{{Short description|2023 Indian Tamil action thriller film by S. Kathiresan}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2023}} {{Infobox film | name = Rudhran | image = Rudhran Poster.jpg | caption = Theatrical release poster | director = S. Kathiresan | writer = K. P. Thirumaaran | producer = S. Kathiresan | starring = {{plainlist| * Raghava Lawrence * R. Sarathkumar * Priya Bhavani Shankar }} | cinematography = R. D. Rajasekhar | editing = Anthony | music = {{Ubl | '''Songs:''' | G. V. Prakash Kumar | Dharan Kumar | OfRo | '''Score:''' | Sam C. S. }} | studio = Five Star Creations LLP | distributor = | released = {{film date|2023|4|14|df=yes|ref1=<ref name="toi.rudhran.2023.03.06">{{Cite news |date=6 March 2023 |title=It's a wrap for Raghava Lawrence's 'Rudhran' |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/its-a-wrap-for-raghava-lawrences-rudhran/articleshow/98443228.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230309222647/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/its-a-wrap-for-raghava-lawrences-rudhran/articleshow/98443228.cms |archive-date=9 March 2023 |access-date=11 March 2023 |work=The Times of India}}</ref>}} | runtime = 153 minutes | country = India | language = Tamil | gross = {{estimation}} {{INR|10}} crore<ref>{{Cite news |date=17 April 2023 |title='Rudhran' box office collection day 3: Raghava Lawrence starrer earns over Rs 50 crore in its first weekend |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/box-office/rudhran-box-office-collection-day-3-raghava-lawrence-starrer-earns-over-rs-10-crore-in-its-first-weekend/articleshow/99556908.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230418220417/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/box-office/rudhran-box-office-collection-day-3-raghava-lawrence-starrer-earns-over-rs-10-crore-in-its-first-weekend/articleshow/99556908.cms |archive-date=18 April 2023 |access-date=19 April 2023 |work=The Times of India}}</ref> }}
'''''Rudhran''''' is a 2023 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film produced and directed by S. Kathiresan from a script by K. P. Thirumaaran.<ref>{{Cite news |date=20 October 2022 |title='Rudhran' teaser: Raghava Lawrence starrer promises an action entertainer |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/rudhran-teaser-raghava-lawrence-starrer-promises-an-action-entertainer/articleshow/95178061.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230311073506/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/rudhran-teaser-raghava-lawrence-starrer-promises-an-action-entertainer/articleshow/95178061.cms |archive-date=11 March 2023 |access-date=11 March 2023 |work=The Times of India}}</ref> The film, which marks S. Kathiresan's directorial debut, stars Raghava Lawrence and R. Sarathkumar, alongside Priya Bhavani Shankar, Nassar, Poornima Bhagyaraj, Kaali Venkat, Ilavarasu, Redin Kingsley and Sharath Lohitashwa. The score was composed by Sam C. S., while the soundtrack was composed by G. V. Prakash Kumar, Dharan Kumar and OfRo.
''Rudhran'' was released theatrically on 14 April 2023, coinciding with Puthandu, to mixed-to-negative reviews from critics, with criticism directed towards the screenplay, writing, and fight sequences, but the social message, music and Lawrence's performance were praised. The film became a box office bomb.
== Plot == Rudhran, an IT professional, lives a happily life with his parents Devaraj and Indhira in Chennai. Rudhran falls in love with Ananya, a lab technician, who later reciprocates his feelings. Devaraj, a transport agency owner, helps his friend Das get a loan of {{INR}}6 crore from a moneylender Ethiraj, but Das cheats Devaraj by absconding with the loan and Devaraj dies upon learning this. After Rudhran and Ananya get married, Rudhran leaves for London to settle the financial issues, Ananya becomes pregnant and gives birth to a daughter Anya. Ananya and Anya spend time with Rudhran in London. Rudhran tells her to see his mother and Ananya goes back to Chennai.
One day, Rudhran hears about Indhira's sudden death and Ananya's disappearance, where he travels to Chennai and carries out Indhira's funeral rites. Rudhran and Shakthi investigates about Ananya's disappearance, where they meet a cab driver, who had picked Ananya from the airport. However, the cab driver gets killed by a motorcycle gang. Rudhran captures one of the gang member and arrives at his hideout, where he sees Varadha, whom he met at Indira's funeral. Varadha is the leader of the motorcycle gang. Rudhran tortures Varadha to reveal the truth.
'''Past''': In 2007, Varadha and Bhoomi were recidivists in Pollachi who develops their crime network by targeting the parents of the abroad-settled children. Bhoomi and Varadha kills the parents by injecting them with a serum, which would induce heart attack, and later uses the parent's fingerprints to usrup their land and properties. Due to a {{INR}}100-crore business deal, Bhoomi targets Indhira and her house. Varadha and his gang enters Indira's house, where they secretly kill her.
'''Present''': Rudhran gets furious after learning this and impales Varadha. However, Bhoomi arrives with his men and attacks Shakthi and Rudhran, where Guna, Bhoomi's henchmen, hangs Shakthi to death. Bhoomi reveals that he told Varadha and his gang to kill Ananya after she arrived at Indhira's house. Bhoomi stabs Rudhran, where he burns the factory and leaves Rudhran to his death, but a constable Narasimhan saves Rudhran. Distraught over his family's death, Rudhran begins his violent crusade, where he kills Sasi at a container depot.
Rudhran later kills Guna at an under-construction building. Bhoomi realizes that Rudhran is after him, where Bhoomi tells Ganga to hire Maari to kill Rudhran. Maari attacks Rudhran and Anya at a festival in Tirukalukundram, but Rudhran kills Maari and his men. Rudhran and Bhoomi confront each other at the Kala Bairavaa temple. Rudhran kills Bhoomi's men, including Ganga, and an intense fight ensues between Bhoomi and Rudhran. Rudhran finally kills Bhoomi by injecting the same serum, which Bhoomi used to kill the parents, thus avenging his family's death.
A few years later, Rudhran runs a charitable trust under Indhira's name, where he tracks down Das in Madurai and thrashes him to avenge Devaraj's death indicating a sequel.
== Cast == {{Cast listing| * Raghava Lawrence as Rudhran * R. Sarathkumar as Bhoominathan (Bhoomi) * Priya Bhavani Shankar as Ananya Rudhran, Rudhran's wife * Nassar as Devaraj, Rudhran's father * Poornima Bhagyaraj as Indhrani Devaraj, Rudhran's mother * Sharath Lohithaswa as Varadha, Bhoomi's friend * Kaali Venkat as Shakthi, Rudhran's friend * Sambhavi Gurumoorthy as Deepika Shakthi, Ananya's friend and Shakthi's wife * Ilavarasu as Constable Narasimhan * Redin Kingsley as Sketch * Thangadurai as Pencil * Jayaprakash as SP Jagannathan * A. Venkatesh as Ethiraj, a moneylender * Hareesh Peradi as Pandian, a lawyer * Thennal Abhilash as Anya, Rudhran and Ananya's daughter * Jayakumar as Das * Rajesh as Subbiah * Stun Siva as Guna, Bhoomi's goon * Abhishek Vinod as Ganga, Bhoomi's goon * Shivajith as Sasi, Bhoomi's goon * Neelima Rani as a doctor * George Maryan as a cab driver * Sai Dheena as Shankar * Deepa Shankar as Karpagam, a police officer *Janani Ashok Kumar as Sasi's wife (uncredited) * M. Kamaraj as Maari, Bhoomi's henchman * Pradeep K Vijayan as Rudhran's manager * Shyam Prasad as Suresh, Subbiah's son * Boys Rajan as Doctor * Sugunthan as Johnny * Kadugu Ramamoorthy * Silmisham Siva }}
== Production == ''Rudhran'' marks the directorial debut for producer S. Kathiresan and the second collaboration between Raghava Lawrence and R. Sarathkumar after their first venture ''Kanchana''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=5 February 2021 |title=Sarathkumar reunites with Raghava Lawrence for Rudhran |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/news/2021/feb/05/sarathkumar-reunites-with-raghava-lawrence-for-rudhran-22668.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230311075638/https://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/news/2021/feb/05/sarathkumar-reunites-with-raghava-lawrence-for-rudhran-22668.html |archive-date=11 March 2023 |access-date=11 March 2023 |website=Cinema Express |language=en}}</ref> The first look poster for the film was released on 23 June 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |date=23 June 2022 |title=ராகவா லாரன்ஸின் 'ருத்ரன்' ஃபர்ஸ்ட் லுக் வெளியீடு |url=https://www.hindutamil.in/news/cinema/tamil-cinema/817479-actor-raghava-lawrence-new-film-rudhran-first-look-poster-out.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230311075640/https://www.hindutamil.in/news/cinema/tamil-cinema/817479-actor-raghava-lawrence-new-film-rudhran-first-look-poster-out.html |archive-date=11 March 2023 |access-date=11 March 2023 |website=Hindu Tamil Thisai |language=ta}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=21 June 2022 |title=Raghava Lawrence's Rudhran first look to release on this date |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/news/2022/jun/21/raghava-lawrence-rudhran-32221.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230311114210/https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/news/2022/jun/21/raghava-lawrence-rudhran-32221.html |archive-date=11 March 2023 |access-date=11 March 2023 |website=Cinema Express |language=en}}</ref> A promotional glimpse of the film was released on 29 October 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |date=29 October 2022 |title=Glimpse of Raghava Lawrence's Rudhran out |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/videos/2022/oct/29/glimpse-ofraghava-lawrences-rudhran-out-36076.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230311075630/https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/videos/2022/oct/29/glimpse-ofraghava-lawrences-rudhran-out-36076.html |archive-date=11 March 2023 |access-date=11 March 2023 |website=Cinema Express |language=en}}</ref> Shooting of the film was wrapped up on 5 March 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |last=மலர் |first=மாலை |date=6 March 2023 |title=படப்பிடிப்பை நிறைவு செய்த 'ருத்ரன்' படக்குழு |url=https://www.maalaimalar.com/cinema/cinemanews/tamil-cinema-ruthran-movie-update-580195 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230311114211/https://www.maalaimalar.com/cinema/cinemanews/tamil-cinema-ruthran-movie-update-580195 |archive-date=11 March 2023 |access-date=11 March 2023 |website=www.maalaimalar.com |language=ta}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Dinamalar |date=6 March 2023 |title=ருத்ரன் படப்பிடிப்பு நிறைவு {{!}} Rudhran shooting wrapped |url=https://cinema.dinamalar.com/tamil-news/111651/cinema/Kollywood/Rudhran-shooting-wrapped.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230311114210/https://cinema.dinamalar.com/tamil-news/111651/cinema/Kollywood/Rudhran-shooting-wrapped.htm |archive-date=11 March 2023 |access-date=11 March 2023 |website=தினமலர் – சினிமா |language=ta}}</ref>
== Music == {{Infobox album | name = Rudhran | type = Soundtrack | artist = G. V. Prakash Kumar, Dharan Kumar, and OfRo<br /><small>'''Background Score:'''</small><br />Sam C. S. | released = 2023 | recorded = 2022–2023 | genre = Feature film soundtrack | length = | language = Tamil | label = Saregama<br />Hariharan Audio | producer = G. V. Prakash Kumar, Dharan Kumar, Sam C. S., OfRo | chronology = G. V. Prakash Kumar | prev_title = Vaathi | prev_year = 2023 | next_title = Modern Love Chennai | next_year = 2023 | misc = {{Extra chronology | artist = Sam C. S. | type = Soundtrack | prev_title = Michael | prev_year = 2023 | title = Rudhran | year = 2023 | next_title = Thiruvin Kural | next_year = 2023 }} {{Extra chronology | artist = Dharan Kumar | type = Soundtrack | prev_title = Aruvaa Sanda | prev_year = 2022 | title = Rudhran | year = 2023 | next_title = | next_year = }} {{Extra chronology | artist = OfRo | type = Soundtrack | prev_title = College Road | prev_year = 2022 | title = Rudhran | year = 2023 | next_title = DD Returns | next_year = 2023 }} }} The songs of the film were composed by G. V. Prakash Kumar, while the remix version of the song "Paadatha Pattellam"<ref>{{Cite web |date=11 February 2023 |title=Paadatha Pattellam song from Raghava Lawrence's Rudhran is out |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/news/2023/feb/11/paadatha-pattellam-song-from-raghava-lawrences-rudhran-is-out-39886.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230216112255/https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/news/2023/feb/11/paadatha-pattellam-song-from-raghava-lawrences-rudhran-is-out-39886.html |archive-date=16 February 2023 |access-date=11 March 2023 |website=Cinema Express |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=11 February 2023 |title=வெளியானது ருத்ரன் படத்தின் 'பாடாத பாட்டெல்லாம்' பாடல் |url=https://www.dinamani.com/cinema/cinema-news/2023/feb/11/rudhran-movie-first-single-song-released-3999248.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230311114210/https://www.dinamani.com/cinema/cinema-news/2023/feb/11/rudhran-movie-first-single-song-released-3999248.html |archive-date=11 March 2023 |access-date=11 March 2023 |website=Dinamani |language=ta}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=ராகவா லோரன்ஸின் 'ருத்ரன்' திரைப்படத்தின் ஃபர்ஸ்ட் சிங்கிள் வெளியீடு |url=https://www.virakesari.lk/article/148059 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230311114210/https://www.virakesari.lk/article/148059 |archive-date=11 March 2023 |access-date=11 March 2023 |website=Virakesari.lk |language=en}}</ref> from ''Veera Thirumagan'' was recreated by Dharan Kumar, who also collaborated with singers Sathyaprakash and Nithyashree Venkataramanan previously for Carvaan Lounge Tamil segment.<ref>{{Cite news |title='Rudhran' first single: The reprised version 'Padathelam Pattellam' by Dharan Kumar looks fresh |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/music/rudhran-first-single-the-reprised-version-padathelam-pattellam-by-dharan-kumar-looks-fresh/articleshow/97824260.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230311072753/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/music/rudhran-first-single-the-reprised-version-padathelam-pattellam-by-dharan-kumar-looks-fresh/articleshow/97824260.cms |archive-date=11 March 2023 |access-date=11 March 2023 |work=The Times of India}}</ref> The song "Jorthaale" which was composed by OfRo and featuring lyrics from singer Asal Kolaar back in 2021, was re-used for this film and it was released to digital streaming platforms as fourth single of the film's album. Sam C. S. composed the background score for the film. {{Track listing | extra_column = Singer(s) | headline = Track listing | total_length = 30:06 | title1 = Paadatha Pattellam | extra1 = Sathyaprakash, Nithyashree Venkataramanan, Emcee D | title2 = Pagai Mudi | length2 = 4:30 | lyrics2 = Karunakaran | music2 = G. V. Prakash Kumar | extra2 = Diwakar | lyrics1 = Kannadasan | music1 = Dharan Kumar | length1 = 4:47 | title3 = Unnodu Vaazhum | extra3 = Sid Sriram | lyrics3 = Kabilan | length3 = 4:58 | music3 = G. V. Prakash Kumar | title4 = Jorthaale | extra4 = Asal Kolaar, OfRo, MC Vickey | lyrics4 = Asal Kolaar | music4= OfRo | length4 = 3:32 | title5 = Enna Petha Ammave | extra5 = G. V. Prakash Kumar | lyrics5 = Madhurakavi | music5 = G. V. Prakash Kumar | length5 = 4:59 | title6 = Kanaana Kanmani | extra6 = Balaji Sri | lyrics6 = Snehan | music6 = G. V. Prakash Kumar | length6 = 3:33 | title7 = Uyira Udala | extra7 = Balaji Sri | lyrics7 = Gnanakaravel | music7 = G. V. Prakash Kumar | length7 = 5:07 }}
== Release == The film was earlier schedule to release on 23 December 2022, but was postponed due to a delay in the VFX works.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Movies |first=T. B. |date=3 July 2022 |title=Raghava Lawrence's Rudhran seals release date |url=https://www.telugubulletin.com/raghava-lawrences-rudhran-seals-release-date-161497 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230311114211/https://www.telugubulletin.com/raghava-lawrences-rudhran-seals-release-date-161497 |archive-date=11 March 2023 |access-date=11 March 2023 |website=TeluguBulletin.com |language=en-US}}</ref> The film was released on 14 April 2023, coinciding with Puthandu.<ref>{{Cite web |date=26 September 2022 |title=Raghava Lawrence's Rudhran release date postponed |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/news/2022/sep/26/raghava-lawrences-rudhran-release-date-postponed-35065.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230311114209/https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/news/2022/sep/26/raghava-lawrences-rudhran-release-date-postponed-35065.html |archive-date=11 March 2023 |access-date=11 March 2023 |website=Cinema Express |language=en}}</ref>
=== Home media === The digital rights were bought by Sun NXT, while the satellite rights were sold to Sun TV.<ref>{{Cite web |date=14 April 2023 |title=Rudhran: THIS digital platform has bagged the OTT rights of Raghava Lawrence's revenge drama |url=https://www.ottplay.com/news/rudhran-this-digital-platform-has-bagged-the-ott-rights-of-raghava-lawrences-revenge-drama/eec2716ab874 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230427105538/https://www.ottplay.com/news/rudhran-this-digital-platform-has-bagged-the-ott-rights-of-raghava-lawrences-revenge-drama/eec2716ab874 |archive-date=27 April 2023 |access-date=27 April 2023 |website=OTTplay}}</ref>
== Reception == ''Rudhran'' received mixed to negative reviews from critics.
=== Critical response === ''ABP Nadu'' gave 3/5 stars and wrote "Raghava Lawrence's movie is 100% entertainment guarantee so you can go to the theater and watch this movie once with your family.".<ref>{{Cite web |last=ஆவுடையப்பன் |first=பேச்சி |date=2023-04-14 |title=அம்மா சென்டிமென்டா? ஆக்ஷன் தாண்டவமா? : ராகவா லாரன்ஸின் 'ருத்ரன் ' பட விமர்சனம் இதோ...! |url=https://tamil.abplive.com/movie-review/entertainment/movie-review-rudhran-movie-review-in-tamil-raghava-lawrence-sarathkumar-priya-bhavani-shankar-starrer-rudhran-review-rating-how-is-film-111743 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230415071243/https://tamil.abplive.com/movie-review/entertainment/movie-review-rudhran-movie-review-in-tamil-raghava-lawrence-sarathkumar-priya-bhavani-shankar-starrer-rudhran-review-rating-how-is-film-111743 |archive-date=15 April 2023 |access-date=2023-04-15 |website=ABP Nadu |language=ta}}</ref> Logesh Balachandran of ''The Times of India'' gave 2.5/5 stars and wrote "''Rudhran'' is just another rehash of many action entertainers in Tamil cinema."<ref>{{Cite news |title=Rudhran Movie Review: Raghava Lawrence's formulaic Rudhran fails to impress |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/rudhran/movie-review/99485540.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230416183046/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/rudhran/movie-review/99485540.cms?from=mdr |archive-date=16 April 2023 |access-date=14 April 2023 |work=The Times of India}}</ref>
Thinkal Menon of ''OTTplay'' gave 2/5 stars and wrote "Raghava Lawrence's enthusiasm and Sarath Kumar's menacing antagonist's role come across as huge relief in this below average potboiler that offers nothing new".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rudhran review: Lawrence is the only saving grace in this tedious and predictable mass masala fare |url=https://www.ottplay.com/review/rudhran-review-lawrence-is-the-only-saving-grace-in-this-tedious-and-predictable-mass-masala-fare/f8161c3251448 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230414124417/https://www.ottplay.com/review/rudhran-review-lawrence-is-the-only-saving-grace-in-this-tedious-and-predictable-mass-masala-fare/f8161c3251448 |archive-date=14 April 2023 |access-date=14 April 2023 |website=OTTplay}}</ref> Shameena Parveen of ''Samayam'' gave 2/5 stars and criticized its length.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ருத்ரன் விமர்சனம் |url=https://tamil.samayam.com/tamil-cinema/movie-review/raghava-lawrence-starrer-rudhran-movie-review-and-rating/moviereview/99486973.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230415071514/https://tamil.samayam.com/tamil-cinema/movie-review/raghava-lawrence-starrer-rudhran-movie-review-and-rating/moviereview/99486973.cms |archive-date=15 April 2023 |access-date=2023-04-15 |website=Samayam Tamil |language=ta}}</ref>
Janani. K of ''India Today'' gave 1/5 stars and wrote "The story deals with a conflict that has the potential to be developed into a full-fledged crime story, but the filmmaker decided to do away with that and delve into melodrama instead. The final result is a film that hardly has anything new and interesting to offer."<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rudhran Movie Review: Raghava Lawrence's film is a pain to your ears and eyes |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/reviews/story/rudhran-movie-review-raghava-lawrences-film-is-a-pain-to-your-ears-and-eyes-2359992-2023-04-14 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230414093516/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/reviews/story/rudhran-movie-review-raghava-lawrences-film-is-a-pain-to-your-ears-and-eyes-2359992-2023-04-14 |archive-date=14 April 2023 |access-date=14 April 2023 |website=India Today}}</ref> Bharathy Singaravel of ''The News Minute'' gave 1/5 stars and wrote "With a stereotypically tragic backstory, extreme violence, and an utterly unconvincing hero, the film would have perhaps worked better if marketed as a parody."<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-04-14 |title=Rudhran review: Raghava Lawrence-starrer is an agonising, formulaic bore |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/rudhran-review-raghava-lawrence-starrer-agonising-formulaic-bore-175913 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230415070146/https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/rudhran-review-raghava-lawrence-starrer-agonising-formulaic-bore-175913 |archive-date=15 April 2023 |access-date=2023-04-15 |website=The News Minute |language=en}}</ref>
''Ananda Vikatan'' noted it as a "time pass film".<ref>{{Cite web |last=டீம் |first=விகடன் |date=14 April 2023 |title=ருத்ரன் விமர்சனம்: பழங்கால திரைக்கதையில், அதைவிடப் பழைமையான ஒரு கதையில் ஓர் ஆதிகால சினிமா! |url=https://cinema.vikatan.com/kollywood/rudhran-movie-review-all-logic-less-action-and-sound-and-nothing-else-to-celebrate |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230415070819/https://cinema.vikatan.com/kollywood/rudhran-movie-review-all-logic-less-action-and-sound-and-nothing-else-to-celebrate |archive-date=15 April 2023 |access-date=2023-04-15 |website=vikatan.com |language=ta}}</ref> Kalyani Pandiyan. S of ''Hindustan Times'' wrote "The film has all the features of a commercial film. Everything has worked out well except the action."<ref>{{Cite news |last=S |first=Kalyani Pandiyan |title=Rudhran Review: 'பைட் இருக்கீ.. டான்ஸ் இருக்கீ.. கதை இருக்கா? ருத்ரன் விமர்சனம்! |url=https://tamil.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/rudhran-review-starring-raghava-lawrence-r-sarathkumar-priya-bhavani-shankar-poornima-bhagyaraj-131681448124894.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230415071107/https://tamil.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/rudhran-review-starring-raghava-lawrence-r-sarathkumar-priya-bhavani-shankar-poornima-bhagyaraj-131681448124894.html |archive-date=15 April 2023 |access-date=2023-04-15 |work=Tamil Hindustan Times |language=ta}}</ref> Gopinath Rajendran of ''The Hindu'' wrote "Rudhran is an excruciating watch that brings nothing new to the table and tries to capitalise on the tropes that had worked for ages, only to fail because of the same reason."<ref>{{Cite news |last=Rajendran |first=Gopinath |date=2023-04-14 |title='Rudhran' movie review: This Raghava Lawrence, Sarathkumar reunion is an assault on our senses |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/rudhran-movie-review-this-raghava-lawrence-sarathkumar-reunion-is-an-assault-on-our-senses/article66737521.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230415093058/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/rudhran-movie-review-this-raghava-lawrence-sarathkumar-reunion-is-an-assault-on-our-senses/article66737521.ece |archive-date=15 April 2023 |access-date=2023-04-15 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
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