# Test (2025 film)

Test is an upcoming Tamil-language sports drama film directed by S. Sashikanth, who co-wrote the script with Suman Kumar and produced with Chakravarthy Ramachandra under YNOT Studios. The film stars R. Madhavan, Nayanthara, Siddharth and Meera Jasmine, with Kaali Venkat and Nassar in supporting roles. It marks Sashikanth's directorial debut and Jasmine's return to Tamil cinema after a 10-year hiatus.
The film was announced in April 2023 with principal photography being commenced the same month and continued till January 2024, where it was predominantly shot in Chennai and Bengaluru. The film features music composed by Shakthisree Gopalan, cinematography handled by Viraj Singh Gohil and editing by T. S. Suresh.
Test is scheduled to have a direct-to-streaming release via Netflix on 4 April 2025.

## Cast

* R. Madhavan as Saravanan
* Nayanthara as Kumudha
* Siddharth as Arjun
* Meera Jasmine as Padma
* Kaali Venkat
* Nassar

## Production
### Development

In April 2023, it was reported that film producer S. Sashikanth would make his directorial debut with a sports drama film to be produced by his YNOT Studios banner. Sashikanth had cast R. Madhavan and Siddharth in the lead roles, having previously worked with both the actors, and also cast Nayanthara as the female lead. The film would also mark Madhavan and Siddharth reuniting after Aayutha Ezhuthu (2004) and Rang De Basanti (2006). On 12 April, the film was officially announced under the title Test. It was noted that, unlike other cricket-based films, this would focus on test cricket and hence it was titled as such.
The film is based on an original story authored by Suman Kumar, who was known for writing The Family Man, and with whom Sashikanth would co-write the script. Shortly after the announcement, Sashikanth revealed the preliminary crew members of the film, which included cinematographer Viraj Singh Gohil, editor T. S. Suresh, production designers Madhusudhan and Shweta Sabu Cyril, sports director Dhruv Panjani, action choreographer Dinesh Subbarayan, stylists Poornima Ramaswamy and Anu Vardhan, casting director Sharanya Subramaniam and publicity designer Gopi Prasannaa. Muthuramalingam was appointed as the executive producer of the film by the production house.

### Filming

Principal photography commenced on 12 April 2023, the same day as the film's announcement. Filming for the first schedule began in Chennai, with the lead actors and Kaali Venkat being present. On 9 May, the makers announced that Meera Jasmine would play an important role, marking her return to Tamil cinema after a 10-year hiatus. By 17 June, Madhavan had completed filming his portions. Filming for the second schedule began in Bengaluru, during late-September. On 8 January, Nayanthara had completed filming her portions, and Jasmine did so later that month. Principal photography wrapped on 31 January.

### Post-production

The post-production process began on early February, shortly after filming wrapped. OK Vijay serves as the visual effects supervisor, and sound design would be handled by Kunal Rajan and M. R. Rajakrishnan whereas Siddharth Sadashiv served as the sync sound recordist.

## Music

The film's music is composed by playback singer Shakthisree Gopalan in her debut as music composer. The first single "Arena" was released on 10 March 2025. The second single titled "Hope" is set to be released by Anirudh Ravichander on 20 March 2025.

## Marketing

The film's teaser trailer was launched on 3 February 2025. On 13 March 2025, cricketer Ravichandran Ashwin released the teaser of Siddharth's character via his social media platforms. Nayanthara and Madhavan's character teasers were released the following days.

## Release

In October 2024, it was reported that the film would have a direct-to-streaming release via Netflix, bypassing theatrical release. This was confirmed in early-February, after Netflix announced their slate of original programming and films for the year, with Test being one of them. The film is scheduled to premiere on 4 April 2025, with dubbed versions in Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam and Telugu.