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{{Short description|2017 Indian film by Rathan Lingaa}}
{{No plot|date=February 2025}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2021}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2021}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Attu
| image = Attu film poster.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = Rathan Lingaa
| producer = S. Anbalagan <br />[[R. K. Suresh]]
| writer = Rathan Lingaa
| starring = [[Rishi Rithvik]]<br />[[Archana Ravi]]
| music = [[Bobo Shashi]]
| editing = LVK Das
| cinematography = Ramalingam
| studio = Dream Icon<br />Studio 9 Production
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|2017|3|31|df=y}}
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = Tamil
| budget =
| gross =
}}
'''''Attu''''' ({{translation|Someone uncontrollable}}){{efn|The title means duplicate in [[Madras Bashai]] and is used to refer to someone who is uncontrollable. The name has Burmese origins.<ref name="Name">{{Cite web |last=Anantharam |first=Chitra Deepa |date=30 March 2017 |title=Of love and betrayal |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/rathan-lingas-debut-film-attu/article17743193.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211123130812/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/rathan-lingas-debut-film-attu/article17743193.ece |archive-date=23 November 2021 |access-date=23 November 2021 |website=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref>}} is a 2017 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[gangster film]] directed by Rathan Lingaa, who previously directed the short film ''Blood Revolution''. The film stars newcomers [[Rishi Rithvik]] and [[Archana Ravi]].<ref name="Name" />

== Cast ==
{{Cast listing|
*[[Rishi Rithvik]] as Attu
*[[Archana Ravi]] as Sundari
*[[Yogi Babu]] as Sappa
*Prabha as Uluva
*[[Sai Dheena|Dheena]] as Pulinathope Jaya
*Rajasekhar as Das
*[[Bala Singh]] in a guest appearance
*[[Thirumurugan (actor)|Thirumugan]] (uncredited)<ref>{{Cite web |date=18 December 2019 |title=ATTU (2019) Tamil Full Movie HD Exclusive Worldwide Digital Rights 2020 | Rishi, Archana, Yogi Babu |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKPeDl73JI4&t=5023s |via=www.youtube.com}}</ref>
}}

== Production ==
Rishi Ritwik, who previously worked as a computer science engineer and athlete, interacted with gangsters for six months to prepare for his role in the film.<ref>{{Cite web |date=29 March 2017 |title=அட்டு படத்திற்காக 6 மாதமாக ரியல் கேங்ஸ்டர்களுடன் பழகினேன்! -நடிகர் ரிஷி ரித்விக் |trans-title=I was trained by real gangsters for 6 months for the movie Attu! - actor Rishi Rithvik |url=https://cinema.dinamalar.com/tamil-news/57729/cinema/Kollywood/i-was-trained-by-real-gangsters-for-6-month-for-the-movie-attu-says-hero-rishirithvik.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211123134030/https://cinema.dinamalar.com/tamil-news/57729/cinema/Kollywood/i-was-trained-by-real-gangsters-for-6-month-for-the-movie-attu-says-hero-rishirithvik.htm |archive-date=23 November 2021 |access-date=23 November 2021 |website=Dinamalar |language=ta}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Anantharam |first=Chitra Deepa |date=3 April 2017 |title=I hung out with gangsters for a year |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/i-hung-out-with-gangsters-for-a-year/article17776616.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211123171947/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/i-hung-out-with-gangsters-for-a-year/article17776616.ece |archive-date=23 November 2021 |access-date=23 November 2021 |website=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref>

== Soundtrack ==
The music for ''Attu'' was composed by [[Bobo Shashi]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/album/3dsLhplVGirqKit9kCDRqZ|title=Spotify – Web Player|website=Spotify}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|+''Attu'' – Soundtrack album
|-
! No.
! Title
! Singer(s)
! Length
|-
| 1 || "Attu Payyan" || Tupakeys, Bobo Shashi, Gana Palani || 3:34
|-
| 2 || "Ora Kannaal" || Muba, Bobo Shashi, Hyde || 4:11
|-
| 3 || "Ding Ding Digaana" || L. R. Eswari, Darryl, Rico || 4:21
|-
| 4 || "Meraludhu Leraludhu" || Nathan, Deva, Yuki || 4:03
|-
| 5 || "Kai Neraya Kannadi" || Sindhal Sedhu, Hyde, Gana Edwin || 2:11
|-
| 6 || "Ora Kannaal – 1" || Bobo Shashi || 4:12
|-
| 7 || "Ding Ding Digaana – 1" || L. R. Eswari || 4:21
|}

== Release ==
Chitra Deepa Anandram of ''[[The Hindu]]'' opined that "The manner in which debutant director Rathan Linga has perceived each and every scene in ''Attu'', and the detailing that goes in in creating those scenes, tell a lot about his directorial brilliance".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Anantharam |first=Chitra Deepa |date=31 March 2017 |title=Attu: Raw and original |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/this-attu-is-original/article17752475.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211123130805/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/this-attu-is-original/article17752475.ece |archive-date=23 November 2021 |access-date=23 November 2021 |website=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref> A critic from ''[[Samayam Tamil]]'' gave the film a rating of two out of five stars.<ref>{{Cite web |title=அட்டு - திரைவிமர்சனம் |url=https://tamil.samayam.com/tamil-cinema/movie-review/attu-movie-review/moviereview/57959641.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211123132017/https://tamil.samayam.com/tamil-cinema/movie-review/attu-movie-review/moviereview/57959641.cms |archive-date=23 November 2021 |access-date=23 November 2021 |website=[[Samayam Tamil]] |language=Tamil}}</ref> A critic from ''[[The New Indian Express]]'' opined that "All said, ''Attu'' delivers far more than you’d have expected from a debutant filmmaker making a fairly anonymous film".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mannath |first=Malini |date=31 March 2017 |title=A fairly promising attempt |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2017/mar/31/a-fairly-promising-attempt-1588341.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211218204104/https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2017/mar/31/a-fairly-promising-attempt-1588341.html |archive-date=18 December 2021 |access-date=18 December 2021 |website=The New Indian Express}}</ref> ''Behindwoods'' noted that "On the whole, ''Attu'' is a life, rather than a film and has a decent story to back it up. It majorly deals with friendship, love, trust, gangsters and a lot of other entities that the characters coexist with".<ref>{{Cite web |date=31 March 2017 |title=Attu (aka) Atuu review |url=https://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies/attu/attu-review.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211123164230/https://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies/attu/attu-review.html |archive-date=23 November 2021 |access-date=23 November 2021 |website=Behindwoods}}</ref> A critic from ''[[Maalai Malar]]'' gave the film a favourable review.<ref>{{Cite web |date=31 March 2017 |title=அட்டு |url=http://cinema.maalaimalar.com/cinema/review/2017/03/31105242/1077172/attu-movie-review.vpf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211123085111/https://cinema.maalaimalar.com/cinema/review/2017/03/31105242/1077172/attu-movie-review.vpf |archive-date=23 November 2021 |access-date=23 November 2021 |website=[[Maalai Malar]]}}</ref> A critic from ''[[Dina Thanthi|iFlicks]]'', on the contrary, called the film "watchable".<ref>{{Cite web |date=31 March 2017 |title=Attu |url=http://www.iflicks.in/Review/2017/03/31131241/Attu.vpf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211123085036/http://www.iflicks.in/Review/2017/03/31131241/Attu.vpf |archive-date=23 November 2021 |access-date=23 November 2021 |website=Iflicks}}</ref>

== Notes ==
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== References ==
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== External links ==
*{{IMDb title|10956694}}

[[Category:Indian gangster films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Bobo Shashi]]
[[Category:Tamil-language Indian films]]
[[Category:2017 Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:2017 Indian films]]

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