Rathna (film)

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Rathna
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Directed byIlanchezhiyan
Written byIlanchezhiyan
Produced byK. Pyarelal Jain
Starring
CinematographyA. Krishnachander
Edited byV. Jaishankar
Music byJayasurya
Production
company
Pinky Productions
Release date
  • 7 May 1998 (1998-05-07)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Rathna is a 1998 Indian Tamil-language action drama film written and directed by Ilanchezhiyan. The film stars Murali in a dual role, while Sangita, Revathi and Maheswari play other supporting roles. It was released on 7 May 1998.

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Plot

Cast

Production

The film featured Murali in dual roles, [1] the third time in Tamil after Pudhiavan and Puthir . [2] [3]

Soundtrack

Soundtrack was composed by debutant Jayasuriya. [4]

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Vaadipatti" Palani Bharathi Swarnalatha, Shahul Hameed, Jayasuriya 
2."Kammakarai" Muthulingam Dr. Karthikeyan 
3."Vanjikodi"Ilanchezhian S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra  
4."Kannil Aadum"Palani BharathiSwarnalatha, Jayasuriya 
5."Sandhana Kaathu"Ilanchezhian S. Janaki  
6."Vaan Thuli"Palani BharathiS. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Chithra 
7."Maalai Veyil"IlanchezhianSindhu 

Release and reception

Rathna was released on 7 May 1998. [5] Ji of Kalki felt the first half moves smoothly because the scenes ends quickly however the latter half is dragged. He praised Vadivelu's humour and Sangeetha's acting but felt Revathi was underutilised. [6] D. S. Ramanujam of The Hindu wrote that the film's premise "has not been cogently presented by new director, K. Ilanchezhian. The main reason is that he could not fully accommodate the large cast. Seasoned artistes like Revathi suffer in the process". He added, "The old fashioned way of presenting the twins appearing together has not been improved upon by the director nor is it the fault of Murali, handling both roles with painstaking sincerity". [7]

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