''Rathna'' is a 1998 Indian

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-language

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written and directed by Ilanchezhiyan. The film stars

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in a dual role, while

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Revathi Asha Kelunni Nair (born 8 July 1966), better known by her stage name Revathi, is an Indian actress and director, known for her works predominantly in Tamil cinema, Tamil and Malayalam cinema - in addition to Telugu language, Telugu, Hindi and ...

and

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play other supporting roles. It was released on 7 May 1998.

Plot

Cast

Production

The film featured Murali in dual roles, the third time in Tamil after ''

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'' and '' Puthir''.

Soundtrack

Soundtrack was composed by debutant Jayasuriya.

Release and reception

''Rathna'' was released on 7 May 1998. Ji of ''

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'' felt the first half moves smoothly because the scenes ends quickly however the latter half is dragged. He praised Vadivelu's humour and Sangeetha's acting but felt Revathi was underutilised. D. S. Ramanujam of ''

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'' wrote that the film's premise "has not been cogently presented by new director, K. Ilanchezhian. The main reason is that he could not fully accommodate the large cast. Seasoned artistes like Revathi suffer in the process". He added, "The old fashioned way of presenting the twins appearing together has not been improved upon by the director nor is it the fault of Murali, handling both roles with painstaking sincerity".

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*{{IMDb title 1990s Indian films 1990s Tamil-language films 1998 action drama films 1998 directorial debut films 1998 films Films about twin brothers Indian action drama films Indian films about revenge Tamil-language action drama films Tamil-language Indian films Twins in Indian films