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{{Short description|2016 Indian film by M. Muthaiah}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2026}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2026}}
{{Infobox film
| image = Marudhu poster.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[M. Muthaiah]]
| producer = [[G. N. Anbu Chezhiyan]]
| writer = M. Muthaiah
| starring = [[Vishal (actor)|Vishal]]<br />[[Soori (actor)|Soori]]<br />[[Sri Divya]]
| music = [[D. Imman]]
| cinematography = [[Velraj]]<br />Srinivas Devamsam
| editing = [[Praveen K. L.]]
| studio = Gopuram Films
| released = {{Film date|df=y|2016|5|20}}
| country = India
| language = Tamil
| budget = 
| gross = 
}}

'''''Marudhu''''' is a 2016 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[action drama film]] written and directed by [[M. Muthaiya|M. Muthaiah]]. It stars [[Vishal (actor)|Vishal]] in the lead role. The film was released worldwide on 20 May 2016.<ref>{{Cite news |date=8 May 2016 |title=Marudhu to hit screens on May 20 |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/marudhu-to-hit-screens-on-may-20/articleshow/52175770.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260304035349/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/marudhu-to-hit-screens-on-may-20/articleshow/52175770.cms |archive-date=4 March 2026 |access-date=4 March 2026 |work=[[The Times of India]] |language=en}}</ref>

==Plot==
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Maruthu is a labourer from [[Thalaivankottai]], working in the [[Rajapalayam]] vegetable market, who does not tolerate injustice and leads a happy life with his grandmother, Appathaa, and his close friend, Kokkarako. While working at the market, Maruthu sees some goons chasing his girlfriend Bhagyam and her father, where he beats up the goons and learns from Bhagyam's father that Bhagyam's mother Mariyamma was a brave woman who stood up to the atrocities committed by the municipal chairman Rolex Pandiyan on the local people. When Mariyamma decided to run against Pandiyan in the upcoming [[Elections in India|municipal election]], Pandiyan and his men brutally hacked her to death. Bhagyam and her father are unable to prove in court that Pandiyan committed the murder. Appathaa, who witnessed Mariyamma's brutal murder gets upset that she did not stop it and has Maruthu married to Bhagyam to repent her earlier actions. Maruthu also promises to avenge Mariyamma's death, where a cat-and-mouse game ensues with Pandiyan using all means to stop Bhagyam and Appathaa from testifying against him, but to no avail. At the court, Appathaa testifies against Pandiyan, who is issued an arrest warrant against him. In retribution, Pandiyan kidnaps Appathaa and brutally tortures her to death. Enraged, Maruthu single-handedly fights Pandiyan and his gang, kills them all and performs Appathaa's funeral rites.

==Cast==
{{cast listing|
*[[Vishal (actor)|Vishal]] as Maruthu
*[[Soori (actor)|Soori]] as Kokkarako
*[[Sri Divya]] as Bhagyam
*[[Kulappulli Leela]] as Maariamma (Appatha)
*[[R. K. Suresh]] as Rolex Pandi
*[[Radha Ravi]] as Bailwan
*Aadhira Pandilakshmi as Silambakallu Mariyamma
*[[G. Marimuthu]] as Bhagyam's father
*[[G. Gnanasambandam]] as Tahsildar
*[[Namo Narayana]] as Pambarathaan
*[[Aruldoss]] as Rolex Pandiyan's henchmen
*[[Bharathi Kannan]]
*[[Saravana Sakthi]]
}}

==Production==
[[Radharavi]] was added to the cast of the film, causing widespread surprise, after losing to Vishal in a much-publicized poll during the 2015 [[Nadigar Sangam]] elections.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Karthik |first=Janani |date=4 November 2015 |title=After the nadigar sangam clash, Vishal-Radha Ravi team up for Marudhu |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/After-the-nadigar-sangam-clash-Vishal-Radha-Ravi-team-up-for-Marudhu/articleshow/49644014.cms |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151106234122/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/After-the-nadigar-sangam-clash-Vishal-Radha-Ravi-team-up-for-Marudhu/articleshow/49644014.cms |archive-date=6 November 2015 |access-date=23 November 2015 |website=[[The Times of India]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=9 October 2015 |title=Producer R.K. Suresh plays baddie in Vishal's 'Marudhu' |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/regional/producer-r-k-suresh-plays-baddie-in-vishals-marudhu/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151013012432/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/regional/producer-r-k-suresh-plays-baddie-in-vishals-marudhu/ |archive-date=13 October 2015 |access-date=23 November 2015 |website=[[The Indian Express]] |language=en |agency=[[Indo-Asian News Service|IANS]]}}</ref> The film began shooting in [[Rajapalayam]] in late November 2015,<ref>{{Cite news |date=22 November 2015 |title=Vishal begins shoot for Marudhu |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/Vishal-begins-shoot-for-Marudhu/articleshow/49879454.cms |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151125132921/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/Vishal-begins-shoot-for-Marudhu/articleshow/49879454.cms |archive-date=25 November 2015 |work=[[The Times of India]] |language=en}}</ref> and was mostly complete by February 2016.<ref>{{Cite tweet |number=699464556553195520 |user=VishalKOfficial |title=climax shoot of #marudhu wrapped up.Kickass.Happy.Injured. Movie almost dne.AnlArasuMuthiah@studio9_suresh👍👍@Muthiah |author=Vishal |author-link=Vishal (actor) |access-date=4 March 2026 |language=en |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/I5HAc |archive-date=4 March 2026 |url-status=live}}</ref>

==Soundtrack==
{{Infobox album
| name = Marudhu (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
| type = Soundtrack
| artist = [[D. Imman]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 29 April 2016
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
| length = 22:01
| language = [[Tamil language|Tamil]]
| label = [[Sony Music India]]
| producer = [[D. Imman]]
| prev_title = [[Vetrivel]]
| prev_year = 2016
| next_title = [[Kotigobba 2]]
| next_year = 2016
}}

The soundtrack was composed by [[D. Imman]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=MARUDHU – D.Imman Tamil Audio CD (FACTORY SEALED PACK) |url=https://www.audiocdworld.com/product/marudhu-d-imman-tamil-audio-cd-3/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260114132206/https://www.audiocdworld.com/product/marudhu-d-imman-tamil-audio-cd-3/ |archive-date=14 January 2026 |access-date=4 March 2026 |website=Audio CDs World |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Karthik |author-link=Karthik Srinivasan |date=30 April 2016 |title=Maruthu (Music review), Tamil – D.Imman |url=https://milliblog.com/2016/04/30/maruthu-music-review-tamil-d-imman/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260115060513/https://milliblog.com/2016/04/30/maruthu-music-review-tamil-d-imman/ |archive-date=15 January 2026 |access-date=4 March 2026 |website=[[Milliblog]] |language=en}}</ref>

{{track listing
| headline = Track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| total_length = 22:01
| title1 = Sooravalida
| lyrics1 = [[Yugabharathi]]
| extra1 = Jinesh Prabhu
| length1 = 5:05
| title2 = Othasada Rosa
| lyrics2 = Yugabharathi
| extra2 = [[Saisharan]], [[Pooja Vaidyanath]]
| length2 = 4:40
| title3 = Karuvakaatu Karuvaaya
| lyrics3 = [[Vairamuthu]]
| extra3 = [[Vandana Srinivasan]], [[Jithin Raj (singer)|Jithin Raj]], Jayamoorthy
| length3 = 4:50
| title4 = Akka Petha Jakkavandi
| lyrics4 = Yugabharathi
| extra4 = [[Anirudh Ravichander]], [[Niranjana Ramanan]]
| length4 = 4:03
| title5 = Marudhu Marudhu
| lyrics5 =  –
| extra5 =  –
| length5 = 3:23
}}

==Reception==
M Suganth of ''[[The Times of India]]'' wrote, "In ''Maruthu'', Muthaiah combines a couple of angles from his previous films and presents them as a whole, new film [...] What keeps us engaged is the way in which the director withholds information in the first half and reveals them gradually in the second".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Suganth |first=M |date=21 May 2016 |title=Maruthu Movie Review |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/Maruthu/movie-review/52371859.cms |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160524213013/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/Maruthu/movie-review/52371859.cms |archive-date=24 May 2016 |access-date=4 March 2026 |website=[[The Times of India]] |language=en}}</ref> S Saraswathi of ''[[Rediff.com]]'' wrote, "With a rather ordinary script and unremarkable execution, coupled with the endless chasing scenes, the excessive violence and melodrama, director Muthaiya's ''Marudhu'' only gives you a headache".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Saraswathi |first=S |date=20 May 2016 |title=Review: Marudhu is excessively violent |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/report/review-marudhu-is-excessively-violent/20160520.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250811232042/https://www.rediff.com/movies/report/review-marudhu-is-excessively-violent/20160520.htm |archive-date=11 August 2025 |access-date=4 March 2026 |work=[[Rediff.com]] |language=en}}</ref> ''[[Sify]]'' wrote, "''Marudhu'' is technically slick with excellent cinematography by Velraj with a brown tone (climax fight reminds you of ''[[Sandakozhi]]''). Imman pulsating background score and Praveen KL's razor sharp editing too elevate the film to a different level".<ref>{{Cite news |title=Marudhu review: Tailor-made for Vishal |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/marudhu-review-rural-actioner-review-tamil-qfuo6Lbeijfje.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160727040745/http://www.sify.com/movies/marudhu-review-rural-actioner-review-tamil-qfuo6Lbeijfje.html |archive-date=27 July 2016 |access-date=4 March 2026 |work=[[Sify]] |language=en}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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[[Category:Films directed by M. Muthaiya]]
[[Category:Films produced by G. N. Anbu Chezhiyan]]
[[Category:Films scored by D. Imman]]
[[Category:Indian action drama films]]
[[Category:Indian films about revenge]]
[[Category:Tamil-language action drama films]]
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