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Pattathu Arasan

Pattathu Arasan (transl. Royal King) is a 2022 Tamil-language sports action drama film written and directed by A. Sarkunam and produced by Allirajah Subaskaran of Lyca Productions. It stars Atharvaa, Rajkiran, Ashika Ranganath and Radhika Sarathkumar in the lead roles. The plot is set against the backdrop of green-caped betel farms near Thiruvaiyaru. The music was composed by Ghibran, while Loganathan Srinivasan and Raja Mohammad handled the cinematography and editing, respectively. The film was released theatrically on 25 November 2022.[1]

Pattathu Arasan
Poster
Directed byA. Sarkunam
Written byA. Sarkunam
Produced byAllirajah Subaskaran
StarringAtharvaa
Rajkiran
Ashika Ranganath
CinematographyLoganathan Srinivasan
Edited byRaja Mohammad
Music byGhibran
Production
company
Release date
  • 25 November 2022 (2022-11-25)
Running time
137 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Plot

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Poththaari is a former kabaddi player who is widely regarded as one of the greatest players in his village. He has two wives. His family is a large family with children and grandchildren, who live happily in the same house. From his first wife, he has two sons and one daughter and grandchildren. His eldest son is Thavamani, and his second son is Sachimuthu. His second wife is dead. The whole family lives together happily.

One day, Poththaari sends his son Kanniyan, from his second wife, to play in a kabbadi match, where he unfortunately dies. Kanniyan's wife Vijaya demands Poththaari to split his land in half, to which Poththari agrees. After that Vijaya and her son Chinnadurai cut ties with Poththaari and his family and start to live separately, which makes him sad.

A few years later, the whole village is celebrating Poththaari's 70th birthday as an auspicious occasion, where the children and grandchildren get their blessings from the elder couple. Chinnadurai seeks his blessing too and also tries to ask forgiveness to Poththaari and his family, but they do not accept it, and also his mother disagrees on him going to his grandfather's function.

One day, Poththaari's grandson Chelliah, who is a kabbadi player, gets a call from Tamil Thalaivaas coach Bhaskar, who had asked him to send his personal details. Sadagoppan, the grandson of the village president Peramaiyan gets to know of the conversation and informs it to Peramaiyan, who calls the minister to confirm that Chelliah got selected to play for the Kabbadi team Tamil Thalavalas, who will is to play in the Pro - Kabbadi tournament. The next day, Bhaskar asks him to come to The Tamil Thalaivaas office in Chennai and to get mat practice. To get mat practice, he needs to buy a mat, which would cost Rs. 3 lakh rupees, which he cannot afford. So, he asks Sadagoppan for help and he arranges a financier to get Chelliah a loan. When Chelliah goes to The Tamil Thalaivaas office, they inform him that Bhaskar is out-of-station. On Chelliah getting money from a financier and Sadagoppan gets hold CCTV footage and falsely blames Chelliah for receiving money to not play in the match between Arasakulam and Kalayarkovil, Poththaari and his family are not allowed to due to this. Because of the stress, Chelliah hangs himself.

Did Poththaari and his family reunite due to this, forms the rest of the story.

Cast

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Production

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The film was tentatively titled as Atharvaa 18. On 10 November 2022, the title of the film was announced to be Pattathu Arasan,[2] with Lyca Productions releasing the first look poster of the film.[3] Kannada actress Ashika Ranganath was chosen to play the female lead in this film.[4] The film was majorly shot at the betel leaf plantation near Thanjavur.[5]

Music

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Pattathu Arasan
Soundtrack album by
M. Ghibran
Released2022
Recorded2022
GenreFeature film soundtrack
Length21:33
LanguageTamil
LabelThink Music India
M. Ghibran chronology
Naan Mirugamaai Maara
(2022) 		Pattathu Arasan
(2022) 		Driver Jamuna
(2022)
Singles from Pattathu Arasan
  1. "Yaaro Yaaro Iva"
    Released: 18 November 2022

The music of the film is composed by Ghibran which marks his second collaboration with Atharvaa after Trigger and third collaboration with A. Sarkunam after Vaagai Sooda Vaa and Naiyaandi.[6] The first single titled "Yaaro Yaaro Iva" was released on 18 November 2022.[7]

Track listing[8]
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Yaaro Yaaro Iva"Mani AmudhavanYazin Nazir3:36
2."Anjanathi"Mani AmudhavanK.G Ranjith, Vandana Srinivasan4:12
3."Raakku Raakku"Mani AmudhavanGold Devaraj, Aravind Srinivas, Sarath Santosh, Shenbagaraj, Sai Vignesh4:36
4."Thoga Mayil Thoga"VivekaSathya prakash4:38
5."Kaalaiyar Koyilula"A. SarkunamJayamoorthy3:37
6."Thuliya Mazha Thuliya"A. SarkunamAnudeep Dev2:34
Total length:21:33

Release

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Theatrical

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The film was released theatrically on 25 November 2022.[9] The trailer of the film was released on 18 November 2022.[10][11]

Home media

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The post theatrical streaming rights of the film were sold to Netflix.[12]

Reception

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Logesh Balachandran of The Times of India rated the film 2.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "Overall, Sarkunam's Pattathu Arasan might work for a few but wish someone would bring inventive ideas into this genre."[13] Yuvashree of ABP Live gave 2.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "If only some of the cringe sentimental scenes had been trimmed and a bit more fight scenes had been included, the titular king would have really rocked the bandwagon."[14] Chandhini R of Cinema Express rated the film 2 out of 5 stars and wrote "Despite the never-ending barrage of rural dramas coming our way, it is a genre that still works because the right film made in this milieu can showcase the rootedness and vibe."[15] Dinamalar rated the film 2.25 out of 5 stars.[16] Sruthi Ganapathy Raman of Film Companion wrote "But when the film establishes the name of the only lead female character in the movie, well after 90 minutes into runtime, tokenism rears its ugly head. And its allegiance becomes clear."[17] Ashwin Ram of Moviecrow gave the film’s rating 2 out of 5 and wrote "An insane yet interesting conflict presented with a screenplay that should have been done decades ago and an emotional drama that doesn’t have any tension or rooting factors."[18] A critic for Cinema Vikatan wrote that by taking a familiar village story, the team of 'Pattathu Arasan' has created a boring film with scenes that are not new.[19]

References

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  1. ^ "Atharvaa & Rajkiran's 'Pattathu Arasan' trailer". The Times of India. 18 November 2022. Archived from the original on 18 November 2022. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
  2. ^ "Pattathu Arasan Is The Title Of Atharvaa's Next! First Look Out". Moviecrow. 10 November 2022. Archived from the original on 12 November 2022. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
  3. ^ "First look of Pattathu Arasan starring Atharvaa Murali and Rajkiran, out". Cinema Express. 10 November 2022. Archived from the original on 10 November 2022. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
  4. ^ "Atharvaa's next titled Pattathu Arasan, makers unveil first look poster; cast and crew details inside". OTT Play. 10 November 2022. Archived from the original on 10 November 2022. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
  5. ^ "Pattathu Arasan shot in betel leaf plantation near Thanjavur". DT Next. 16 November 2022. Archived from the original on 16 November 2022. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  6. ^ "பட்டத்து அரசன் யார்?... இயக்குநர் சற்குணம் பதில்". Zee News (in Tamil). 18 November 2022. Archived from the original on 18 November 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  7. ^ "Ashika Ranganath's Song Yaaro Yaaro Iva From Pattathu Arasan is a Quirky Romantic Number". News18. 18 November 2022. Archived from the original on 18 November 2022. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
  8. ^ "Yaaro Yaaro Iva (From "Pattathu Arasan")". Spotify. Archived from the original on 21 November 2022. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  9. ^ "Atharvaa's 'Pattathu Arasan' cleared with 'U' certificate; film to release soon!". The Times of India. 14 November 2022. Archived from the original on 14 November 2022. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  10. ^ "Atharvaa's Pattathu Arasan trailer promises a lot of Kabaddi and action". Cinema Express. 18 November 2022. Archived from the original on 18 November 2022. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
  11. ^ "Trailer of Atharvaa And Raj Kiran's Pattathu Arasan Promises a Family Entertainer". News18. 19 November 2022. Archived from the original on 20 November 2022. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
  12. ^ "Pattathu Arasan: FDFS, Plot, Censor, Runtime, OTT & More". Moviecrow. 24 November 2022. Archived from the original on 27 January 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  13. ^ "Pattathu Arasan Movie Review : A predictable rural sports drama that's interesting in bits and pieces". The Times of India. 25 November 2022. Archived from the original on 25 November 2022. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
  14. ^ "Pattathu Arasan Review: பட்டைய கிளப்பியதா பட்டத்து அரசன்; அதர்வா ஆடியது கபடியா.. இல்ல..? - திரை விமர்சனம்!". ABP Live (in Tamil). 25 November 2022. Archived from the original on 25 November 2022. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
  15. ^ "Pattathu Arasan Movie Review: A run-of-the-mill rural sports-family drama". Cinema Express. 25 November 2022. Archived from the original on 25 November 2022. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
  16. ^ "பட்டத்து அரசன் - விமர்சனம்". Dinamalar (in Tamil). 25 November 2022. Archived from the original on 25 November 2022. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
  17. ^ "Pattathu Arasan Review: A Poorly Written Revenge Saga That Unfolds On The Kabaddi Ground". Film Companion. 26 November 2022. Archived from the original on 31 January 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  18. ^ "Pattathu Arasan Review - Outdated Rural Venture!". Moviecrow. 26 November 2022. Archived from the original on 4 February 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  19. ^ "பட்டத்து அரசன்: ஒரு கிராமத்தையே எதிர்த்து ஆடுகளத்தில் இறங்கும் கபடி குடும்பம் - வென்றதா?". Cinema Vikatan (in Tamil). 25 November 2022. Archived from the original on 29 November 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
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