Kamal Haasan plays Selvam, the new vice principal and history professor, who tries to transform a group of trouble-making students, while waging a personal war against cancer.
As Bala, the absent-minded but kind-hearted Tamil college professor, who lives with his younger brother, Rajnikanth is impressive in Dharmathin Thalaivan.Vemal plays Veluthambi, a graduate, who aspires for a government job, but instead, finds himself teaching poor children in a village, in Vaagai Sooda Vaa.Samuthirakani portrays Dhayalan, a newly appointed teacher of a government school in Vanthaarangudi village, who tries to bring in some changes to the schooling system, in Saattai.Jai Shankar is brilliant as the college professor, who is accused by three girls of sexual harassment, just before his marriage, in KB's Noottruku Nooru.Sathyaraj is in his OTT best as Virumandi Santhanam aka Virus, the college dean, who believes in mindless rote learning over understanding to reach his educational targets.As Vishwanathan, the conventional and strict dean of medical school, Prakashraj is domineering and hilarious at the same time in Vasool Raja Mbbs.Vijayakanth plays Ramana, a professor, who heads a secret force that operates to eliminate corruption from society, in the AR Murugadoss directorial.Rajinikanth was at his charming best as Kaali aka Pettaivelan, the man who gets himself voluntarily appointed as the warden of the students hostel for a personal motive, in Pettai.Jayaprakash plays a primary school teacher, who places love, care and guidance above anything else in Pasanga.As Merlin, the teacher, whose life turns upside down after an accident in the class room, Radhika Prasidha is brilliant in Kuttram Kadithal.Sneha is impresive as Kokila, the teacher who starts working in the same school she studied, in Pallikoodam. As Amudavalli, a teacher who deals with special children, she is also convincing in HaridasRekha plays Jennifer, the teacher, who falls in love with an uneducated brash villager in the hope that love can bring about a change of heart, in Kadalora Kavidhaigal.Priya Anand is lovable as Geetha, the school teacher who Sivakarthikeyan's character falls for, in Ethir Neechal.Sukanya plays Hamsaveni, a teacher, who agrees to marry an illiterate man on the condition that she will stay with her ailing father after marriage, in Thirumathi Palanasamy.Jyotika takes on the role of headmistress Geetha Rani, who wants to change the government education system, against all odds, in Raatchasi.And finally, Vijay plays John Durairaj aka JD, Dean of Students Association, who fights for the sake of his students, in Lokesh Kanagaraj's Master.