Rathnam is a 2024 film directed by the commercial director Hari, who has 20 successful films to his credit. The director known for his Singham franchise with Suriya and Saamy franchise with Vikram attempted a different flick with Vishaal.
In this film, the scene shifts toward Tirupati where 3 thugs stop a tourist bus, push it toward the mountain snatch their jewellery, and cut away their body parts.
The scene now shifts to a young boy (future Vishaal) who stabs a lady out of the blue and saves Samuthirakanni from trouble.
Rathnam becomes the go-to person for Samuthirakanni who after many years becomes a very influential MLA.
There are a lot of cringeworthy scenes about bar comedy with Yogi Babu though don’t evoke laughter but guarantee smiles.
Song placement doesn’t seem to come at a good time and the director struggles moving from an emotional scene to a comedy suddenly.
Things change after the heroine enters the scene played by Priya Bhavani Shankar. Vishaal keeps following her with his henchmen and saves us from a gang of thugs. Then it’s fight scenes and songs in an alternate fashion which makes it predictable and boring.
There’s a scene where Malliha (prayed by Priya Bhavani Shankar) says that she wrote NEET and passed thrice and plans to write it the 4th time to get a government college seat.
Despite having a lot of land (which is money and is chased by the 3 men
The 3 men who in the original scene killed people in a tourist bus after many years grow up to be criminals dreaded in AP as Rayudu brothers and Co. The eldest is played by Vinod Sharma and 2 more.
After a lot of struggle and fights where Rathnam lays down his life at balance, Mallika rejects her wedding proposal and falls in love with Rathnam. Rathnam objects to this and reveals the actual reason.
The movie is bogged down by an excessive number of flashbacks. Vishaal is the saving grace and so is Yogi Babu. Karthik Subburaj’s father makes a special appearance as his son has produced it. But didn’t seem to make an impact or glue to the film.
The film very positively portrays Brahmins in a respectable light as progressive people. This could be a reason why Red Giant wouldn’t have wanted to produce as it thwarts their aspirations of dividing Hindus and casting aspersions on Brahmins.
Vishaal’s relationship with the Agraharam inmates is revealed toward the climax. What happens to the villains, and what happens to Malliha’s land is revealed in the story.
Unless it’s not bogged down with commercial elements and a solid screenplay, the film would’ve easily hit the top. The commendable aspects include no item numbers. Overall, a decent entertainer that should be watched once with family.
Sruti is a University student whose work has been featured in student newspapers and lifestyle magazines.
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