Kuruthi Aattam

Kuruthi Aattam
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Directed by	Sri Ganesh
Written by	Sri Ganesh
Starring	Atharvaa Priya Bhavani Shankar
Music by	Yuvan Shankar Raja
Cinematography	Dinesh Purushothaman
Edited by	Anil Krish
Production company	Rock Fort Entertainment
Release date	5 August 2022
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Kuruthi Aattam (transl. Game of Blood) is an 2022 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film written and directed by Sri Ganesh. It features Atharvaa, Priya Bhavani Shankar, Radhika Sarathkumar, Radha Ravi, Vatsan Chakravarthy, Vinod Sagar, Kanna Ravi and Prakash Raghavan. The film was first announced in April 2017 and began production in August 2018. It was anticipated to release in June 2020 before the COVID-19 pandemic, but was postponed. The film was scheduled to release on 24 December 2021 but got postponed due to legal issues.

Kuruthi Aattam was released theatrically on 5 August 2022 and received mixed reviews from critics.

Plot

Shakthivel is a government hospital attender and a Kabaddi player, who lives in Madurai which is ruled by two political bigwigs Gandhimathi and Durai. During a Kabaddi match, Shakthi meets Gandhimathi's son Muthu and soon they become friends. However, Muthu's friend and Durai's son Arivu is jealous of Shakthi due to a dispute, where he wants to settle score with him and Muthu and take over Gandhimathi's position. Arivu plans Muthu and Gandhimati's attack simultaneously in different places, where Muthu gets killed in a gang-war, while Gandhimathi survives and recognizes one of her attackers.

Shakthi finds that one of Gandhimathi's attackers is actually his little friend Kanmani's father Karnan. With Gandhimathi sending her men to avenge Muthu's death by hunting the attackers including Karnan, Shakthi sets on a crusade to avenge Muthu's death and bring Kanmani to the hospital in time for her treatment as she is suffering from viral infection. Shakthi eventually finds Karnan and escapes, where he arrives at the attacker's hideout. At the hideout, Durai learns about Arivu's misdeeds and tries to shoot him and Kanmani's parents, but Shakthi arrives to stop him. During the scuffle, Kanmani is kidnapped by Arivu, while her parents and Durai are killed.

Shakthi manages to escape with the help of his friends and love interest Vennila despite being stabbed by Arivu's henchman Sethu. Arivu learns that Shakthi's parents were killed by Gandhimathi's men in a riot and makes Gandhimathi assume that Shakthi planned the attack to seek revenge. Shakthi and Kanmani are brought to Gandhimathi, but Shakthi manages to prove his innocence and exposes Arivu in front of Gandhimathi. A fight ensues where Shakthi and Gandhimathi manages to kill Arivu, Sethu and his henchmen, thus avenging Muthu's death and protecting Kanmani. Shakthi and Gandhimathi brings Kanmani to the hospital in time and finally saves her.

Cast

• Atharvaa as Shakthivel "Shakthi"
• Priya Bhavani Shankar as Vennila
• Radha Ravi as Durai
• Radhika Sarathkumar as Gandhimathi
• Vatsan Chakravarthy as Sethu
• Baby Divyadarshini as Kanmani
• Vinod Sagar as Karnan, Kanmani's father
• Kanna Ravi as Muthu
• Prakash Raghavan as Arivu
• Bala Hasan

Production

In April 2017, days after the release of his directorial debut 8 Thottakkal, Sri Ganesh announced that his next film would star Atharvaa in the lead role. As a result of the actor's busy schedule, the film was kept on hold for a year, with Ganesh using the break to develop the script of the film. Produced by Rock Fort Entertainment, the film was officially launched in August 2018, with Ganesh stating that the film would tell the tale of gangsters based in Madurai. Veteran actors Radhika Sarathkumar and Radharavi joined the cast to play siblings during the first schedule, while Priya Bhavani Shankar was confirmed as the film's lead actress during the following month. Before signing on, Priya requested the director to rework the script to add to the value of her character in the film. Music composer Yuvan Shankar Raja also agreed to join the project during the same period. The film began its shoot in September 2018.

Soundtrack

The music and background score were composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja.

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Thaalatum Mounam"	Karthik Netha	Swetha Mohan	3:47
2.	"Kuruthi Aattam - Title Song"	M. C. Sanna	M. C. Sanna	2:30
3.	"Ranga Rattinam"	Yugabharathi	Anthony Daasan	4:16
4.	"Hope Song"	Karthik Netha	Sriram Parthasarathy	4:56
Total length:				14:29

Release

Theatrical

The film was released theatrically on 5 August 2022.

Home media

The satellite and streaming rights of the film was bought by Aha and Colors Tamil. The film became digitally premiered on 1 September 2022.

Reception

Kuruthi Aattam received mixed reviews from critics.

Critical response

Lokesh Balachandran of The Times of India gave the film's rating 3 out of 5 stars and stated that "Overall, Kuruthi Aattam is a decent action entertainer which could have done really well with better writing in the second half." Srinivasa Ramanujam of The Hindu after reviewing the film stated that "With Kuruthi Aattam, the film’s director Sri Ganesh shows another glimpse into that promise, but packs in too many elements to keep us glued to the screen."

Sudhir Srinivasan of Cinema Express gave the film 3.5 out of 5 stars, stating that "Kuruthi Attam is a bunch of angry, yelling men, running at each other brandishing aruvaas. Moviecrow gave the film’s rating 2.5 out of 5, stating that "Kuruthi Aattam is definitely a bit disappointing, to put it mildly. Otherwise, it is a generic film that remains watchable but one that becomes tiring by the end." Kirubhakar Purushothaman of The Indian Express gave the film 3.5 out of 5 stars and stated "Two things work majorly in Kuruthi Aattam. One is the brilliantly-written character of Arivu, backed by a commendable performance by Prakash Raghavan. He instantly makes you hate the character, and that makes us look forward to him getting his due. Secondly, the bromance between Sakthivel and Muthu is heartwarming.

Thikla Menon of OTT Play rated the film 3 out of 5 stars and wrote that "As the title suggests, Kuruthi Aattam involves numerous murders, complicated assassination plans, aggressive rivalry and revenge-seeking men and women. The director manages to hold the attention of the viewers to a decent extent despite a few flaws."

External links

Kuruthi Aattam on IMDb