Played by Dhanush, Bala Murugan is an assistant teacher at a well-known school under the management of Thirupathi (Samuthirakani), a man who views education like a business. Thirupathi sends three of his institute's third-grade assistant teachers to teach in a government school in a far-off village after the state government adopts a new bill that mandates private schools take over government-funded schools.
Vaathi works mostly because of its relativity factor. From the story to the characters and its action, there is so much to relate to and agree on. If you come from a middle-class family and your parents struggle to raise money for school and tuition fees, Vaathi resonates strongly and leaves a lasting impression. The film trades things to appeal to the masses, but the point it tries to drive home, ie. to provide good education to all, resonates on an emotional level. The second half of the film suffers from a Super 30 hangover, but the similarity doesn't make Vaath any less effective. The film's finale is clever writing as the story takes a very familiar trope and turns it on its head to send the audience home.
Director Venky Atluri, fresh from the success of his film Sir, which was also released in Tamil as Vaath, met teacher K Rangaiah, who is said to be the real inspiration behind the film. The director spoke with the teacher-activist about the film and his life. The producers of the film decided to donate 3 lakh rupees for the construction of libraries in recognition of K Rangaiah's efforts in the field of education, which mostly reflect the core themes of Sir Sithara Entertainments. in public schools in peripheral areas.K Rangaiah was instrumental in persuading students to continue their education in Maharashtra's Savarkhedi district. When the headmaster of his village changed after he came to work, he decided to take responsibility for the return of students to schools and fought against the ongoing problems in the area that prevented students from going to school. K Rangaiah received the President's Award for his efforts. He is also the youngest teacher to receive the aforementioned award.
Protocol in Venky Atluri's Vaathi (or SIR in Telugu) one notices a pattern whose shadow runs through the film. Venky begins the story casually, soberly. In 2022, three boys find a box of videos. They play a video and we see the teacher in the back writing trigonometric sums on the board. It's Dhanush (of course) and he even turns to the camera for half a second. The desired crowd presentation is malfunctioning. Does half a second count? The mystery of the cassettes leads the boys to the District Collector's office and Venky again shows Dhanush looking directly at us from the picture on the wall.
