{{Short description|2022 action drama film}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2022}} {{Use Indian English|date=September 2022}} {{No plot|date=March 2023}} {{Infobox film | name = Rathasaatchi | image = Rathasaatchi.jpg | caption = Promotional poster | director = Rafiq Ismail | story = B. Jeyamohan | producer = Anitha Mahendran | screenplay = Rafiq Ismail | starring = {{plainlist| *Kanna Ravi *Elango Kumaravel *Harish Kumar }} | music = Javed Riaz | cinematography = Jagadeesh Ravi | editing = | studio = Turmeric Media | distributor = | runtime = | released = {{Film date|df=y|2022|12|9}} | country = India | language = Tamil }} '''''Rathasaatchi''''' ({{translation|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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=First look of Aha's Rathasaatchi out |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/news/2022/nov/16/first-look-of-ahasrathasaatchi-out-36693.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221215005129/https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/news/2022/nov/16/first-look-of-ahasrathasaatchi-out-36693.html |archive-date=15 December 2022 |access-date=15 December 2022 |website=Cinema Express}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=A bloody good dawn: Kanna Ravi and Rafiq Ismail on 'Rathasaatchi' |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2022/dec/14/a-bloody-good-dawnkanna-ravi-and-rafiq-ismail-on-rathasaatchi-2527838.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221215005129/https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2022/dec/14/a-bloody-good-dawnkanna-ravi-and-rafiq-ismail-on-rathasaatchi-2527838.html |archive-date=15 December 2022 |access-date=15 December 2022 |website=The New Indian Express}}</ref>
==Soundtrack== The soundtrack was composed by Javed Riaz.
{{Infobox album | name = Rathasaatchi | type = Soundtrack | artist = Javed Riaz | cover = | alt = | released = 2022 | recorded = | venue = | studio = | genre = | length = | language = Tamil | label = Think Music<br/>Turmeric Media | producer = Javed Riaz | prev_title = Anbirkiniyal | prev_year = 2021 | next_title = Oh My Ghost | next_year = 2022 }} {{Track listing | all_writing = | headline = Track listing | extra_column = Singer(s) | all_lyrics = | title1 = Yaanaiyodu Modhum | length1 = 1:58 | extra1 = Javed Riaz, Aravind Annest | lyrics1 = Vishnu Edavan | title2 = Kolai Manam | length2 = | extra2 = Prasanna Adhisesha | lyrics2 = Karthik Netha | title3 = Kolai Manam | length3 = | extra3 = Prasanna Adhisesha | lyrics3 = Vishnu Edavan }}
==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".<ref>{{Cite news |title=Rathasaatchi Review: An anti-oppression film which misses the mark with less conflict |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/rathasaatchi/ottmoviereview/96137183.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221216042649/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/rathasaatchi/ottmoviereview/96137183.cms |archive-date=16 December 2022 |access-date=15 December 2022 |work=The Times of India}}</ref> A critic from ''Cinema Express'' wrote "despite sticking to the hero-rise-and-fall template, good writing choices and terrific performances keep us hooked".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rathasaatchi Movie Review: Seamless storytelling and superb performances elevate this film |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/review/2022/dec/09/rathasaatchi-movie-review-seamless-storytelling-and-superb-performances-elevate-this-film-37553.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221215005133/https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/review/2022/dec/09/rathasaatchi-movie-review-seamless-storytelling-and-superb-performances-elevate-this-film-37553.html |archive-date=15 December 2022 |access-date=15 December 2022 |website=Cinema Express}}</ref> OTTPlay noted it was "an intense and hard-hitting drama about a rebellious leader backed by some terrific performances".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ratha Saatchi Review: A hard-hitting drama backed by some terrific performances |url=https://www.ottplay.com/review/ratha-saatchi-review-an-intense-and-hard-hitting-drama-about-a-rebellious-leader-backed-by-some-terrific-performances/4c4507725a664 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221215005129/https://www.ottplay.com/review/ratha-saatchi-review-an-intense-and-hard-hitting-drama-about-a-rebellious-leader-backed-by-some-terrific-performances/4c4507725a664 |archive-date=15 December 2022 |access-date=15 December 2022 |website=OTTPlay}}</ref>
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Category:2022 Indian films Category:2022 Tamil-language films Category:Films based on Indian short stories Category:Indian action drama films Category:Films shot in Ottapalam Category:Films shot in Palakkad Category:Tamil-language Indian films