Devarattam
Devarattam (transl. Dance of the Gods) is a 2019 Indian Tamil-language action drama film directed by M. Muthaiah and produced by K. E. Gnanavel Raja. The film stars Gautham Karthik and Manjima Mohan in the lead roles, while Vinodhini Vaidyanathan, Soori and FEFSI Vijayan play supporting roles. The soundtrack was composed by Nivas K. Prasanna, while the cinematography and editing were done by Sakthi Saravanan and Praveen K. L.[1]
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| Directed by | M. Muthaiah |
| Written by | M. Muthaiah |
| Produced by | K. E. Gnanavel Raja |
| Starring | Gautham Karthik Manjima Mohan Vinodhini Vaidyanathan Soori FEFSI Vijayan |
| Cinematography | Sakthi Saravanan |
| Edited by | Praveen K. L. |
| Music by | Nivas K. Prasanna |
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Release date |
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Running time | 130 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
| Box office | est. ₹6.5 crore (US$810,000) (1 week collection) |
Devarattam was released on 1 May 2019 on May Day, where it received mixed to negative reviews from critics and became a commercial success at the box office.[2][3]
Plot
Vetri is a young lawyer in Madurai who lives with his six sisters and their husbands. At the court, Vetri and his family witness a ruffian named Kodumpavi Ganesan stabbing a guy called Veeran who had threatened to kill Ganesan's adopted son named Deivam. Vetri gets upset that he could not do anything when Ganesan murdered Veeran in court. Vetri's brothers-in-law advise him not to get angry for the sake of his family. Pechi's husband tells Vetri about his parents' murder committed by Ganesan. Pechi and her husband are worried that Vetri might end up like his father. At a shopping mall, a person named Munna downblouses girls and harasses Vetri's niece.
Vetri's niece's friend Vanitha slaps Munna, who later kidnaps Vanitha. At the bus stand, Vanitha's friend Madhu sees Vanitha hugging random people. Later, Vanitha's father sees his daughter and laments over her state. Munna is labelled a sexual offender for assaulting Vanitha, where Munna and his father meet with Deivam to offer protection to Munna. Deivam and Kaalaiyan, Ganesan's right-hand man, persuade with the police to drop the case, but to no avail. Madhu and Vanitha's father meet Vetri, where Vanitha's father explains to Vetri that Munna took Vanitha to a warehouse, where she got drugged and assaulted by different men.
Vetri thrashes and warns Munna and Deivam. The following day, Vetri tries to meet with Vanitha's parents to take them to court, but Munna, Deivam and his men run over and kill Vanitha's parents. Before dying, Vanitha's father tells Vetri not to spare them. Deivam tries to kill Vetri, but Vetri finishes Deivam and Munna brutally. While away from the village, Ganesan gets informed about Deivam's death. After Deivam's funeral rights, the police take Vetri to Ganesan's house, where Ganesan promises to kill Vetri, who gets arrested and sent to prison. Munna's father pays assassins to kill Vetri, but Vetri defeats them.
Ganesan hears about Vetri's murder attempt in prison, where he kills Munna's father, and dumps his body in front of Vetri's house. Vetri gets released from prison, and Vetri's family persuades him to go to Kodaikanal. Ganesan calls Vetri from his uncle's phone and sends a video of Ganesan's goons killing Pechi and her husband and then calls for Vetri to return from Kodaikanal in order to spare his other family members. Vetri arrives and finishes Ganesan, thus avenging Pechi and her husband's deaths. A few months later, Vetri's niece and Vanitha get married.
Cast
- Gautham Karthik as Vetri, a criminal lawyer
- Manjima Mohan as Madhu, Vetri's love interest
- Soori as Vetri's 4th brother-in-law
- FEFSI Vijayan as Kodumpavi Ganesan, a dreaded gangster
- Vinodhini Vaidyanathan as Pechi, Vetri's 1st sister
- Bose Venkat as Vetri's 1st brother-in-law
- Saravana Sakthi as Vetri's 2nd brother-in-law
- Aaru Bala as Vetri's 3rd brother-in-law
- Vijayakumar as Vetri's 5th brother-in-law
- Munish Raja as Vetri's 6th brother-in-law
- Akalya Venkatesan as Vetri's 4th sister
- Kannika Ravi as Vanitha, a gang rape victim
- Shenbagam as Vetri's sister
- Sindhu as Vetri's sister
- Saranya as Vetri's sister
- Akila as Vetri's sister
- Vela Ramamoorthy as Kalyani Thevar, Vetri's father
- G. Gnanasambandam as Bojarajan, a senior lawyer
- Chandru Sujan as Deivam, Ganesan's adopted son
- Veeran Selvarajan as Veeran
- Hello Kandasamy as Vanitha's father
- Ragu Aditya as Munna
- TSR as a judge
Soundtrack
This film's soundtrack is composed by Nivas K. Prasanna with lyrics written by Yugabharathi, Magizh Thirumeni, Vivek, and Pa. Vijay
| Devarattam | ||||
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| Released | 2019 | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Length | 21:00 | |||
| Language | Tamil | |||
| Label | Divo | |||
| Producer | Nivas K. Prasanna | |||
| Nivas K. Prasanna chronology | ||||
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| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Madura Palapalakkudhu" | Yugabharathi | Nivas K. Prasanna, Vijay Sethupathi, Priyanka Deshpande, Niranjana Ramanan | 3:19 |
| 2. | "Pasampukalli" | Vivek | Nivas K. Prasanna, Vijay Antony, Alex Samuel Jenito | 1:41 |
| 3. | "Enga Attam" | Pa. Vijay | Nivas K. Prasanna | 3:02 |
| 4. | "Azhagaru Vaaraaru" | Pa. Vijay | V. M. Mahalingam | 2:58 |
| 5. | "Lesa Lesa" | Vivek | Chinmayi | 4:05 |
| 6. | "Aaatha Thottille" | Yugabharathi | Nivas K. Prasanna | |
| 7. | "Ulaagam Unna Vittu" | Magizh Thirumeni | Vijay Yesudas | 1:55 |
| 8. | "Madura Palapalakkudhu (Karaoke)" | Nivas K. Prasanna | 2:00 | |
| 9. | "Pasampukalli (Karaoke)" | - | Nivas K. Prasanna | 2:00 |
| Total length: | 21:00 | |||
Reception
Critical reception
Srivatsan.S of The Hindu wrote "It isn't a coincidence that Devarattam released on May Day. After sitting through the film, one is bound to say, “Mayday, mayday.”"[4] Sreedhar Pillai of Firstpost gave 2.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "In the end, Devarattam seems like just another film which shows Madurai as a traditional land that is also a blood-soaked, lawless place where cops and gangsters are hand in glove."[5] Karthik Kumar of Hindustan Times gave 2.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "If you are interested in a generic rural masala entertainer but one that has great action, then this Gautham Karthik starrer could be a film for you."[6] Sudhir Sreenivasan of Cinema Express gave 2 out of 5 stars and wrote "The film, ostensibly mounted on Thevar pride, makes the sort of association with violence we have generally been used to seeing in such movies"[7]
Janani. K of India Today gave 1.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "Director Muthaiah's films follow the same template. So much so, that you can guess the story even before you have seen the film. Devarattam is the same: a cliched rural entertainer. Skip Devarattam at ease."[8] Subhakeerthana. S of The Indian Express gave 1.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "M. Muthaiah directorial Devarattam, starring Gautham Karthik and Manjima Mohan, is too generic and doesn’t break any new ground."[9] Anjana Shekar of The News Minute gave 1 out of 5 stars and wrote "Muthiah seems to be convinced that cape-wearing superheroes who will not flinch to break bones or behead criminals for the sake of "protecting" women are the answer to all sexual crimes."[10]
Box office
The film earned Rs 6.5 crore in its opening weekend.[3]
References
- ^ Devarattam | Devarattam Cast and Crew, Release Date and more, retrieved 11 December 2018
- ^ Suganth, M (1 May 2019). "Devarattam Movie Review". The Times of India. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
- ^ a b "Devarattam Box Office Collection: Mass hit! Biggest ever opening for Gautham Karthik". Zee Business. 6 May 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
- ^ S, Srivatsan (1 May 2019). "'Devarattam' review: a violent film where the violence serves no purpose". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
- ^ "Devarattam movie review: Gautham Karthik's film is just another rural revenge drama set in Madurai- Entertainment News, Firstpost". Firstpost. 2 May 2019. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
- ^ "Devarattam movie review: Gautham Karthik reinvents as an action hero in this generic rural entertainer". Hindustan Times. 1 May 2019. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
- ^ "Devarattam Review: A violent film whose problems are nullified by its inefficiency". Cinema Express. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
- ^ K., Janani (1 May 2019). "Devarattam Movie Review: Gautham Karthik is miscast in predictable rural entertainer". India Today. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
- ^ "Devarattam review: Mindless violence and bloodshed fill this below-average rural drama". The Indian Express. 2 May 2019. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
- ^ Shekar, Anjana (1 May 2019). "'Devarattam' review: Another tiring Muthiah film with macho hero". The News Minute. from the original on 1 May 2019. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
External links
- Devarattam at IMDb