair with a client. As authorities investigate, tensions rise between the two women amid growing suspicions. Poorni lives as an ideal wife to Aravind. One day, in Poorni's absence from home, Aravind attempts to get closer to Poorni's sister, but he slips and falls unconscious. Upon returning home, Poorni discovers Aravind in an unconscious state and uncovers his illicit relations through his phone. In a fit of rage, she stabs him to death and places his body in the refrigerator.

Anna, Aravind's lover, comes searching for him, having filed a complaint with the police about his disappearance. One day, the police ASI sexually assaults her, but Anna manages to kill him and hides his body in her refrigerator, which happens to open while Poorni is visiting Anna's house.

Eventually, several years later, a policeman visits Poorni with Anna, who is now pregnant, and reveals that the circumstances surrounding the ASI's death remain a mystery. As the police officer leaves, he sees a dog eating a bone and, still hungry, the dog bites him to death. The scene concludes with Poorni walking away, carrying a pressure cooker filled with food, which she pours onto a plate to feed the street dogs.

== Cast ==
*[[Lijomol Jose]] as Poorni
*[[Losliya Mariyanesan]] as Anna<ref name=":0" />
*[[Hari Krishnan (Tamil actor)|Hari Krishnan]] as Aravind<ref>{{Cite web |title=Gentlewoman trailer out: Losliya and Lijomol's lives entwine because of one man's disappearance |url=https://www.ottplay.com/news/gentlewoman-trailer-out-losliya-and-lijomols-lives-entwine-because-of-one-mans-disappearance/0a4f969e24481 |access-date=2025-02-23 |website=OTTPlay |language=en}}</ref>
*R. Rajiv Gandhi
*Dharani
*Vairabalan
*Nandithaa Sreekumar
*Sudesh

== Production ==
On 25 January 2025, the first-look poster of the film ''Gentlewoman'' was released starring [[Lijomol Jose]] in the lead role, who was last seen in [[Jai Bhim (film)|''Jai Bhim'']] (2021).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kumar |first=Akshay |date=2025-01-25 |title=Lijomol to star in and as Gentlewoman |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/news/2025/Jan/25/lijomol-to-star-in-and-as-gentlewoman |access-date=2025-02-23 |website=Cinema Express |language=en}}</ref> The film is written and directed by debutant Joshua Sethuraman and produced by Komala Hari and Hari Bhaskaran under Komala Hari Pictures alongwith PN Narenthra Kumar and Leo Logame Nethaji under their One Drop Ocean Pictures banner.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2025-02-19 |title="ஜென்டில்வுமன்" திரைப்பட இசை மற்றும் டிரெய்லர் வெளியீடு!! |url=https://zeenews.india.com/tamil/movies/lijomol-jose-losliya-starring-gentlewoman-2025-movie-trailer-and-music-launch-event-563075 |access-date=2025-02-23 |website=Zee Hindustan Tamil |language=ta}}</ref> Apart from Lijomol, the film also stars [[Losliya Mariyanesan]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=DIN |date=2025-02-10 |title=லாஸ்லியாவின் ஜென்டில்வுமன் பட வெளியீட்டுத் தேதி! |url=https://www.dinamani.com/latest-news/sub-latest-news/2025/Feb/10/losliyas-gentlewoman-movie-release-date |access-date=2025-02-23 |website=Dinamani |language=ta}}</ref> and [[Hari Krishnan (Tamil actor)|Hari Krishnan]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-01-30 |title='ஜென்டில்வுமன்' பெண்ணிய படமா? |url=https://www.hindutamil.in/news/cinema/tamil-cinema/1348928-is-gentlewoman-a-feminist-film.html |access-date=2025-02-23 |website=Hindu Tamil Thisai |language=ta}}</ref> in important roles alongside Rajiv Gandhi, Dharani, Vairabalan, Nanditha Sreekumar, Sudesh and others in supporting roles.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kumar |first=Akshay |date=2025-02-12 |title=Gentlewoman Teaser: This film speaks of a man's exploitative nature in intimate relationships |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/news/2025/Feb/12/gentlewoman-teaser-this-film-speaks-of-a-mans-exploitative-nature-in-intimate-relationships |access-date=2025-02-23 |website=Cinema Express |language=en}}</ref> The technical team consists of [[Govind Vasantha]] as the music composer, [[Yugabharathi]] as the lyricist and dialogue writer, Sa Kathavarayan as the cinematographer, Elayaraja Sekar as the editor, A Amaran as the production designer, Azar as the dance choreographer and Sudesh as the stunt choreographer.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kumar |first=Akshay |date=2025-02-21 |title=Lijomol's Gentlewoman trailer to be out on this date |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/news/2025/Feb/21/lijomols-gentlewoman-trailer-to-be-out-on-this-date |access-date=2025-02-23 |website=Cinema Express |language=en}}</ref>

== Music ==
{{Infobox album
| name = Gentlewoman
| type = soundtrack
| artist = [[Govind Vasantha]]
| genre = [[Feature film soundtrack]]
| language = Tamil
| label = [[Divo (record label)|Divo music]]
| producer = Govind Vasantha
| prev_title = [[Bromance (2025 film)|Bromance]]
| prev_year = 2025
| year = 2025
| misc = {{Singles
|name = Gentlewoman
|type = soundtrack
|single1 = Sulunthee
|single1date = 20 February 2025
|single2 = Aasai Nayagi
|single2date = 26 February 2025
}}
}}
The soundtrack and background is composed by [[Govind Vasantha]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=DIN |date=2025-02-22 |title='எந்த சாதியிலும் பெண்கள் ஆண்களுக்குக் கீழ்தான்' ஜென்டில்வுமன் டிரைலர்! |url=https://www.dinamani.com/cinema/cinema-news/2025/Feb/22/gentlewoman-trailer |access-date=2025-02-23 |website=Dinamani |language=ta}}</ref> The pre-release audio launch event was conducted on 19 February 2025 in Chennai.<ref name=":1" /> The first single "Sulunthee" released on 20 February 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kumar |first=Akshay |date=2025-02-20 |title='Sulunthee' from Lijomol's Gentlewoman out |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/news/2025/Feb/20/sulunthee-from-lijomols-gentlewoman-out |access-date=2025-02-23 |website=Cinema Express |language=en}}</ref> The second single "Aasai Nayagi" released on 26 February 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Features |first=C. E. |date=2025-02-27 |title='Aasai Nayagi' song from Gentlewoman out |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/news/2025/Feb/27/aasai-nayagi-song-from-gentlewoman-out |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250306123150/https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/news/2025/Feb/27/aasai-nayagi-song-from-gentlewoman-out |archive-date=6 March 2025 |access-date=2025-02-27 |website=Cinema Express |language=en}}</ref>

{{Track listing
| headline = Track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| title1 = Sulunthee
| length1 = 3:19
| lyrics1 = [[Yugabharathi]]
| extra1 = [[Resmi Sateesh]]
| title2 = Aasai Nayagi
| length2 = 4:06
| lyrics2 = Yugabharathi
| extra2 = [[Govind Vasantha]]
}}

== Release ==

=== Theatrical ===
''Gentlewoman'' released in theatres on 7 March 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kumar |first=Akshay |date=2025-02-06 |title=Lijomol Jose's Gentlewoman gets a release date |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/news/2025/Feb/06/lijomol-joses-gentlewoman-gets-a-release-date |access-date=2025-02-23 |website=Cinema Express |language=en}}</ref> Uthraa Productions had acquired the distribution rights in Tamil Nadu.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=S |first=Ashwin |date=2025-02-22 |title=Gentlewoman Trailer: Lijomol Jose and Losliya's film highlights roles of women in a male-dominated society |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/news/2025/Feb/22/gentlewoman-trailer-lijomol-jose-and-losliyas-film-highlights-roles-of-women-in-a-male-dominated-society |access-date=2025-02-23 |website=Cinema Express |language=en}}</ref> The film was certified UA16+ by the [[Central Board of Film Certification]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kumar |first=Akshay |date=2025-02-24 |title=Gentlewoman clears censorship formalities |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/news/2025/Feb/24/gentlewoman-clears-censorship-formalities |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250224170230/https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/news/2025/Feb/24/gentlewoman-clears-censorship-formalities |archive-date=24 February 2025 |access-date=2025-02-24 |website=Cinema Express |language=en}}</ref>

== Reception ==

=== Critical response ===
Anusha Sundar of ''[[OTTPlay]]'' gave 3.5/5 stars and wrote "Gentlewoman, much like its title, goes calm on its execution and writing choices, but makes a strong and powerful commentary on patriarchy, moralities, and choices that women make to be on in this society."<ref>{{Cite web |title=Gentlewoman Review: Lijomol, Losliya drive a superb slow-burn drama |url=https://www.ottplay.com/review/gentlewoman-movie-review-lijomol-and-losliya-drive-a-superb-slow-burn-drama-rich-in-social-commentary-and-moral-ethics/c40b8b73b6960 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250306081731/https://www.ottplay.com/review/gentlewoman-movie-review-lijomol-and-losliya-drive-a-superb-slow-burn-drama-rich-in-social-commentary-and-moral-ethics/c40b8b73b6960 |archive-date=6 March 2025 |access-date=2025-03-07 |website=[[OTTPlay]] |language=en}}</ref> Abhinav Subramanian of ''[[The Times of India]]'' gave 3/5 stars and wrote "The film takes its sweet time finding its rhythm, with a first half that feels like watching paint dry in artfully lit rooms. [...] Gentlewoman serves up a satisfying meditation on the consequences of treating women as disposable. In this household, justice is a dish best served cold."<ref>{{Cite news |title=Gentlewoman Movie Review : Uneven but satisfying revenge tale |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/gentlewoman/movie-review/118754158.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250306115552/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/gentlewoman/movie-review/118754158.cms |archive-date=6 March 2025 |access-date=2025-03-07 |work=[[The Times of India]] |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> Jayabhuvaneshwari B of ''[[Cinema Express]]'' gave 3/5 stars and wrote "''Gentlewoman'' pushes the audience into ethical ambiguity, much like the film’s characters. While the first half is dedicated to setting the stage and conflict, ''Gentlewoman'' truly finds its rhythm in the second half. "<ref>{{Cite web |last=B |first=Jayabhuvaneshwari |date=2025-03-07 |title=Gentlewoman Movie Review: A riveting take on gender, power, and perception |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/review/2025/Mar/07/gentlewoman-movie-review-a-riveting-take-on-gender-power-and-perception |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250307055116/https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/review/2025/Mar/07/gentlewoman-movie-review-a-riveting-take-on-gender-power-and-perception |archive-date=7 March 2025 |access-date=2025-03-07 |website=[[Cinema Express]] |language=en}}</ref> ''[[Ananda Vikatan]]'' critic wrote that "The screenplay travels along with excitement and tears"<ref>{{Cite web |last=Desk |first=Vikatan Digital |title=Gentlewoman Review: 'மென்மையான' பெண்கள் எழுப்பும் கேள்விகளும், அத்தியாவசியமான உரையாடல்களும் |url=https://cinema.vikatan.com/kollywood/gentlewoman-movie-digital-review |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250307103726/https://cinema.vikatan.com/kollywood/gentlewoman-movie-digital-review |archive-date=7 March 2025 |access-date=2025-03-14 |website=www.vikatan.com}}</ref> Kirubhakar Purushothaman of ''[[News18]]'' rated 3.5/5 and stated that "Nevertheless, Gentlewoman is a rare specimen in Tamil cinema just for the simple fact that it bets a lot on the poetic idea than on the logistics and the rationality".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Gentlewoman Review: Lijomol Jose's Crime Thriller Is Nearly Brilliant |url=https://www.news18.com/movies/gentlewoman-review-lijomol-joses-crime-thriller-is-nearly-brilliant-9253709.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250416000126/https://www.news18.com/movies/gentlewoman-review-lijomol-joses-crime-thriller-is-nearly-brilliant-9253709.html |archive-date=16 April 2025 |access-date=2025-03-14 |website=News18 |language=en}}</ref>

== References ==

{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|35674559}}

[[Category:2025 Indian films]]
[[Category:2025 Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Tamil-language Indian films]]
[[Category:Indian drama films]]

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