With a stereotypically tragic backstory, extreme violence, and an utterly unconvincing hero, the film would have perhaps worked better if marketed as a parody.
When there was doubt about the release of Raghava Lawrences movie Rudhran, the production company filed a petition to cancel the ban and it was reported that if the film is not released on time, it will face huge losses. And while the film crew has taken their sides argument about the dubbing license, the Madras High Court has announced that the ban has been lifted.
In such a situation, the remuneration details abpout the cast of Rudhran movie is out. It is said that Raghava Lawrence got Rs 15 Crores as salary. Priya Bhavani Shankar is said to have recieved Rs 2 Crores, which is the biggest remuneration so far in her film career. Sarathkumar is reported to have recieved Rs 1 Crore.
Perhaps it is due to the subpar content being dished out by the star vehicles of Tamil cinema in recent times, but Obeli N. Krishna’s ‘Pathu Thala’ was surprisingly palatable. Starting out as an associate director to Gautham Vasudev Menon in the early part of his career, Krishna’s directorial debut, 2006’s ‘Sillunu Oru Kadhal,’ was mostly remembered for its great soundtrack