Director: Thamizh
High school politics turn out to be just as messy as the real thing in this 2024 Indian comedy-drama, where a teacher's quiet life gets pulled apart by a campaign nobody asked him to referee.
What is Election about?
The story centers on a high school teacher whose orderly routine unravels once student body elections take over the campus. Caught between rival factions and a string of increasingly petty schemes, he's drawn deepest into the orbit of one overachieving student determined to win the presidency at nearly any cost. Her ambition forces him to confront questions about mentorship, fairness, and how much of his own personal life he's willing to let the job consume. As campaign posters multiply and alliances shift by the week, the comedy leans into the absurdity of teenage power struggles while quietly tracking the toll it takes on the adults meant to keep order. Director Thamizh keeps the tone light without losing sight of the sharper observations underneath — about ambition, favoritism, and the strange mirror school elections hold up to grown-up politics. The result is a coming-of-age story as much about the teacher relearning his own boundaries as it is about the students fighting for a title that means everything to them and almost nothing to everyone else.
Cast & crew
Vijay Kumar leads as the teacher navigating the chaos, with Preethi Asrani and Richa Joshi among the student and faculty cast rounding out the film's ensemble.
Context & significance
Election is a 2024 Indian comedy-drama directed by Thamizh, running 103 minutes. It belongs to a familiar genre lane — the campus-politics comedy — but grounds its humor in a specific, character-driven premise rather than broad slapstick, keeping the stakes small and personal even as the campaign escalates around the two leads.
Where & how to watch
Election is available on K-Time with a Persian dub, making it accessible to Farsi-speaking viewers without relying on subtitles. Browsing the film's page is free and requires no account; watching it does require logging into K-Time, which is built around a Persian-first experience for the diaspora audience.