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{{short description|2019 film}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2019}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Sathru
| image = Sathru (2019 film) poster.jpg
| caption = Poster
| director = Naveen Nanjundan
| producer = Raghukumar<br>Raja Ratnam<br>Sritharan
| writer = Naveen Nanjundan
| screenplay = Naveen Nanjundan
| starring = [[Kathir (actor)|Kathir]]<br>[[Srushti Dange]]
| music = [[Amresh Ganesh]]<br>Surya Prasadh R
| cinematography = [[Mahesh Muthuswami]]
| editing = [[Prasanna GK]]
| studio = RT Infinity Deal
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|df=y|2019|03|08}}
| runtime = 117 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
| native_name =
}}

'''''Sathru''''' ({{lit|Enemy}}) is a 2019 Indian [[Tamil language]] [[action film|action]] [[thriller film]] written and directed by Naveen Nanjundan on his directorial debut.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://movies.ndtv.com/tamil/kollywood/actor-kathirs-sathru-movie-to-be-releasing-on-march-1st-1992874|title=பரியேறும் பெருமாள் கதிர் நடிக்கும் ஆக்‌ஷன் திரில்லர் படம்|website=NDTV Tamil Cinema|language=ta|access-date=2019-02-22}}</ref> The film stars [[Kathir (actor)|Kathir]], [[Srushti Dange]] in the lead roles alongside an ensemble supporting cast of Laguparan, [[Ponvannan]], [[Pawan (actor)|Pawan]], [[Neelima Rani]], [[G. Marimuthu]], [[Suja Varunee]], and [[Rishi (actor)|Rishi]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.moviecrow.com/movie/4015/sathru/cast|title=Sathru Tamil Movie - Critic Review|website=www.moviecrow.com|access-date=2019-02-22}}</ref> The film released on 8 March 2019.

==Plot==
Kathiresan is an honest and rightful cop. His passion for his work and honesty leads to him being brutal to the culprits. His way of inquiry is way too harsh. This causes his colleagues and higher officials to show faces to him. Kathir is from a middle-class family. His father is an ex-military official. His elder brother Viswa is an army man. He lives with his sister-in-law, father, and niece Shruthi. Kathir has a girlfriend named Darshini, who is his sister-in-law's cousin.

Here comes Prabhakaran, who is a spoiled youth. He hails from Madurai and lives with his friends. In order to earn money, they kidnap young kids and demand a ransom from their parents. Once, they kidnap the son of a rich man named Mahendran. Mahendran personally knows the commissioner, and the case goes to the police. Together, with the rich kid, they kidnap a poor man's child, as well. A ransom of five crores is demanded. The ACP delays it, which causes the poor kid to die. Fearing his own son's life, Mahendran gives five crores. Then, Prabha asks Kathir to give the money to some lady on the train. As that, Kathir sees a lady with her son and gives her the money. He gets onto the next compartment. The guy slaps the lady and escapes with the money. Kathir is led to a room in a flat and kills the guy, Kutty. He saves the money and the kid. The department suspends Kathir, as he was told not to shoot the culprit.

The kidnappers, angered by the death of their friend, vow revenge. They hit Sruthi while she comes back from school. The whole family goes to the hospital, and the guys come there. They were unable to kill the rest as Kathir is present. One of them later calls Kathir and threatens him. His father tells him to kill all of them in a day's time. The clock starts ticking at 9 PM. Kathir later finds the guy and kills him afterwards. Another man named Sekar enters and flees after seeing Kathir and his friends, Arun and Parthiban. He informs Prabha and is soon killed by them. When they go to Prabha's residence, they find nothing. Prabha still tries to kill everyone, including his sister-in-law's parents, but Kathir saves them. Later, when he brings them to the police station for safety, he sees the small boy from the train. He realizes that he is a pickpocket and that the lady is not his mother. He finds her name as Kasturi and brings the boy along to find her. Her flat is also empty.

Kathir's father is killed at his house by Prabha. Kathir hides this from his family and asks them to stay at the hospital. Meanwhile, two men enter the hospital but find the police and Viswa there. Arun is later killed on the road. Later, Parthiban's son is kidnapped. They track that this is Prabha's gang. When talking with Prabha, they realize that their car is stalled at a police checking. Despite the information, the police loses them. A chase ensues, but they discover that the boy is not in their car.

Kasturi has the boy and hides in a beach house. Prabha and his other friend Guna are there. Kathir tells the pickpocket boy to keep watch. Later, he and Guna get caught. Viswa is lured into the car park and gets stabbed but survives. Kathir later escapes with the pickpocket boy's help. His sister-in-law is later asked to go buy medicines by the disguised Kasturi. When Sister-in-law is outside, Prabha comes to stab her but is unsuccessful. Kathir chases them and kills them all, including Kasturi.

== Cast ==
{{colbegin}}
* [[Kathir (actor)|Kathir]] as Sub-inspector Kathiresan
* [[Srushti Dange]] as Darshini
* Laguparan as Prabhakaran
* [[Ponvannan]] as Kathiresan's father
* [[Pawan (actor)|Pawan]] as Viswa, Kathiresan's brother
* [[Neelima Rani]] as Kathiresan's sister-in-law
* [[G. Marimuthu]] as S. Sankara Lingam IPS
* [[Suja Varunee]] as Kasthuri
* [[Rishi (actor)|Rishi]] as Mahendran
* Mimer Kiyan as Prabhakaran's friend
* Chavi Sharma as Shruti
* Aruvi Balaji as Kutty, Prabhakaran's friend
* S. Gurumoorthy as Prabhakaran's friend
* N. Sattu as Prabhakaran's friend

* Bava Lakshmanan as Tuck Shop Owner
* B. Rohan as Pickpocket
* Ajithesh as Rahul
* Alisa Chopra
{{colend}}

== Production ==
Following the success of ''[[Pariyerum Perumal]]'', actor Kathir decided to shift his acting career into a commercial flick for the first time by signing to act in an action thriller film directed by debutant Naveen Nanjundan in around 2018 with the actor agreed to have portrayed the role of a police cop for the first time in his career through this project.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tamil.samayam.com/tamil-cinema/movie-news/actor-kathir-and-srushti-dange-join-in-action-thriller-movie-sathru/articleshow/68022498.cms|title=ஆக்ஷன் த்ரில்லர் படத்தில் இணையும் கதிர் மற்றும் சிருஷ்டி டாங்கே!|date=2019-02-16|website=samayam Tamil|language=ta|access-date=2019-02-22}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://silverscreen.in/news/sathru-teaser-review-kathir-to-play-a-cop-in-his-first-commercial-entertainer/|title=Sathru Teaser Review: Kathir To Play A Cop In His First Commercial Entertainer|last=Manik|first=Rajeshwari|last2=January 5|first2=an On|date=2019-01-05|website=Silverscreen.in|language=en-US|access-date=2019-02-22|last3=2019}}</ref> The film was extensively shot in [[Chennai]], [[Pondicherry|Puducherry]] and [[Hyderabad]].

== Release ==
The film was earlier planned for a theatrical release in around February 2019 but was postponed to have its release on 1 March 2019 due to [[List of Tamil films of 2019|tight race at the box office]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/kathirs-sathru-to-hit-screens-on-march-1/articleshow/67941978.cms|title=Kathir’s Sathru to hit screens on March 1 - Times of India|website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2019-02-22}}</ref> The film was later confirmed to hit the screens on 8 March 2019.

==Soundtrack==
The soundtrack was composed by [[Amresh Ganesh]].
{{Infobox album
| name = Sathru
| type = Soundtrack
| artist = [[Amresh Ganesh]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 2019
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
| length =
| language = [[Tamil language|Tamil]]
| label = Triple V Records
| producer = 14:11
| prev_title = [[Pottu (film)|Pottu]]
| prev_year = 2019
| next_title = Okate Life
| next_year = 2019
}}

{{Tracklist
|extra_column= Singer(s)
|total_length= 14:11

|title1= Acham Neeki
|extra1= Amresh Ganesh
|length1= 3:37

|title2= Kadhalikka Ingu Neramillai
|extra2= Sharath Santhosh
|length2= 3:51

|title3= Neram Indha Neram
|extra3= [[Tippu (singer)|Tippu]], [[Suchithra]]
|length3= 3:43
}}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:2019 films]]
[[Category:Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:2010s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:2019 action thriller films]]
[[Category:Indian action thriller films]]
[[Category:Films shot in Chennai]]
[[Category:Films shot in Puducherry]]
[[Category:Films shot in Telangana]]
[[Category:2019 directorial debut films]]

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