Rathna (film)

Rathna
Rathna
	Title card
Directed by	Ilanchezhiyan
Written by	Ilanchezhiyan
Produced by	K. Pyarelal Jain
Starring	Murali; Revathi; Sangita; Maheswari;
Cinematography	A. Krishnachander
Edited by	V. Jaishankar
Music by	Jayasurya
Production; company	Pinky Productions
Release date	7 May 1998;
Country	India
Language	Tamil

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.

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.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)
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 Bharathi	Swarnalatha, Jayasuriya
5.	"Sandhana Kaathu"	Ilanchezhian	S. Janaki
6.	"Vaan Thuli"	Palani Bharathi	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Chithra
7.	"Maalai Veyil"	Ilanchezhian	Sindhu

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]

References

^ "அம்மா ரோலில் ரேவதி!". Kalki (in Tamil). 5 April 1998. pp. 8–9. Archived from the original on 28 May 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2023 – via Internet Archive.
^ "நடிகர் முரளி இரட்டை வேடத்தில் நடித்த ஒரே தமிழ் திரைப்படம் எது தெரியுமா?". Tamil Spark (in Tamil). 29 October 2018. Archived from the original on 15 May 2021. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
^ ராம்ஜி, வி. (8 September 2020). "'இதய'நாயகன் முரளி; சத்தமே இல்லாமல் கலெக்‌ஷன் காட்டிய வசூல் நாயகன்! - நடிகர் முரளி நினைவுதினம் இன்று". Hindu Tamil Thisai (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 7 June 2021. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
^ "Jean's/ Ratna". AVDigital. Archived from the original on 18 May 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
^ "ரத்னா / Rathna (1998)". Screen 4 Screen. Archived from the original on 30 May 2023. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
^ ஜி (24 May 1998). "ரத்னா". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 96. Archived from the original on 30 May 2023. Retrieved 30 May 2023 – via Internet Archive.
^ Ramanujam, D. S. (15 May 1998). "Film Reviews: Anastasia/Rathna". The Hindu. p. 26. Archived from the original on 2 March 2000. Retrieved 6 July 2023.

External links

Rathna at IMDb

[1] "அம்மா ரோலில் ரேவதி!". Kalki (in Tamil). 5 April 1998. pp. 8–9. Archived from the original on 28 May 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2023 – via Internet Archive.

[2] "நடிகர் முரளி இரட்டை வேடத்தில் நடித்த ஒரே தமிழ் திரைப்படம் எது தெரியுமா?". Tamil Spark (in Tamil). 29 October 2018. Archived from the original on 15 May 2021. Retrieved 8 June 2023.

[3] ராம்ஜி, வி. (8 September 2020). "'இதய'நாயகன் முரளி; சத்தமே இல்லாமல் கலெக்‌ஷன் காட்டிய வசூல் நாயகன்! - நடிகர் முரளி நினைவுதினம் இன்று". Hindu Tamil Thisai (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 7 June 2021. Retrieved 8 June 2023.

[4] "Jean's/ Ratna". AVDigital. Archived from the original on 18 May 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2023.

[5] "ரத்னா / Rathna (1998)". Screen 4 Screen. Archived from the original on 30 May 2023. Retrieved 30 May 2023.

[6] ஜி (24 May 1998). "ரத்னா". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 96. Archived from the original on 30 May 2023. Retrieved 30 May 2023 – via Internet Archive.

[7] Ramanujam, D. S. (15 May 1998). "Film Reviews: Anastasia/Rathna". The Hindu. p. 26. Archived from the original on 2 March 2000. Retrieved 6 July 2023.

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