Rathnam Movie Vishal

ABOUT THE MOVIE (RATHNAM)

Rathnam (transl. Gem) is a 2024 Indian Tamil-language action drama film directed by Hari and jointly produced by Stone Bench Films, Zee Studios and Invenio Origin. The film stars Vishal in the titular role, alongside Priya Bhavani Shankar in a dual role as the female lead and the hero's mother, Samuthirakani, Gautham Vasudev Menon, Yogi Babu, Murali Sharma, Hareesh Peradi, Mohan Raman and Vijayakumar. It marks the third collaboration of Vishal and Hari after Thaamirabharani and Poojai.

The film was officially announced in April 2023 under the tentative title Vishal 34, as it is Vishal's 34th film as the lead actor, and the official title was announced in December 2023. Principal photography commenced in July 2023. It was shot sporadically in several legs, with filming locations including Thoothukudi, Trichy, Karaikudi, Vellore, Tirupati, Chennai, and wrapped by late-January 2024. The music was composed by Devi Sri Prasad, while cinematography and editing were handled by M. Sukumar and T. S. Jay.

Plot

Rathnam is a henchman who works for MLA Panneer Selvam in Vellore. One day, he protects Malliga, a medical student who is a lookalike of his late mother Loganayagi, from the relentless pursuit of land grabber Beema Rayudu and his brothers Subba Rayudu and Raghava Rayudu. The three brothers wanted Malliga's family to sell their land to them, but Malliga's family refused, which led them to attack Malliga. Rathnam protects Malliga with the help of Panneer Selvam and also reveals her resemblance to Loganayagi.
Malliga, on Rathnam's advice, sells the land to build a medical college. Rathnam kills Subba Rayudu and warns Beema Rayudu that he will finish him and Raghava Rayudu. When confronted by Panneer Selvam, Rathnam reveals that he met his real family and learns that Beema Rayudu, Subba Rayudu and Raghava Rayudu are actually Loganayagi's brothers Dharmalingam, Punniyakodi, and Keshavan. Rathnam reveals that the trio had committed robberies and Loganayagi had learnt about this, where she tried to stop them, but they escaped.

Rathnam's father was a cop assigned to investigating the case, who learnt about this and decided to take action. The trio, in order to escape punishment, killed Rathnam's father, but Loganayagi survived and escaped. Loganayagi gave birth to Rathnam, but she committed suicide after she was later blamed as a prostitute by a pimp. Rathnam had killed the pimp when she tried to attack Panneer Selvam earlier. Rathnam introduces Malliga to his family. 

Beema Rayudu learns about this and attacks Rathnam's family, where some of Rathnam's family members are killed. Rathnam tracks Beema Rayudu and brutally kills Raghava Rayudu. He later beheads Beema Rayudu and surrenders to the police. Before leaving for prison, Rathnam requests Malliga to marry someone and also name her child after him.

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