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Rudhran

Rudhran is an 2023 Indian Tamil-language action film produced and directed by S. Kathiresan from a script by K. P. Thirumaaran.[3] The film, which marks S. Kathiresan's directorial debut, stars Raghava Lawrence in the title role, alongside R. Sarathkumar, Priya Bhavani Shankar, Nassar, Poornima Bhagyaraj, Kaali Venkat, Ilavarasu, Redin Kingsley and Sharath Lohitashwa. The score was composed by Sam C. S., while the soundtrack was composed by G. V. Prakash Kumar, Dharan Kumar and OfRo.

Rudhran
Theatrical release poster
Directed byS. Kathiresan
Written byK. P. Thirumaaran
Produced byS. Kathiresan
Starring
CinematographyR. D. Rajasekhar
Edited byAnthony
Music by
Production
company
Five Star Creations LLP
Release date
  • 14 April 2023 (2023-04-14)[1]
Running time
153 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil
Box officeest. ₹10 crore[2]

Rudhran was released theatrically on 14 April 2023, coinciding with Puthandu, to mixed-to-negative reviews from critics and became a box office bomb.

Plot edit

Rudhran, an IT professional, lives happily with his parents Devaraj, a transport agency owner, and Indhira in Chennai. Rudhran falls in love with Ananya, a lab technician, who reciprocates his love at his friend Shakthi's wedding reception. Devaraj helps his friend Das get a loan of ₹6 lakhs from Ethiraj, a moneylender. However, Devaraj dies after finding that Das cheated him by absconding with the money. Rudhran decides to leave for London to settle the financial issues and marries Ananya before leaving for London. Ananya gives birth to their daughter, Anya, where she and Anya spend time with Rudhran in London. Ananya returns back to Chennai to take care of Indhira, leaving Anya with Rudhran.

One day, Rudhran learns about Indhira's sudden death and Ananya's disappearance. Rudhran carries out Indhira's funeral rites and, along with Shakthi, begins to search for Ananya. They inquire a taxi driver, who reveals that he had picked Ananya from the airport, but had to send her in another cab as his car got damaged. Later, the taxi driver gets killed by a motorbike gang. Rudhran and Shakthi captures the motorcycle gang's leader, who takes him to the hideout. Rudhran sees Varadha, whom he met at Indira's funeral, at the factory and learns that he is also the leader of a gang behind him. Rudhran tortures Varadha to reveal the truth.

Past: Varadha and Bhoominathan "Bhoomi" were recidivists in Pollachi, where they learn about an idea of taking fingerprints of parents, whose children are settled abroad, and usurp their land and properties. With this idea, Bhoomi and Varadha develops their syndicate network and only targets and kills parents, whose children are settled abroad. Due to a 100-crore business deal, Varadha and Bhoomi targets Indhira and her land. Varadha and his gang enters the house that night and secretly kills Indhira. Suddenly, Ananya arrives at the house to meet Indhira and Varadha kills her without any choice.

Present: Enraged, Rudhran beats Varadha and impales him, but Rudhran gets attacked by Bhoomi and Sakthi gets killed by Guna, Bhoomi's henchman. Bhoomi burns the factory and leaves Rudhran to die, but Narasimhan, a police constable, saves Rudhran. Distraught over the death of his loved ones, Rudhran begins his violent crusade against Bhoomi and kills Sasi and Guna. Bhoomi realizes that Rudhran is after him and tells Maari to kill Rudhran and Anya in Tirukalukundram, but Rudhran kills Maari. Rudhran and Bhoomi confront each other at a Kala Bairavaa temple and, after an intense fight, Rudhran kills Bhoomi, thus avenging his family's death.

A few years later, Rudhran runs a charitable trust under Indhira's name and helps abandoned senior citizens. Rudhran kills Das in Madurai to avenge Devaraj's death and continues his vigilante activities.

Cast edit

Production edit

Rudhran marks the directorial debut for producer S. Kathiresan and the second collaboration between Raghava Lawrence and R. Sarathkumar after their first venture Kanchana.[4] The first look poster for the film was released on 23 June 2022.[5][6] A promotional glimpse of the film was released on 29 October 2022.[7] Shooting of the film was wrapped up on 5 March 2023.[8][9] The trailer for the film was released on 5 April 2023.[10]

Music edit

The songs of the film were composed by G. V. Prakash Kumar, while the remix version of the song "Paadatha Pattellam"[11][12][13] from Veera Thirumagan was recreated by Dharan Kumar, who also collaborated with singers Sathyaprakash and Nithyashree Venkataramanan previously for Carvaan Lounge Tamil segment.[14] The song "Jorthaale" which was composed by OfRo and featuring lyrics from singer Asal Kolaar back in 2021, was re-used for this film and it was released to digital streaming platforms as fourth single of the film's album. Sam C. S. composed the background score for the film.

Rudhran
Soundtrack album by
G. V. Prakash Kumar, Dharan Kumar, and OfRo
Background Score:
Sam C. S.
Released2023
Recorded2022–2023
GenreFeature film soundtrack
LanguageTamil
LabelSaregama
Hariharan Audio
ProducerG. V. Prakash Kumar, Dharan Kumar, Sam C. S., OfRo
G. V. Prakash Kumar chronology
Vaathi
(2023) 		Rudhran
(2023) 		Modern Love Chennai
(2023)
Sam C. S. chronology
Michael
(2023) 		Rudhran
(2023) 		Thiruvin Kural
(2023)
Dharan Kumar chronology
Aruvaa Sanda
(2022) 		Rudhran
(2023)
OfRo chronology
College Road
(2022) 		Rudhran
(2023) 		DD Returns
(2023)
Track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicSinger(s)Length
1."Paadatha Pattellam"KannadasanDharan KumarSathyaprakash, Nithyashree Venkataramanan, Emcee D4:47
2."Pagai Mudi"KarunakaranG. V. Prakash KumarDiwakar4:30
3."Unnodu Vaazhum"KabilanG. V. Prakash KumarSid Sriram4:58
4."Jorthaale"Asal KolaarOfRoAsal Kolaar, OfRo, MC Vickey3:32
5."Enna Petha Ammave"MadhurakaviGV Prakash KumarGV Prakash Kumar4:59
6."Kanaana Kanmani"SnehanGV Prakash KumarBalaji Sri3:33
7."Uyira Udala"GnanakaravelGV Prakash KumarBalaji Sri5:07
Total length:30:06

Release edit

The film was earlier schedule to release on 23 December 2022, but was postponed due to a delay in the VFX works.[15][16] The film was released on 14 April 2023, coinciding with Puthandu.[17]

Home media edit

The post-theatrical streaming rights of the film were bought by Sun NXT, while the satellite rights of the film is sold to Sun TV.[18]

Reception edit

Rudhran received mixed to negative reviews from critics.

Critical response edit

ABP Nadu gave 3/5 stars and wrote "Raghava Lawrence's movie is 100% entertainment guarantee so you can go to the theater and watch this movie once with your family.".[19] Logesh Balachandran of The Times of India gave 2.5/5 stars and wrote "Rudhran is just another rehash of many action entertainers in Tamil cinema."[20] 123Telugu gave 2.5/5 stars and wrote "Raghava Lawrence starrer Rudhran is just a mediocre action drama that works in parts. The movie may not appeal to all sections of audiences, but given its nature, it will end up just an okay watch for the mass audience this weekend."[21]

Thinkal Menon of OTTplay gave 2/5 stars and wrote "Raghava Lawrence's enthusiasm and Sarath Kumar's menacing antagonist's role come across as huge relief in this below average potboiler that offers nothing new".[22] Shameena Parveen of Samayam gave 2/5 stars and criticized its length.[23]

Janani. K of India Today gave 1/5 stars and wrote "The story deals with a conflict that has the potential to be developed into a full-fledged crime story, but the filmmaker decided to do away with that and delve into melodrama instead. The final result is a film that hardly has anything new and interesting to offer."[24] Bharathy Singaravel of The News Minute gave 1/5 stars and wrote "With a stereotypically tragic backstory, extreme violence, and an utterly unconvincing hero, the film would have perhaps worked better if marketed as a parody."[25]

Ananda Vikatan noted it as a "time pass film".[26] Kalyani Pandiyan. S of Hindustan Times wrote "The film has all the features of a commercial film. Everything has worked out well except the action."[27] Gopinath Rajendran of The Hindu wrote "Rudhran is an excruciating watch that brings nothing new to the table and tries to capitalise on the tropes that had worked for ages, only to fail because of the same reason."[28]

References edit

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