Rathasaatchi

Rathasaatchi
Promotional poster
Directed byRafiq Ismail
Screenplay byRafiq Ismail
Story byB. Jeyamohan
Produced byAnitha Mahendran
Starring
CinematographyJagadeesh Ravi
Music byJaved Riaz
Production
company
Turmeric Media
Release date
  • 9 December 2022 (2022-12-09)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Rathasaatchi (transl. Martyr) is a 2022 Indian Tamil-language action drama film directed by Rafiq Ismail and starring Kanna Ravi, Elango Kumaravel, and Harish Kumar. It was released on 9 December 2022 in Aha Tamil.

Cast

  • Kanna Ravi as Appu
  • Elango Kumaravel as Murugesan
  • Kalyan as SP Devasagayam
  • Arjun Ram as Lingam
  • Charles Vinoth as Narayanan
  • Praveen as Perumal
  • Vinoth Munna as Karuppaiah
  • O. A. K. Sundar as Tamil Nadu Chief Minister
  • Harish Kumar as Iqbal
  • Monisha as Roslyn
  • Harris Moosa as Vijay Rao
  • Gopi Kannadasan as SKN
  • Rudra as Appu's mother

Production

The film, based on B. Jeyamohan's short story Kathaigal from the novel Venkadal, was shot in 2022.[1][2]

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by Javed Riaz.

Rathasaatchi
Soundtrack album by
Javed Riaz
Released2022
LanguageTamil
LabelThink Music
Turmeric Media
ProducerJaved Riaz
Javed Riaz chronology
Anbirkiniyal
(2021) 		Rathasaatchi
(2022) 		Oh My Ghost
(2022)
Track listing
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Yaanaiyodu Modhum"Vishnu EdavanJaved Riaz, Aravind Annest1:58
2."Kolai Manam"Karthik NethaPrasanna Adhisesha 
3."Kolai Manam"Vishnu EdavanPrasanna Adhisesha 

Reception

The film was released on 9 December 2022 on the OTT platform, aha. A reviewer from Times of India noted "Rathasaatchi is definitely worth a watch for the story it tries to tell, but the makers could have concentrated a little more on its screenplay and conflicts to make it more interesting as a movie".[3] A critic from Cinema Express wrote "despite sticking to the hero-rise-and-fall template, good writing choices and terrific performances keep us hooked".[4] OTTPlay noted it was "an intense and hard-hitting drama about a rebellious leader backed by some terrific performances".[5]

References

  1. ^ "First look of Aha's Rathasaatchi out". Cinema Express. Archived from the original on 15 December 2022. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
  2. ^ "A bloody good dawn: Kanna Ravi and Rafiq Ismail on 'Rathasaatchi'". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 15 December 2022. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
  3. ^ "Rathasaatchi Review: An anti-oppression film which misses the mark with less conflict". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 16 December 2022. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
  4. ^ "Rathasaatchi Movie Review: Seamless storytelling and superb performances elevate this film". Cinema Express. Archived from the original on 15 December 2022. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
  5. ^ "Ratha Saatchi Review: A hard-hitting drama backed by some terrific performances". OTTPlay. Archived from the original on 15 December 2022. Retrieved 15 December 2022.